Understanding Riverine Urbanism in Kalimantan through Diachronic Approach: Case Study of Lanting Settlements in Sintang, Indonesia

Famous for its large rivers, Kalimantan is one of the islands in Indonesia that characterized by a river-cultured society, where lanting or floating dwelling various types river settlements represents unique but also complex relationship between man and river. Despite their existence being line with historical development cities Kalimantan, today’s urban lantings have come to be stigmatized as slums, due society’s biased perspectives, dominance planning paradigm oriented towards “modern” land-based planning. Using qualitative analysis method case study dwellings Sintang, West this interprets analytical dimensions relations space, power resources, which changes over time. Exploring political-economic ecological history shows long journey lanting’s gave understanding conditions, well about themselves. This concludes concept waterfront should understood broader sense, beyond merely aesthetic environmental considerations. Riverine settlement has deep roots many relationships city-hinterland river-related urbanization process under changes. Thus, consideration diachronic aspects city-river an important basis future cities.