Urban Design Initiatives in Drought-prone Areas dealing increasing Water Demand as Pandemic Covid-19 Impact

The Covid-19 pandemic becomes a primary issue in urban development that requires several supporting facilities and infrastructures to handle. adequate water supply ensure the washing hand bathing as part of health protocol implementation is crucial for drought-prone areas. Meanwhile, government strategies on drought handling by assisting trucks are considered temporary solution. Hence, this study examines design initiatives deal with impact sector, particularly Semarang research used quantitative method overlaying physical variables such soil type, slope, coverage determine level map. Afterward, compared population growth community's economic capacity describe area's vulnerability. Besides, existing were analyzed examine impact. This utilized secondary data institution websites well Google maps. analysis results point out most areas did not serve service relied community-based system. In addition, 25% inhabitants categorized low-income community, so they prefer take from river or spring than have expend more buy water. significant impacts because lack knowledge unclear regulation. Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) concept has already been adopted, yet was still small-scale unsustained. Therefore, it necessary consider physical, socio-economic, political aspects implementing initiatives.