DEVELOPING THE CITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: URBAN SUBURBAN AREA OF HERTASNING - TUN ABDUL RAZAK METROPOLITAN MAMMINASATA, INDONESIA

Abstract

The development of peripheral areas as centres of socio-economic activity has an impact on land use change and the complexity of the transport system. The ongoing spatial transformation contributes to anthropogenic enhancement towards urban macroclimate change. Increased anthropogenic activity is characterised by changes in typology, land use and traffic performance along the corridor. This study examines the relationship between traffic and land use performance variables and climatic conditions using a quantitative approach. The data that has been processed is then analysed using SEM PLS. The results of the analysis show that land use variables affect climate conditions with a T-Statistic value of 2.752 > 1.96 or a P value of 0.040 < 0.05. These results suggest that land use in the Hertasning-Tun Abdul Razak road corridor is positively associated with increased urban temperatures. This study recommends the handling of urban fringe areas towards controlling spatial utilisation along major road corridors, in anticipation of increasing urban macroclimate change.