Abstract:
The development of slums in urban areas is inseparable of the increases in population
and population activity. In addition, undirected and unplanned development also
supports the degradation of the quality of residential environment. One area that is
included in the slum area is located in Tanah Datar Sub-District. The residential area of
Tanah Datar Sub-District is right in the heart of Pekanbaru city. Thus, living conditions
and the welfare of the people who live in these settlements greatly affect the face of a
city. The characteristics and conditions of slums in each region is different. Thus, this
study aims to identify the condition and level of slums of a residential area in order to
determine alternatives to handling slum areas appropriately. The method used is
exploratory descriptive of phenomena and facts relating to the condition of the
community and the environment of slum areas based on the criteria of the Minister of
PUPR Regulation Number 14/PRT/M/2018. The results showed that there were 5 RW
were categorized as mild slums and 2 RW were categorized as not slums in Tanah
Datar sub-district.
