Ecological Modernization, River Revitalization, and Urban People Transformation

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10.2991/978-94-6463-680-2_3How to use a DOI?

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Ecological Modernization; River Revitalization; and Social Transformation

Abstract

Ecological modernization is an attempt of responding to environmental problem arising without eliminating economic development attempt. This approach is in line with sustainable development principle and becomes a global political agenda. Ecological modernization commonly carried out in urban areas can be, among others, river revitalization. This research aims to explore the determinants affecting ecological modernization process, to describe transformation process in river bank people, and to explain contestation dynamics of actors’ interest in revitalization of urban river bank. Joseph Huber’s framework approach concerning ecological modernization theory was used to develop analysis and argumentation to explain river bank revitalization constructively and reflexively. Ethnographic method was used to dig in-depth and to reveal the ecological modernization practice in Yogyakarta City. Ecological modernization in Yogyakarta City has put river to be a part of the object of government for development and is supported by environment management, disaster risk mitigation, and tourism development policies. The program of managing slums in river bank is a meeting point to implement the three policies. This is important not only to protect the river bank people from cold lava hazard but also to be the way to make the river a city showcase supporting tourism development. The transformation process transpires culturally through river ecological recovery. The contestation of actors’ interests arises latently and manifests leading to conflict and marginalization of actors’ role. Collaborative approach is a new construction revitalization to reduce environment injustice arising due to ecological modernization.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Siti Zunariyah
AU  - Yuyun Sunesti
AU  - Akhmad Ramdhon
AU  - Subuha Pilar Naredia
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/04/26
TI  - Ecological Modernization, River Revitalization, and Urban People Transformation
BT  - Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association Conference  (APSA 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 21
EP  - 29
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-680-2_3
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-680-2_3
ID  - Zunariyah2025
ER  -