Public Governance of Urban Farming in Semarang: From Top-Down to Collaborative

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10.2991/978-2-38476-517-1_24How to use a DOI?

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Urban Farming; Public Governance; Collaborative Policy; Semarang; Stakeholder participation

Abstract

Urban agriculture has become an increasingly important policy towards innovation in Indonesian cities where municipal efforts to address food security, ecological decline and social inequality in densely populated urban environments. In the city of Semarang, for instance, this effort has taken shape under Perwali No. 24/2021 taking on urban agriculture as part of a sustainable development framework for the city. However the approach to implementation of this initiative is heavily top-down in nature, limiting community engagement and inter-sectoral cooperation. This study analyzes the complexity of public governance on urban farming policy in Semarang especially on trajectory of power relations among government agencies, local people, pri vate sectors and civil societies that influencing policy outputs. Adopting a qualitative descriptive approach and utilising Bovaird’s Stakeholder power equilibrium model, the research thoroughly analyses empirical data drawn from observation in the field, stakeholder interviews and document review. Analysis shows that there is a growing, yet uneven, shift towards collaborative governance in initiatives such as the Urban Farming Corner and local farming collectives (KWT). So, the structural obstacles are still severe, including fragmented coordination, information asymmetry, and a lack of institutional incentives to accede to these agreements. The findings indicate that improved urban farming governance in Semarang requires the development of stronger co-production mechanisms, inclusive stakeholder networks and adaptive policy frameworks underpinned by robust data.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Muhammad Nuqlir Bariklana
AU  - Sri Suwitri
AU  - Kismartini Kismartini
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/24
TI  - Public Governance of Urban Farming in Semarang: From Top-Down to Collaborative
BT  - Proceedings of the Borobudur Conference on Public Administration (BCPA 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 284
EP  - 298
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-517-1_24
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-517-1_24
ID  - Bariklana2025
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