Community Behavior in Slums

Abstract

The purpose of this study is how to describe the pattern of social behavior in slums in the suburbs of Karang Mumus River, Sungai Pinang Village in Samarinda Ilir District, Samarinda City. The focus or problem is broken down into the main research questions, namely how social behavior is in the context of the physical environment, how is social behavior in the context of meeting social needs, and how is social behavior in the context of knowing basic needs. The research method used is qualitative by using primary data and secondary data. The data will be collected through observation and interview techniques and then the data obtained will be analyzed with qualitative descriptive analysis techniques. The results of the study found that one of the most obvious impacts of population growth in Samarinda is the increasing density of urban areas and the emergence of several new poor villages / slums in suburban areas, especially on the banks of the Karang Mumus river. The negative impacts that can be caused by the existence of slums where residents live (settle), not only interfere with the beauty and cleanliness of the environment but can cause environmental pollution which in turn can interfere with human life. In terms of the aspect of community settlement, it can be said that some of the people still have low social welfare, this is also related to the level of income (income) of the population which is also still low so that they do not have the ability to participate in improving their villages and settlements.