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previous identification process, it can be formulated a strategy of utilization of the Ulee

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Lheue waterfront recreation area based on tsunami mitigation as a supporter of the concept of waterfront city.

Regional spatial strategy for the waterfront recreation area based on tsunami mitigation can be grouped into three main groups, namely: strategic planning of the area, open space utilization strategies and tsunami mitigation strategies to control the open space, as follows:

Table 4.4 Strategies Analysis

External Factor Internal Factor

Strengths Weaknesses

Opportunities S-O Strategy

1. The need of government policy on the master plan of cultural areas,

recreational and tourism tsunami. Create attraction programs in the waterfront, such as entertainment, folk games, performing arts to promote the traditional arts to tourists, and other interesting attractions to make the area more alive.

2. Management of waterfront attraction and environment to preserve the preservation and hygiene of the area.

3. Improvement of service facilities that affect the smooth access to the region.

W-O Strategy

1. Promotion to the investor to improve services and quality of human resources.

2. Provision of sufficient bins along the beach.

3. Parking arrangement to maintain the security and comfort of visitors.

4. Arrangement of the street vendors in accordance with the space utilization of waterfront area.

5. Increased active role of public in maintaining the hygiene of public environment.

6. Improve tourist services and facilities services better.

7. Maintain the existence of rich culture and local heritage.

Threats S-T Strategy

Control and improvement of environmental hygiene by include the community in environmental activities, as well as information about the importance of public environmental hygiene to the society. Creation of cooperation and partnership between government, private sector and communities in the management area.

W-T Strategy

To take advantage of the coastal city of Banda Aceh as a recreation area that supports the concept of waterfront city it required cooperation by all parties.

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Based on the SWOT analysis above, it is known spatial strategy for the recreational beach area as follows:

1. Planning Strategy, planning master plan for recreation area, planning performance in the seaside attractions, such as entertainment, folk games, art and culture and other attractions to turn over the area, improved service and quality of human resources, and maintain the existence and richness of local cultural heritage.

2. Strategy of Land Use, arrangement of informal activities that may support recreational activities in coastal areas, provision of sufficient bins along the Ulee Lheue waterfront area, parking arrangement to maintain the security and comfort of visitors, arrangement of the street vendors in accordance with the use of space of the waterfront area, and increase better tourism services, such as food service, public facility, souvenir shop, etc.

4.6 Identification of the Quality of Physical Arrangement Elements and Environmental

4.6.1 Conditions of the arrangement of physical elements and the environment

To assess the extent of the physical arrangement of the elements of vulnerability and environmental conditions required data on the arrangement of elements according to aspects of the review. The data required is the physical condition of these elements that can be analyzed with the vulnerability of existing parameters. In addition it also collected secondary data relating to other aspects of the arrangement and mitigation.

Conditions of the physical arrangement of elements and the environment are obtained from direct observations in the field, gathering the information that needed by recorded and documented visually. The general concept of spatial planning areas contained in the Planning of Urban Open Space (RDTRK Meuraxa, 2007).

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4.6.2 Quality Identification of Open Space as Barrier and Escape Function

In order to determine the level of vulnerability the physical elements and environmental arrangement it required data on the condition of the elements of the arrangement that is appropriate with aspects of review. The data required is the physical condition of these elements that can be analyzed with the vulnerability of existing parameters. In addition it also collected secondary data relating to other aspects of the arrangement and mitigation. Conditions of the elements of physical arrangement and the environment are obtained from direct observations in the field; gather the information that need to record and visually documentation.

Natural disasters such as tsunami waves are unavoidable, but the negative impact should be minimized, by the way of mitigation. Definition of mitigation is the process of seeking a variety of preventive measures to minimize the negative impact of the disaster that would happen. Mitigation is also a long-term investment for the welfare of the community. The easiest way to avoid disaster in the coastal areas is to not stay around the coastal area. However, it is very difficult to avoid the construction on the coast itself, especially in the city of Banda Aceh, where there are many strong reasons for choosing to live in the community despite the disaster-prone region. The strategy of disaster mitigation and tsunami tidal waves can be done in three ways: First, muffled the waves. Second, the creation of early warning systems (early warning system) that is reliable. And third, is learning about the disaster as well as how to avoid them (Aprizal, 2007). Wave muffled can be either natural or artificial. Naturally is to provide barriers such as mangrove forest crops. The large size of muffled is depending on the thickness of the forest, the type, density, and height of the plantations. Artificially is to create a breakwater or sea wall and breakwaters or water break. Vulnerability of the physical and environmental aspects affected, strongly influenced by the quality of the arrangement. The quality of good mitigation environmental arrangement can be seen from the product planning and design that consider mitigation efforts in it.

Identification of open spatial quality is done by analyzing the technical terms derived from a review of previous literature. For open space element aspect under review is a function of the quality of open space as a function of protection or rescue functions. From the collection of data obtained two functions that have been earmarked

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for land protection function the mangrove area, green museum area and a land that is not designated for protective functions, but meet the criteria of protection function (land pool).

Figure 4.4 Map of open space land in the Meuraxa District Area (Source: RDTRK Meuraxa, 2007)

Development of green open space in the District Meuraxa especially in Ulee Lheue area is in addition an attempt to add to the aesthetics and beauty of space, as well as an effort to keep the ecosystem biological environment as well as to improve the microclimate Meuraxa undergoing changes since the post-tsunami in the absence of green vegetation in this area, so hopefully with the development of green spaces can create a beautiful atmosphere and comfortable and can be used as public space for people in the District Meuraxa (RDTRK Meuraxa, 2007).

Map of open space in study area

INFORMATION Mangrove

Beach Green Museum Land Pool Field Grave Tourism Area

Map of Open Space Land in study area

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The study area already has a plan designation / land use planning documents set out in detail the spatial Meuraxa district (2007). Typology of land divided into 20 land use, and there are 7 fields as a function of open space with a predetermined arrangement direction are: mangrove area, coastal area, green museum, land pool, field, grave, and tourism area.