The Development Pattern of the Lasolo Riverbank Settlement in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi-Indonesia

This study aimed to explain the pattern of development of settlements on the banks of the Lasolo River, and the factors affecting it. This study was located in a riverbank in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi-Indonesia. It was conducted using a qualitative descriptive approach with observation, naturalistic, and phenomenological methods to reveal phenomena that occur based on observations and information obtained in the field. The results of this study indicate that the development of residential areas on the banks of the Lasolo River started from the north (residential area 01) to the east (residential area 02) along the banks of the river. The pattern of development of residential area 01 vary. The pattern of settlement group 01 in settlement A is linear, also regular and street-oriented; settlement B is cluster, irregular, street and river-oriented; settlement C is cluster, irregular, and street-oriented. Meanwhile, settlement 02 that consists of settlement D is cluster, regular, also street-oriented, and river-oriented. The results also found that the pattern of development of settlements is influenced by the number and density of the population, socio-cultural-economic, physical environment, and community empowerment activities.