From River City to Sustainable Sea Port City: East Coast Port City Development Planning Jambi, Indonesia

Abstract

The development of the port city in Jambi was initially concentrated on the river bank, but over time, activities in the port city of Jambi river faced shrinkage. This research examines the geographical change in this area, especially in the context of planning the development of a sea port city on the eastern coast of Jambi, Indonesia. This research uses historical procedures with steps: heuristics, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography. The findings in this research are factors that affect the planning of sustainable sea port city development in Jambi, such as the formation of administrative areas as well as the development of land transportation roads to increase access to the Jambi sea port city, the development of plantation, fisheries, and mining areas, as well as contributions and support from two ports, namely Tungkal and Sabak. These two ports are very strategic, directly facing the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea. This research explains the description of the dynamics of factors in planning the development of the river port city to the sea port city, especially in the east coast area of Jambi, an area that is now one of the planning areas for sustainable port city development in Indonesia.