MODEL FOR SPATIAL POLICY IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE AND JUSTICE-BASED REGIONS: A STUDY OF LAND USE CONVERSION IN REGION III CIREBON INDONESIA

Nowadays, the effort to create a comfortable, productive and sustainable space still faces various challenges as it is shown by the widespread of land use conversion which causes flood in the rainy season and drought in the dry season, the increasing frequency and coverage of disasters, as well as the increasing number of slum housings, traffic congestion, and environmental pollution. This study aims to analyze the model of regional policies in spatial planning, to discover and describe the weaknesses on the implementation of regional policies in spatial planning as well as to explain the importance of reconstructing regional policies in spatial planning to promote social welfare. The method used was socio legal with qualitative analysis to examine the condition of natural objects where the researcher is the key instrument. The data were then collected through observations and interviews. The results of the study showed that the implementation of regional policies in spatial planning is not complemented by the Detailed Spatial Planning (RDTR) due to a legal vacuum resulting in legal uncertainty. This condition then has implications for violations of land use conversion that is very detrimental to society. Thus, it is necessary to create a regional policy model that is based on values of social welfare and justice as an effort to reform the law by formulating an integrated RTRW and RDTR to ensure legal certainty which will then have implications for improving social welfare and justice.