An Evolution of Urban Waterfront and Tourism: A Case in Makassar

Coastal evolution that occurs in some cities has become a story and a mirror to society with the presence of waterfront as an object of interest to urban tourism. Many coastal cities aspire as a waterfront city status. Such the city of Makassar is explicit as the historic coastal cities. And began to change the face of waterfront revitalization the city became attractive as a commercial and entertainment cities in the eastern part of Indonesia. The authors discuss how the morphological development of the cities and tourism to get clarity changes the character of the urban edge. This study used a qualitative approach through observation and in-depth interviews with stakeholders in Makassar. The analysis and findings revealed that the evolutionary history of the city of Makassar as a coastal city found five phases. And shows that each phase is an important element in realizing an urban identity Tourism became a catalyst in the development of the urban waterfront of Makassar to enhance the local identity.