The impact of agglomeration to spatial configuration in industrial zone

Abstract

Background: Bantaeng Industrial Area (KIBA) is an industrialization area located in the Pa’jukukang District. There are 6 smelter industry companies and 5 other companies that are concentrated in one area. The KIBA settlement is characterized by an increasingly expanding industrial development and a penetration towards community settlements, which increases space capacity and eventually forms a spatial agglomeration. This study aims to analyze the impact of KIBA agglomeration on the development of spatial configuration. Methods: The study uses tools of space tendency analysis, double regression analysis, and qualitative descriptive analysis to deduce the occurrence of the phenomenon. Findings: The results describe the formation of an agglomeration integrated from spatial style, site style, situational style, and evolutionary style, forming a linear-oriented morphology of the agglomeration following the road network with industry as CBD. Double regression tests show the presence of uncompact chained cities influenced by population, labor force, land value, wage rates, corporate size, transportation, and government policies. The Bantaeng Industrial Area agglomeration emits centrifugal and centripetal forces, forming a semi-concentric zone structure consisting of: a) industrial zone (CBD), b) second zone as transition zone (trade), c) third zone as working-class settlement, d) fourth zone as educational zone, e) fifth zone as middle-class settlement, and f) sixth zone as agricultural zone. Conclusion: The agglomeration of the Bantaeng Industrial Area has influenced urban morphology, with increasing industrial activity making it more complex and dynamic, forming six semi-concentric zones. Novelty/Originality of this article: The novelty of this study lies in emphasizing the centrifugal and centripetal spatial development style of the Bantaeng Industrial Area agglomeration, integrating economic, social, and political conditions with advanced spatial analysis methods.