Toward smart sustainable development: seatropolis development model in Dumai City, Indonesia

The port has an important role in the economic growth of the city. That is why the port cities are a peculiar ecosystem that needs attention in its development. Seatropolis is a concept which explain the relationship how the development of a port will affect the surrounding area. Powerful but also vulnerable if it is not well planned economically, socially, physically and environmentally. Seatropolis needs to be planned maturely to create the city as a successful seatropolis. In this research, one of the main ports that are targeted development in the maritime policy is the port of Dumai located in the province of Riau, Indonesia. Dumai City has a strategic position because its location in the Straits of Malacca. Long-term investment opportunities in the city of Dumai is very promising, this can be seen from the rapid development of the area, both from the industrial and non-industrial sectors. The role of Dumai Port needs to be encouraged so that in can be able to contribute to the regional economy and others sector. This research has these following objectives (1) determine the appropriate model seatropolis city port development in Dumai based on its needs; (2) form of collaboration that can be applied which involve the role of multi sector, technology advances and interrelated services throughout the greater metro-port area. Case study analysis was carried out in Dumai City as a port city which showed that the trade and transportation sector had a significant contribution in the progress of GRDP from the secondary and tertiary sectors. Space requirements design of Dumai Seatropolis consist of port, industry, space area, retail/commerce, residential, and public space. Regional development model for Dumai Seatropolis is eco-town concept, the concept of a bustling city with a high level of comfort and environmentally friendly. It can be seen that the development of the urban waterfront area will have a positive impact on the economy of Dumai Seatropolis itself, which will again provide a positive impact to the urban waterfront in the region. In addition, the urban waterfront area itself will encourage the increase of revenue in other regions. The design demonstrates a strong connection between the city and the port, by eliminating the negative impact on the surrounding area, and providing a mutually supportive relationship between the city and the port area. The seatropolis of Dumai with this eco-town concept will then be integrated with Infrastructure, Communication and Technology which is able to connect various things, people, processes, and data. Keywords: Smart City, Port City, Seatropolis, Eco-town Concept, Waterfront City