Abstract
Located in the mid-stream Ciliwung River, Depok known as a satellite city of Jakarta that has experienced rapid urbanization and now become a metropolitan. Playing a key role of the Ciliwung watershed as a catchment area, Depok faces the challenging pressures to the rivers, lakes, and groundwater due to built-up area development. Since the urban structure is monocentric, Depok has suffered from the congestion and other environmental degradation. This paper aims to analyze the capacity of urban structure of Depok in managing the rapid urbanization. Using the trend analysis of built- up area and infrastructure development, this paper argues that Depok requires a transformational change. We found that the polycentric structure would reduce the environmental risks, improve the time travel, and allow the new connectivity of blue and green corridors. Also, the grid-based polycentric model increases transit-oriented development and promoting the public transportation and pedestrian connectivity.
