Kajian Struktur Sosial Ekologi Kecamatan Medan Labuhan Deli

Abstract

Labuhan Deli comes from the word Pelabuhan under the control of the Deli Sultanate, this area is part of the history of the Deli Kingdom, during the Dutch colonial era this area was the center of trade and other activities. After the independence of the Republic of Indonesia on August 17, 1945, the Kingdom of Deli became part of the Deli Serdang Regency, namely a combination of the Deli Sultanate and the Serdang Sultanate. The progress of the times and technology that is happening is getting faster is inevitable. The process of change that occurs has made the city a place to live, a place for economic activity, as well as a center of government. For that, it is necessary to organize the city which is the embodiment of an urban settlement that is continuously developing. This study aims to examine the shape of the Labuhan Deli sub-district with an ecological approach and to analyze the social and ecological aspects of the spatial layout of the Labuhan Deli district. The research method used is qualitative research with data collection carried out by literature review and field observations. The results showed that the ecological structure of the labuhan deli sub-district, Medan, which was originally a clustered settlement that is not regular, has now paid attention to the spatial layout of residential and commercial buildings so that it has spread vertically and horizontally.