Housing Development: Sign and Symptoms in Middle City of Indonesia

This discussion aims to: 1) explain the sign of the variety of self-help housing in many urban economics space and their social symptoms, 2) describe the problem solution. The primary data come from some previous research. The analysis is using exploration and description method. The result shows: 1) sign of economic base character in the building type which is elevated traditional houses, clustered, high density because of high family kinship. The vacant space nearby the housing is used together; 2) other symptoms arise that the priority in economic activity overlook the safety, liveability and environmental quality. The development is against the city regulation and causes the land-use conflict; 3) the problem solution promotes the citizen's economic activities by giving legal state in land use and building a strong community that is suitable for their field. Further, revitalizing the dwelling and simply arranging the housing site and infrastructure with environmental friendly technology.