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Historic kampungs were important part in the formation of northerncoastal cities of Java cities in the past. This urban settlement has different characteristic in term of physical setting, building styles, uniqueness of tradition. Similar researches on historic kampungs have been performed on various cases, and it has been found that many historic kampungs have been undergoing transformation process which caused changes and even radical demolitions, mostly because of political intervention for the sake of urban development. Historical kampungs were often considered as an investment potential within the context of the city?s economic sector development. For instance, government carried out a kampungs improvement program to revitalize the deteriorating kampung?s physical quality to make it a better place to live and to be utilized as tourism object.
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