- Authors: Novie Indrawati Sagita
- From: Department of Government Science, Faculty of Social and Politic, Universitas Padjadjaran
Abstract:
Since the election of Ridwan Kamil as the mayor of Bandung City during period 2013-2018, he has launched a number of development programs, one of which program is Bandung Resik or The Bandung Clean. Bandung Resik Program proves that Ridwan Kamil?s leadership is oriented towards the environmentally friendly development. The implementation of Bandung Resik program, Ridwan Kamil empowers people to carry out several activities, namely a million biopori program, the cleanest village contest (aditantra), eco-office, urban farming, bio digester, Bandung garbage free, and rationalize the number of rivers which cross the city of Bandung. Even the environmental conservation actions has been supported and appreciated by the public, but in fact, this program was not simultaneously and systematically implemented in all areas of Bandung City. This study used qualitative method to explain how the leadership of Ridwan Kamil (as a mayor of Bandung City) created some environmentally oriented development policies. This study uses primary and secondary data which obtained through interviews, observation, and literature studies, which support the process of analysis and conclusions of this research. The results from this study showed that the community development activities based on the environmental conservation was not optimally implemented. Not all communities participated in this program, the environmental conservation activities, especially the urban farming program has only implemented in some areas, the facilities and infrastructure are limited, as well as poor understanding of the implementation strategy of these activities. Green Political Leadership of Ridwan Kamil has bring the renewal in regional development, but his leadership is not able to create social awareness about the importance of sustainable of environmental conservation.
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