Considerations for the Development of the Capital Region Based on Public Opinion on Environmental Issues

Abstract

Environmental issues will certainly accompany development in all places. Currently, the development of new infrastructure is dominantly demanding land clearing, especially for the road network. The road network often encounters many obstacles related to nature due to the many aspects that need to be considered in planning the route of the road. This road route often has to cut through watersheds, forest areas, mountains, valleys, swamps, and productive land areas. With the disruption of the natural ecosystem around the development area, environmental issues arise and cause environmental stakeholders to confront development. Therefore, the involvement of stakeholders related to the environment in planning and design needs to be prioritized in order to avoid confrontation during development. This study underlines the importance of stakeholder opinions related to the environment in the planning of the capital city area, especially in the development of the road network. The method used in this study is a quantitative and qualitative assessment through a questionnaire given to stakeholders, who, in this case, are environmental organizations and related government agencies. The survey results in this study prove that environmental impacts will certainly occur with development. However, several alternatives can be recommended, taking into account the long-term environmental effects that can be caused. In this way, the confrontation with development related to environmental issues can be prevented, even eliminated