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INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS VIN URBAN PLANNING: SCIENTIFIC INTEGRATION OF PAPUAN TRADITIONAL WISDOM IN CONTEMPORARY CITY DEVELOPMENT Ramandei, Lazarus; Rasi Kasim Samosir
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Reseach Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): April
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This study examines the integration of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) from Papuan communities into contemporary urban planning frameworks in Jayapura, the capital city of Papua Province, Indonesia. Rapid urbanization in Papua has created significant tensions between modern city development paradigms and the deeply rooted traditional wisdom of indigenous Papuan peoples, including the Sentani, Tobati-Enggros, and Ormu communities. Employing a qualitative research methodology with ethnographic and participatory approaches, the study explores how traditional ecological knowledge, spatial cosmologies, and community governance structures can be scientifically operationalized within urban master plans. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with community elders, urban planners, and local government officials, supplemented by field observations and document analysis. Findings reveal that Papuan indigenous knowledge offers robust frameworks for sustainable land use, water management, and social cohesion that are largely overlooked by conventional planning instruments. The study concludes that a decolonizing approach to urban planning, one that systematically incorporates indigenous epistemologies as co-equal knowledge systems, can produce more culturally responsive, ecologically sustainable, and socially just cities in Papua. Policy recommendations for institutional mechanisms to formalize this integration are provided.
SACRED LANDSCAPES AND URBAN EXPANSION: THE ROLE OF PAPUAN COSMOLOGY IN CITY PLANNING AND SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT Lazarus Ramandei; Tommi
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Reseach Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): February
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This article examines the intersection of Papuan cosmological belief systems and contemporary urban planning practices in the provinces of Papua and West Papua, Indonesia. Indigenous Papuan communities maintain deep ontological relationships between sacred landscapes including mountains, rivers, forests, and ancestral sites and their social and spiritual ordering of space. As rapid urbanisation accelerates across the Bird’s Head Peninsula, the Mamberamo Basin, and the Jayapura metropolitan corridor, development frameworks frequently disregard these cosmological mappings, generating socio-cultural displacement and environmental degradation. Drawing on ethnogeographic fieldwork, spatial analysis, and a review of regional planning documents (RTRW), this study argues that integrating Papuan cosmological knowledge into city planning and spatial development policies can enhance cultural sustainability, reduce land conflict, and foster more equitable urban futures. The article advances a framework for cosmologically informed planning, proposing policy mechanisms, community consultation protocols, and spatial mapping methodologies adapted to diverse Papuan ethno-cultural contexts.
Co-Authors Marsal Arung Lamba Rasi Kasim Samosir Tommi Yulfigo Naluwi Wandik