Based on a research conducted in Maguwoharjo village, this
article discusses the impact of regional reclassification from
rural to rural-urban area. Without a good plan, urban
expansion could create a problem of unplanned regional
development, as well as environmental degradation. On the
non-physical side, changes in rural to rural-urban has led to
the emergence in main industry shifts from agricultural to
services sectors. It also creates potential conflict as a result
of in-migration to the region. Such problems would not be in
existence if the development of urban region was wellplanned
designed with the use of collaborative management
that includes the government, private sectors and the society.
Keywords: Urban expansion, urban fringe, social change
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