Jambi City, Is it Eligible to Live in?

Jambi City, which is now 76 years old or 621 Years Old, Is the Land Selected by Pusako Betuah suitable for habitation?

The Economist Intelligence Unit released The Global Liveability Index 2021. As a result, from 140 world cities, the most liveable cities (1-10), namely Auckland, Osaka, Adelaide, Wellington, Tokyo, Perth, Zurich, Geneva, Melbourne, and Brisbane.

Unfortunately, among the 10 cities the names of cities from Indonesia were not mentioned. Indonesia itself can now be proud because it has been quite successful in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, considering that the daily growth rate of Covid-19 in cities in Indonesia is quite low. A city is considered a livable city if it meets five main categories, namely stability (25 percent), health care (20 percent), culture and environment (25 percent), education (10 percent), and infrastructure (20 percent).

Based on the latest BPS data, the total population in Jambi City in 2021 is 612.2 thousand people or 9.02 percent of the population of Jambi Province. With a population density of 2,980 people per sq. km.

The population sex ratio is 101.4, which means that there are 101 male residents among 100 female residents. The number of poor people in Jambi City in 2021 is 54.23 thousand people or 9.02 percent of Jambi City's population. In 2021, the number of residents aged 15 years and over in Jambi City who are unemployed is 31,375 people or 33.47 percent of the total open unemployment in Jambi Province. The Open Unemployment Rate (TPT) is an indicator used to measure the workforce that is not absorbed by business in the labor market and illustrates the underutilization of the labor supply. Jambi City TPT 2021 is 10.66 percent. This means that out of 100 people in the workforce, there are around 11 unemployed. The average monthly wage/salary/net income of workers broken down by district/city in August 2021 shows a high variation, ranging from 1.68 million rupiah to 2.50 million rupiah.

The highest average salary/salary/monthly net income of workers is in Jambi City (2.50 million rupiah), while for workers/employees/employees, the highest average monthly net wage/salary is in Jambi City (2.64 million rupiah).

Based on data from the National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas) of BPS in 2021, women aged 15–49 years who have been married and gave birth live in the last two years, in 2020–2021 in Jambi City, have been 100 percent carried out by health workers, including doctors, midwives. , and other health workers. No one gave birth in a shaman or anything like that. This shows that health facilities are affordable and can be enjoyed in all areas of Jambi City. 2021, there are no residents of Jambi City who have health complaints over the past month who have not received outpatient treatment because they have no medical expenses, no transportation costs, no transportation facilities, long waiting times, or no one to accompany them. Based on the survey data, 100 percent of households in Jambi City have used electric lighting, consisting of 99.84 percent using PLN electricity and the rest using non-PLN electricity. In addition, 100 percent of households in Jambi City have used defecation facilities either alone, together, or public toilets. No one carelessly disposes of dirt because they do not have facilities or there are no toilet facilities. As many as 93.22 percent of households in Jambi City have access to proper sanitation and 95.83 percent of households in Jambi City have access to proper drinking water sources. Each city has its own problems. Even if you pay attention, the general problems that plague big cities in the country are almost the same, with different levels from one another. The townspeople are getting hotter and more miserable. The air is getting hotter, floods are getting more frequent, traffic jams, piles of garbage, infrastructure deficit, security disturbances, crime rates are increasing, lack of health services, difficult access to education and availability of jobs. High levels of unemployment and poverty are other problems, which are increasingly pressing the citizens of the city.

Liveable City

Cities offer a glimmer of hope because they are at the forefront and have a key role in reversing the post-pandemic situation.

The city can play a transformative role because the city is a narrative that can provide a lot of inspiration for its citizens to take action to repair or restore themselves.

The main impetus to come to the city in pursuit of a better welfare life will continue. The government has the opportunity to take advantage of the transformative process of urbanization towards a livable city to realize prosperity and social justice. The World Cities Report 2020: The Value of Sustainable Urbanization (UN Habitat, 2020) reports that well-planned, designed, built, managed and funded cities can create economic, social, environmental, and urban governance values ​​that are able to withstand disasters. natural (flood, earthquake, storm, tsunami, fire, drought) and non-natural (pandemic, social unrest).

The transformative process of urbanization must be utilized to eradicate poverty, end inequality, reduce unemployment, mitigate climate change, and other global challenges. The United Nations encourages the development of large, medium, small cities, suburbs, to rural areas for a symbiotic relationship of mutualism and mutual strengthening in restoring cities. The city demands the managers to build a better healthy city. Governments can provide a comprehensive, cross-sectoral and multi-stakeholder framework.

Communities can contribute to the transformative process of sustainable urbanization with the spirit of openness, participation, sharing, and new post-pandemic commitments.

Residents live a clean and healthy lifestyle in the form of eating healthy and nutritious food, exercising regularly, getting enough rest, and avoiding stress. Making cities livable is a must, not an option. (Jambi Data/Distribution)