Cultural And Tourism Planning As Tool For City Revitalization The Case Study Of Kalimas River, Surabaya-Indonesia

Surabaya is the capital of the province of East Java that is also the Indonesia's second largest city. The city is located on the northern shore of Eastern Java at the mouth of the Kalimas River. In the role as the main trading city in the eastern region of Indonesia since historical times, Surabaya has become one of the largest cities in South East Asia with population to around three million. Kalimas River runs within the city area which is now under degrading condition with least productivity. The area around the river lost its value and as no adequate infrastructure, facilities and due to the deteriorating condition of the river, it become worst over the years and could not match with surrounding area that show great physical improvement. In this research will briefly describe how the planning of Surabaya Municipality in order to revitalize the city especially in the Kalimas River area. How role of cultural and tourism planning in the transformation of Kalimas will be take account in this effort in order to prevent further environmental degradation and decreasing productivity of the river, that has been worsening and also in improving the quality of live and economic vitality nearby the river. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd.