WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN ANCIENT CITY OF TROWULAN MAJAPAHIT. A LESSON FROM THE PAST FOR PLANNING A NEW CAPITAL CITY OF INDONESIA.

A Nurmiyanto^[1]*, E Siswoyo¹, and L Hakim¹

 

¹Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Kaliurang Street Km 14, 55584, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

^[1]*Corresponding author: [email protected]

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20885/icsbe.vol4.art49

 

ABSTRACT

Indonesia plans to move its capital city from Jakarta on the island of Java to a jungle city on the island of Borneo called Nusantara. However, a large sceptical arose when planning a smart and sustainable city from scratch. This paper examines in a broad manner of water infrastructure situation during the ancient period of Indonesia, Majapahit period from the historical literature. The present paper aims to show the water management and sanitation practices from Trowulan peoples which have survived and managed their civilization in harmony with nature over a century. The results suggest that water infrastructure in Trowulan city not only used for agricultural purposes (irrigation) but also used for environmental protection such as drainage and flood control. We believe by reconsidering the historical approaches to water management of Trowulan people and applying modern technologies to improve its functionality is expected to give a solution to current water-related environmental problems in Nusantara the new capital city of Modern Indonesia.

 

Keywords: water infrastructure, majapahit, capital city

 

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