The Shifting of Local Culture-Based Settlement Space Pattern at Hu'u Village, Dompu District, West Nusa Tenggara

Abstract

Public society of Hu`u village Dompu district of West Nusa Tenggara province is a village which still holds local and cultural tradition in its daily life which then affects its settlement space pattern. Such space pattern is an extraction of a system and value which are conducted by the community related to living strata especially in term of belief or religious way, social relationship, public organization and also daily living. The concept improved by Hu`u society is leka dana which is a form of area-choosing for settlement, space setting, space pattern, building direction and also overall settlement pattern by considering basic physical aspect, society relationship both individual and communal, environmental equilibrium and live engagement of Hu`u society. In this observation, we use qualitative-descriptive method and analysis based on theories which is related to space pattern on settlement area through the data or information which were collected by purposive and snowballing interview techniques toward magnate, religious promoter and social leader, which then we conduct survey and field checking afterward. To conclude, it is found that there is no settlement space pattern shifting at Hu’u village and that the community still holds leka dana concept as part of local culture-based space pattern. Nevertheless, there is land-use shifting that is the settlement area addition which is a residence for new comers that is located outside Hu’u.