LIVELIHOOD CHANGE AS IMPACT OF RURAL-URBAN TRANSFORMATION IN SLEMAN REGENCY

Abstract

Indonesia as one of many developing countries in the world is facing the same problem, which is about the rapidly high level of urbanization. In Indonesia, this transformation from rural to urban area will give impact to the changing of current livelihood, especially to the area that depends on the agriculture sector. Looking at more specific area, Yogyakarta is one of big provinces in Indonesia that has rural and urban characteristic. According to the data from Statistical Data DI Yogyakarta, it is said that in 2008 the agriculture land were 71,29% and it was decreasing until 70,9% in 2011. From 2006-2011 there were 1170 Ha agriculture land has decreased which means that 234 Ha agriculture land had lost each year.