Vitality of Urban Industrial Batik Clusters in Surakarta City and Its Implication on Tourism Industry

This study intends to analyze the sustainability of kampung in cluster industry focusing on the vitality and sense of place in the urban heritage of Surakarta City in Laweyan and Kauman. The similarities and differences in vital industries of the industrial Batik clusters within urban heritage was clarified; then the sense of place focusing on local community and tourist perception of industrial Batik cluster was clarified by asking their opinion. Subsequently, to identify justification proposal for kampung improvement in urban heritage of Laweyan and Kauman Batik's cluster. The analysis enabled a summary of the common vitality characteristic of Batik clusters in urban heritage is associated with the number of business type, the concentration, relationship of entrepreneurship within the area and the uses of public space in various streetscape. Based on these findings, this study provides adaptable suggestions for future kampung improvement planning in the urban Batik industrial clusters.