The second Focus Group Discussion (FGD) focused on the theme “Feasibility of Heritage Area Design Criteria Based on CFD Simulations for Urban Heat Island Control.” The second FGD was held on December 9, 2025, in the Bappeda Meeting Room with approximately 35 participants from stakeholders and relevant government agencies. This feasibility study FGD aimed to assess readiness, needs, potential impacts, and commitments for developing heritage-area design criteria based on CFD simulations for UHI mitigation. This study included: (1) Assessing the urgency and relevance of the FGD to the condition of the heritage area; (2) Identifying stakeholders involved in the planning and implementation of standards; (3) Determining the technical, institutional, social, and financial feasibility of developing design criteria for heritage area development; (4) Establishing a scientific basis for developing design criteria based on blue-green interventions that align with heritage conservation principles.
In this forum, BAPPEDA, as a partner, acts as a bridge between all stakeholders and related parties (the Jasa Tirta Public Company, the River Basin Center, and the Malang City Regional Disaster Management Agency). The role of PARTNERS here is strategic, not only providing funding, but more importantly, bringing all stakeholders together.
In addition to the Research Team, FGD 2 included 35 participants representing government stakeholders: (1) the Regional Planning and Development Agency; (2) the Environmental Agency; (3) the Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, and Settlement Areas Agency; (4) the Malang City Transportation Agency; (5) the River Basin Center; (5) the Malang City Regional Disaster Management Agency; (6) Perum. Jasa Tirta; (7) the East Java Indonesian Architects Association, Malang City Commissariat; (8) the Malang City Cultural Heritage Expert Team; (9) the Head of the Institute for Research and Community Development (LPPM) of Merdeka University, Malang; and (10) academics in the fields of Architecture and Civil Engineering.