Children's perception and behaviour in using social space of formal and organic/kampung settlement (Case study: Blimbing District in Malang City)

Space is a right for everyone. Not only adults, children also have the same opportunities in using space that created in residential or other social environments. Unfortunately, the use of space is dominated by adult needs such as vehicle circulation, trading activity, interaction among adolescents, and other activities that marginalize the space for children. The purpose of this study is looking the specific use of spaces in the neighbourhood of settlements (formal and organic/kampong) by children based on their social activities with others. The analytical methods using two tools, behaviour and mental maps that produce a decision related to the space between children in the neighbourhood of formal and organic settlements. The differences are caused by the characteristics of the child's family environment, the meaning of the environment that they know, and the adaptation of the environment where they are doing their social activities.