Abstract:
Regency in addition to the limited availability of land is the presence of overlapping of
Cultivation Area land use. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and assess the suitability
of land use for the Spatial Patterns of Cultivation Areas of Spatial Plan and to provide policy
direction in the land use utilization process. To achieve these objectives, a spatial approach
was carried out. Spatial analysis was carried out by overlaying the actual land use map with the
Spatial Patterns of Cultivation Areas of Spatial Plan. The next step was to evaluate the
suitability of land use in Hulu Sungai Utara Regency in order to assess the suitability of the
actual land use utilization of the predefined Spatial Patterns of Cultivation Areas of Spatial
Plan. The results of the analysis showed that there were actual unplanned land uses in the
Cultivation Area Pattern due to changes in the regional administrative boundary of 786.48 ha.
Regarding the suitability of land use utilization to the Spatial Patterns of Cultivation Areas,
forms of inconsistency were found. The evaluation results showed that the level of
inconsistency in land use utilization in Hulu Sungai Utara Regency was in the low inconsistency
category (24.68%). The policy directives in utilizing land use were controlling utilization of
space, reviewing, and revising the Plan of Spatial Patterns of Cultivation Areas for Hulu Sungai
Utara Regency.
