Yoseph 
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(Suryawan, 2014). Social changes and modernization of life have changed consumption 
patterns, lifestyles and social behaviours towards improved welfare (Adinda et al., 2022). 
Facing the process of urban development, the city government is always faced with 
various kinds of problems. One of the most important problems today and likely to happen 
in the future is the limited ability of cities to provide housing for residents who continue 
to grow and grow rapidly (Adawiyah et al., 2023). 
Based on the history of urban growth in Indonesia, it can be traced that the housing 
problem has never been completely addressed. This condition triggers the development 
of illegal settlements that do not have a plan so they are slums (Hatuwe et al., 2021). 
The problem of slums also occurs in coastal areas, including in the Coastal Area 
around Liem Hie Djung which is located in North Nunukan Village, Nunukan Regency. 
Nunukan Regency has great potential, especially in the trade sector because it is supported 
by the role of Nunukan City as a transit city before traders make transactions to Malaysia 
and vice versa (inter-island trade). 
Economic  activities  in  Nunukan  City  are  growing  rapidly  in  the  Coastal  Area 
around Liem Hie Djung which is known as a trading landing point from and to Malaysia. 
This condition causes the area to become crowded for job seekers in Nunukan City (Jones, 
2015). 
Along with time, in 2003 the Coastal Area around Liem Hie Djung changed with 
the construction of a pier and a trading centre and was used as a strategic place for the 
development of building spatial planning and coastal environment in Nunukan City. This 
condition affects the increase in the number of job seekers who choose to settle in the area 
so that from year to year the number of settlements without planning (slum settlements) 
is increasing (Ardi & Rahmawati, 2019).  
The slums that exist in the Coastal Area around Liem Hie Djung at this time can be 
described  through  various  conditions  such  as  inadequate  basic  infrastructure  of  the 
residential environment, the physical condition of residents' houses, and the low socio-
economic conditions of the community in the area (Hendriani et al., 2023). 
The high level of slums in the coastal area around Liem Hie Djung hurts the health 
of the surrounding community. Based on data obtained from the North Nunukan Village 
Health Center, until 2005 the most common types of diseases suffered by the community, 
especially children, were diarrhoea, upper respiratory tract infection (ISPA), and itchy 
skin  disease.  This  is  a  follow-up  impact  of  unhealthy  environmental  conditions.  In 
addition,  the  slums  in  the  area  have  a  bad  visual  impact  so  it  affects  the  physical 
development and image of Nunukan City as the capital of the district (Lekipiouw, 2020). 
This study aims to determine the level of slums in the Coastal Area around Liem 
Hie Djung, identify the correlation between the factors causing slums and the level of 
slums in the area, and formulate directions for the arrangement of physical buildings of 
houses  and  basic  infrastructure  of  the  residential  environment  to  create  a  healthy 
environment and by healthy settlement standards. This research is useful for academics 
as an addition to scientific discourse, providing input for the Nunukan Regency Regional 
Government in formulating efforts to organize slum areas, helping coastal communities