Abstract
Bogor is a city located 40 km to the south of Jakarta, which is a satellite city in the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Area and has unique characteristics among other cities in the Metropolitan. The city has a characteristic as a garden city, which in its history, was called by the Dutch colonial as a "buitenzorg" or a "pleasant city". The Dutch colonial government as well as Britain in the era of their governance designed this city as a city of rest. One of them is indicated by the existence of the Bogor Botanical Gardens and the vast presidential palace in the heart of the city. Unfortunately, today Bogor continues to experience degradation in terms of the quality of space. Congestion, chaos, slums, and a myriad of other problems that are commonly faced by cities over 1 million inhabitants. In the last 5 years, Bogor has improved. One of the most important things that had been done by the local government was the improving quality of public spaces such as city parks, plazas, pedestrian ways, etc, and the attempt to restore the character of the city as a garden city. Over time, the city government began to face several obstacles, especially funding. Inadequate fiscal capacity of the local government makes the mission of improving the quality of urban public space stagnant. In one year, on average the government budget was only 2.5 trillion, and on average only 10 billion per year was allocated to build city parks, where the amount of this budget was seen as very minimal. Facing this obstacle, the city government innovated by inviting the private sector to contribute to the provision of city parks, one of which was through the CSR scheme. This was something that was not normal in Indonesia, and it was seen as one of the innovations in building city parks. This paper aims to explain one of the city park development projects in Bogor using the CSR fund scheme, which took place in April 2016-February 2017. The preparatory activities took place in April-August 2016, while the construction took place in September 2016-February 2017. The Project was the construction of outdoor children playground in the city center by utilizing CSR funds from one of the convenience store companies, which were channeled through children's foundations, and later appointed a third party to design and build the park. Activities were carried out with a "design and build" scheme, where the third parties (consultants and contractors) carried out the design and the construction as well. The development process was carried out through various stages such as discussions with local residents, with the mayor and his staffs, and discussions with funders as well, with the city government as a facilitator. It can be learned from this project that financing innovations through CSR scheme can be arranged to improve the quality of urban space towards a more livable city. This model can be one of the best practices and should be replicated in various cities in Indonesia.
