Dr.sc.agr. Iwan Rudiarto, ST, MSc
Iwan Rudiarto is a Professor at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Universitas Diponegoro (Undip). He obtained a bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Undip, Indonesia, in 1998. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Germany; M.Sc. degree in Land Management and Land Tenure from the TU München in 2005 and a Ph.D. from the Universität Hohenheim in 2010, both from a DAAD scholarship. His research focuses on rural planning and development, climate-related disasters and planning, rural transformation, and land resource management. He teaches and supervises students in bachelor, master, and doctorate programs. Currently, he serves as the Head of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University. He is actively involved in the Global Center of Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability (GCSMUS) as an advanced researcher and as a representative of Indonesia. GCSMUS is one of 12 Excellence Centers for Exchange and Development (exceed), funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) via the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with its coordination base at the TU Berlin, connects close to 50 partners from eight world regions. He is also a council member of the Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN), the world’s association of Urban and Regional Planning schools. He is appointed by the GPEAN as the Chair of the World Planning Schools Congress 2026.
Undergraduate:
- PTPW6504 Perencanaan dan Pengembangan Lahan (Land Development)
- PTPW6702 Metodologi Penelitian (Research Methods)
- PTPW6401 Metode Analisis Perencanaan (Methods of Analysis for Planning)
- LTPW6605 MKP Pengembangan Pedesaan (Rural Development)
Postgraduate:
- PTPW8017 Metode Analisis Perencanaan dan Pembangunan (Planning Method Analysis)
PTPW8023 Metodologi Riset (Research Methodology) - LTPW8077 Sistem Keruangan Wilayah dan Kota (Urban and Regional Spatial System)
- LTPW8078 Sistem Aktivitas Wilayah dan Kota (Urban and Regional Spatial System)
- LTPW8012 Rural Planning and Development
Doctorate:
- PTPW9113 Metodologi Penelitian (Research Methods)
- PTPW 9121 Proposal Penelitian (Proposal Preparation)
- PTPW 9122 Kapita Selekta (Capita Selecta)
- PTPW9131 Publikasi 1 (Publication 1)
- PTPW9132 Penelitian 1 (Research 1)
- PTPW9141 Penelitian 2 (Research 2)
- PTPW9142 Penulisan Laporan (Report Writing)
- PTPW9152 Publikasi 2 (Publication 2)
- PTPW8090 Seminar Hasil
- 2026 Pola Transformasi Desa Kota pada Dataran Tinggi di Provinsi Jawa Tengah (Patterns of Rural-Urban Transformation in the Highlands of Central Java Province); Funded by Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University
- 2026 The Interrelation of Urban Development and Commuting Transition in Central Java; Funded by in addition to the APBN Undip
- 2026 Development Model for an Integrated Transmigration Economic Zone in South Sumatra Province; Funded by in addition to the APBN Undip
- 2025 Model Rantai Nilai Pada Interaksi Ruang untuk Sustainability Green Waste Composting di Semarang Raya (A Value Chain Model for Spatial Interactions Supporting Sustainable Green Waste Composting in the Greater Semarang Area); Funded by Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University
- 2025 Keterkaitan Desa – Kota dalam Mendukung Keberlanjutan Pengembangan Wilayah di Jawa Tengah Bagian Selatan (The Relationship Between Rural and Urban Areas in Supporting Sustainable Regional Development in Southern Central Java); Funded by in addition to the APBN Undip
- 2024 Penguatan Perencanaan Partisipatif dalam Mewujudkan Kota Cerdas di Level Kabupaten (Improving Participatory Planning to Implement Smart Cities at the Regency Level); Funded by Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University
- 2023 Transformasi Desa Kawasan Pesisir: Studi Kasus Desa Bonangrejo, Kabupaten Demak, Indonesia (Coastal Village Transformation: A Case Study of Bonangrejo Village, Demak Regency, Indonesia); Funded by Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University
- 2023 Pengembangan Model Eco Urban Mobility Berbasis Cadangan Carbon dan Pola Perkembangan Lahan Terbangun (Eco Urban Mobility Model Development Based on Carbon Storage and Built-Up Land Development Patterns); Funded by in addition to the APBN Undip
- 2023 – 2024 Study of Sustainable Infrastructure Approach Based on Knowledge Co-Production to Improve Disaster Resilience on the North Coast of Central Java; Funded by in addition to the APBN Undip
- 2023 Kajian Antisipasi Dampak Rencana Pembangunan Pelabuhan On-shore Terhadap Ketahanan Masyarakat di Pesisir Kota Pekalongan (Anticipatory Impact Assessment of On-shore Port Development Plan on Community Resilience in Coastal Pekalongan City); Funded by Directorate General of Higher Education, Research and Technology – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology
- 2022 Tipologi Migrasi Masyarakat Perdesaan Sebagai Respon Terhadap Perubahan Iklim di Kabupaten Grobogan (Typology of Rural Community Migration as a Response to Climate Change in Grobogan Regency); Funded by Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University
- 2022 Permodelan Ketahanan Daerah Terhadap Bencana Alam di Wilayah Kabupaten/Kota Jawa Tengah (Regional Resilience Modeling against Natural Disasters in Regency/City Areas in Central Java)
SELECTED PUBLICATION IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS (IN THE LAST 5 YEARS)
Dewi, R. S., Handayani, W., Mukherjee, J., Febriyanto, A. F., & Rudiarto, I. (2026). Harmonizing nature-based solutions with grey infrastructure toward coastal resilience: an experience from Wonokerto, Indonesia. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2026.2658481
Dewi, R. S., Handayani, W., Ramadhan, M. Z. A. J., & Rudiarto, I. (2026). Knowledge Co-Production Practices To Promote Climate Resilience In Global Cities: A Systematic Literature Review. Geography. Geography, Environment, Sustainability, 18(4), 115–126. https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2025-3867
Pamungkas, A. F., Rudiarto, I., & others. (2026). Enhancing Smart and Adaptive Coastal Living: A Case from Pekalongan Regency. The Journal of Indonesia Sustainable Development Planning, 7(1), 34–56. https://doi.org/10.46456/jisdep.v7i1.843
Rahman, B., Rudiarto, I., & Wijaya, H. B. (2026). Trends and challenges in urban land green use efficiency: a systematic review for sustainable urban development. Environmental Research Communications, 8(2), 22002. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ae4564
Dewa, D. D., Buchori, I., Rudiarto, I., & Sejati, A. W. (2025). Remote sensing-based investigation of outlying urban expansion and its impact on landscape diversity in the peri-urban area of Semarang City, Indonesia. Spatial Information Research, 33(3), 19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41324-025-00617-0
Dewa, D. D., Buchori, I., Rudiarto, I., & Sejati, A. W. (2025). Spatiotemporal variations of urban expansion and its relation with Geomorphological complexity: A case study of the Yogyakarta urban region, Indonesia. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 18(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-024-09629-z
Elisa, D. N., & Rudiarto, I. (2025). Tingkat Ketahanan Penghidupan Rumah Tangga Petani Selama Pandemi COVID-19 di Kecamatan Tegowanu, Grobogan. Teknik PWK (Perencanaan Wilayah Kota), 14(1). https://doi.org/10.14710/tpwk.2025.35429
Napitupulu, D. M. R., & Rudiarto, I. (2025). The Impact of Transit Oriented Development on Walkability: A Case Study of Dukuh Atas Station, Jakarta. Jurnal Pembangunan Wilayah Dan Kota, 21(1), 113–129. https://doi.org/10.14710/pwk.v21i1.52284
Phelps, N. A., Asterina, N., Rifai, A., Hadayani, R., Rudiarto, I., & Wijaya, H. (2025). Innovation, informality and community: between involution and evolution in kampung-based industries in Indonesia. Innovation and Development, 15(3), 667–688. https://doi.org/10.1080/2157930X.2024.2395116
Pratomo, R. A., Purwanto, M. Q., Ariansyah, M., Firdaus, R., Sandi, V. A. F., Rudiarto, I., Sari, O. L., Dewanti, A. N., & Budiman, P. W. (2025). Capturing Rural-Urban Region (RUR) Assessment through Integrated Conceptual and Geo-Big Data Approaches: A Case Study from Penajam Paser Utara, Neighboring Indonesia’s New Capital (IKN). International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development, 13(4), 173–207. https://doi.org/10.14246/irspsd.13.4_173
Rahman, B., Rudiarto, I., & Wijaya, H. B. (2025). Land Use Efficiency in Central Java Province: A Sustainable Development Approach. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1524(1), 12003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1524/1/012003
Rudiarto, I., De Vries, W. T., Rustanto, A. B., & Hidayat, K. A. (2025). Tenure security and responsible land management of urban informal settlements on waqf land in Semarang City, Indonesia. Land, 14 (7), 1365. Land, 14(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/land14071365
Rudiarto, I., Elisa, D. N., Insani, T. D., Handayani, W., & Dewi, S. P. (2025). Livelihood resilience and adaptive cycles of farming households during the implementation of social restriction policies due to COVID-19 in Indonesia: case study from Grobogan Regency, Central Java. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-025-06135-1
Rudiarto, I., Handayani, W., Laeni, N., & Insani, T. D. (2025). Territorial governance in the South East Asia region. In Handbook of Territorial Governance (pp. 560–578). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035317288.00044
Sundaro, H., Rudiarto, I., & Handayani, W. (2025). Livelihood Resilience of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME)-Based Urban Kampongs During The Covid-19: A Case Study of Semarang, Indonesia. Planning Malaysia, 23. https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v23i38.1782
Zaim, Z., Rudiarto, I., & Buchori, I. (2025). Key social-economic factors boosting collective investments in communal land management. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1518(1), 12003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1518/1/012003
Dewa, D. D., Buchori, I., Rudiarto, I., Sejati, A. W., & Liu, Y. (2024). Spatiotemporal variations of urban spatial dispersion and Its vegetation degradation in joglosemar’s urban growth corridors, Indonesia. Australian Geographer, 55(2), 179–201. https://doi.org/10.1080/00049182.2024.2331102
Insani, T. D., & Rudiarto, I. (2024). Kajian Perkiraan Dampak Rencana Pembangunan Pelabuhan Onshore Bagi Masyarakat di Pesisir Kota Pekalongan. Jurnal Pembangunan Wilayah Dan Kota, 20(1), 82–99. https://doi.org/10.14710/pwk.v20i1.61063
Sundaro, H., Rudiarto, I., Handayani, W., & Febriyanto, A. F. (2024). Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) to promote sustainability of urban kampongs and cultural landscape in Semarang City-Indonesia: an examination on the typology. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1394(1), 12014. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1394/1/012014
de Vries, W. T., & Rudiarto, I. (2023). Testing and enhancing the 8R framework of responsible land management with documented strategies and effects of land reclamation projects in Indonesia. Land, 12(1), 208. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12010208
de Vries, W. T., Rudiarto, I., & Piyasena, N. M. P. M. (2023). Advancing Research in Geospatial Sciences for Land Management in Asia. In Geospatial Science for Smart Land Management (pp. 431–435). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003349518
de Vries, W. T., Rudiarto, I., & Piyasena, N. M. P. M. (2023). Geospatial Science for Smart Land Management in Asia. In Geospatial Science for Smart Land Management (pp. 3–10). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003349518
de Vries, W. T., Rudiarto, I., Susantono, B., & Handayani, W. (2023). Trends in Smart Land Management and Smart Spatial Planning in Asia: Case Study of the New Capital City of Indonesia. In Geospatial Science for Smart Land Management (pp. 135–146). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003349518
Dewa, D. D., Buchori, I., Rudiarto, I., & Sejati, A. W. (2023). Modifying the Contact Perimeter Approach for Measuring Urban Compactness Gradients in the Joglosemar Urban Region, Indonesia. Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41651-023-00135-3
Dewi, R. S., Handayani, W., Pratama, I. P., De Vries, W. T., Rudiarto, I., & Artiningsih, A. (2023). Assessing flood vulnerability from rapid urban growth: A case of Central Java—Indonesia. Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies, 11(04), 2350020. https://doi.org/10.1142/S2345748123500203
Hermawan, A. D., & Rudiarto, I. (2023). Daya Dukung Permukiman dan Kesesuaian Pola Ruang Kawasan Permukiman di Kecamatan Gunungpati Kota Semarang. Jurnal Pembangunan Wilayah Dan Kota, 19(1), 48–63. https://doi.org/10.14710/pwk.v19i1.23914
Rudiarto, I., Zaim, Z., Buchori, I., & Wijaya, H. B. (2023). The Dynamics of Village Land Management A Case from Central: Java, Indonesia. In Geospatial Science for Smart Land Management: An Asian Context. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003349518-27
Sariasih, L., Rudiarto, I., & Hermawan, F. (2023). Keberlanjutan Ekonomi, Sosial dan Lingkungan dalam Pengembangan Pariwisata Berbasis Komunitas di Kelurahan Kauman Kidul Kota Salatiga. Prosiding Seminar Nasional Unars, 2(1), 193–204.
Wunarlan, I., Soetomo, S., & Rudiarto, I. (2023). The Morphology of Urban Agriculture of Marisa District, Indonesia. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 11(1), 412–424. https://doi.org/10.13189/cea.2023.110133
Zahra, A., & Rudiarto, I. (2023). Transformasi Perdesaan: Kajian Fisik, Sosial Ekonomi, dan Laju Transformasi di Wilayah Peri Urban Surakarta. Journal of Regional and Rural Development Planning, 7(1), 15–28. https://doi.org/10.29244/jp2wd.2022.7.1.15-28
Handayani, W., Rudiarto, I., Insani, T. D., Fitri, U. M., & Dewi, R. S. (2022). Ketahanan Iklim Berbasis Masyarakat: Konsep Dan Implementasi. In Yayasan Inisiatif Perubahan Iklim dan Lingkungan Perkotaan. https://doi.org/9786239675912
Insani, T. D., Rudiarto, I., Handayani, W., & Wijaya, H. B. (2022). Rural livelihood resilience on multiple dimensions: a case study from selected coastal areas in Central Java. World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 18(2), 176–193. https://doi.org/10.1504/WRSTSD.2022.121303
- Indonesian Society for Remote Sensing / Masyarakat Ahli Penginderaan Jauh Indonesia (MAPIN)
- Indonesian Planning Schools Association / Asosiasi Sekolah Perencanaan Indonesia (ASPI)
- Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN)
- Global Center of Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability (GCSMUS)
- Independent Accreditation Agency for Architectural and Environmental Planning Design / Lembaga Akreditasi Mandiri Desain Perencanaan Lingkungan Arsitektur (LAMDEPILAR)
- German Academic Exchange Service / Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
2025 – 2028 Supervisor of Indonesian Planning Schools Association / Asosiasi Sekolah Perencanaan Indonesia (ASPI)
2023 – 2025 Advisory of Indonesian Planning Schools Association / Asosiasi Sekolah Perencanaan Indonesia (ASPI)
2026 Pemetaan Topografi Daerah Risiko Tinggi Bencana Banjir Kelurahan Tawangmas (Topographic Mapping of High-Risk Flood Areas in Tawangmas Village)
2025 Pemetaan Partisipatif Bencana Rob di Kota Pekalongan (Participatory Mapping of Tidal Flooding in Pekalongan City)
2025 Penegasan Batas Desa Yang Bersinggungan Dengan Kabupaten Tegal (Identification of Village Boundaries Intersecting with Tegal Regency)
2025 Penegasan Batas Desa Berbasis Partisipasi Masyarakat di Desa Kalipucang dan Desa Kalialang, Kecamatan Jatibarang (Community-Based Village Boundary Identification in Kalipucang and Kalialang Villages, Jatibarang Subdistrict)
2025 Identifikasi Rencana Lokasi Aglomerasi Pabrik Hasil Tembakau di Kabupaten Temanggung (Identification of Proposed Locations for Tobacco Product Manufacturing Clusters in Temanggung Regency)
2024 Identifikasi Nilai Lahan Perkotaan di Kecamatan Kartasura (Identification of Urban Land Values in Kartasura Subdistrict)
2024 Pemetaan Destinasi Wisata di Kabupaten Temanggung (Mapping of Tourist Destinations in Temanggung Regency)
2024 Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Desa dalam Penentuan Batas Desa Tanjung dan Pejagan (Empowering Rural Communities in Determining the Boundaries of the Villages of Tanjung and Pejagan)
2024 Pelatihan Pengembangan Jurnal Ilmiah pada BAPERLITBANGDA Kabupaten Brebes (Scientific Journal Development Training at the Regional Development Planning, Research, and Development Agency of Brebes Regency)
2024 Pemetaan Batas Desa secara Partisipatif di Kecamatan Kersana Brebes (Wilayah Studi: Desa Kradenan, Pende, Kubangpari, dan Sindangjaya) (Participatory Village Boundary Mapping in Kersana Subdistrict, Brebes (Study Area: Kradenan, Pende, Kubangpari, and Sindangjaya Villages))
2024 Penilaian Dampak dan Perkiraan Kebutuhan Pasca Bencana Tanah Longsor di Kabupaten Tegal (Impact and Needs Assessment of Post-Disaster Landslides in Tegal Regency)
2023 Identifikasi Kebutuhan Fasilitas Pendidikan SMP di Kecamatan Ngadirejo, Kabupaten Temanggung (Identification of Junior High School Education Facility Needs in Ngadirejo Sub-district, Temanggung District)
2023 Pemberdayaan Masyarakat dalam Menentukan Batas Desa Gegerkunci, Jatimakmur, dan Jatirokeh (Community Empowerment in Determining the Boundaries of Gegerkunci, Jatimakmur, and Jatirokeh Villages)
2023 Pemetaan Proyeksi Wilayah Terdampak dan Rencana Kontingensi Bencana Kekeringan di Kabupaten Tegal (Mapping of Projected Affected Areas and Contingency Plan for Drought in Tegal Regency)
2023 Identifikasi Kebutuhan Sumber Daya dan Rencana Kontingensi Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan Kabupaten Tegal (Identification of Resource Needs and Contingency Plan for Forest and Land Fires in Tegal Regency)
2023 Peningkatan Pemahaman Kapasitas Masyarakat untuk Bencana Banjir Lintas Wilayah Kabupaten dan Kota Semarang (Improved Knowledge of Community Capacity for Flood Disaster Across Semarang Regency and Municipality)
2023 Penegasan Batas Desa Berbasis Partisipasi Masyarakat di Desa Wanacala, Desa Karangsembung, dan Desa Dukuhmaja, Kecamatan Songgom (Community Participation-Based Village Boundary Determination in Wanacala Village, Karangsembung Village, and Dukuhmaja Village, Songgom Subdistrict)
2023 Identifikasi Peluang Kontingensi Kedaruratan Bencana Banjir Bandang di Kabupaten Tegal (Identification of Flash Flood Emergency Contingency Opportunities in Tegal Regency)
2023 Peningkatan Kesiapsiagaan Masyarakat dengan Pemetaan Jalur Evakuasi dan Kontingensi Bencana Tanah Longsor di Kabupaten Tegal (Improving Community Preparedness by Mapping Evacuation Routes and Landslide Contingency in Tegal Regency)
2023 Pemetaan Potensi dan Masalah Bencana Cuaca Ekstrem di Kabupaten Tegal (Mapping the Potential and Problems of Extreme Weather Disasters in Tegal Regency)
2022 Penyusunan Sistem Informasi Kebencanaan Kabupaten Tegal (Developing Disaster Information System of Tegal Regency)
2022 Penyusunan Rencana Kontijensi Tegal (Drafting Tegal Contingency Plan)
2022 Pemetaan Batas Wilayah Brebes (Brebes Boundary Mapping)
2022 Sinkronisasi Masterplan Smart City Temanggung (Temanggung Smart City Masterplan Synchronization)
2022 Peningkatan SDM melalui pelatihan GIS untuk Beasiswa BAPPENAS (Human resource improvement through GIS training for BAPPENAS Scholarships)
2022 Peningkatan SDM melalui pelatihan GIS untuk Mahasiswa (Human resource improvement through GIS training for students)
2022 Penyusunan Perancangan Kampung Tematik Sawah dan Burung Hantu sebagai Destinasi Wisata di Kelurahan Tambangan, Kota Semarang (Drafting of Thematic Village Design of Rice Fields and Owls as a Tourism Destination in Tambangan Village, Semarang City)
2022 Penguatan Kapasitas Keterampilan GIS Pegawai Fungsional Perencana di Kota Medan (Capacity Building for GIS Skills of Functional Planners in Medan City)
2022 Sosialisasi Kebutuhan Smart City di Level Kabupaten Temanggung (Socialization of Smart City Necessities at the Temanggung District Level)
2022 Peningkatan Kualitas Lingkungan dalam Penanggulangan Bencana di Tegal (Environmental Quality Improvement for Disaster Management in Tegal)