Iwan Hermawan

• Dr., M.Pd.
• Researcher at Balai Arkeologi Jawa Barat

This research investigates how municipalities managed wastewater in the Dutch East Indies in the early 20th century. We focus on Bandung, one of the most important cities in the Dutch East Indies, which transformed into a modern residential area, economic center, and seat of government. This research combines primary data from written sources and f...

Cirebon City was strategically located in the northern part of West Java. As a port city it flourished during the Dutch Colonial era. Sugar plantations and production were exploited by the Dutch government who developed the railroad transportation for people and commodities. The emergence of the sugar industry and railroad infrastructure in 1918 wa...

Forced cultivation and its following period successfully increasing income from agricultural products, especially plantations, which then encouraged the development of railroad transportation in Java. The construction of the railway line to Garut was carried out simultaneously with the construction of the Bandung--Cilacap line on the Cicalengka--Ci...

The Batavia – Bandung rail way is part of the construction of the main rail way on the island of Java which connects the west coast with the east coast of Java. This rail way is also a link between Priangan and Tanjungpriuk port on the north coast of Java, and the port of Cilacap on the south coast of Java. This paper aims to describe the reasons f...

Sebagai Pusat Pemerintahan pada masa kolonial Belanda, Batavia tidak terbebas dari ancaman bencana, baik bencana alam berupa banjir maupun bencana non alam seperti perang dan wabah. Kondisi ini mendorong digulirkannya wacana pemindahan pusat pemerintahan ke daerah yang dianggap lebih aman dan sehat. Tulisan ini bermaksud menguraikan ancaman bencana...

The high demand for various plantation commodities in the world market, especially sugar, encourages the construction and operation of railroad lines in the Cirebon region. The construction and operation of railroad lines in Cirebon are directed to facilitate commodity traffic to be sent through the Port of Cirebon. The problem raised in this paper...

Pengangkutan merupakan salah satu bentuk upaya manusia dalam menjalani kehiduan di muka bumi dan kegiatan ini telah berlangsung secara turun temurun, termasuk pada masyarakt Sunda. Proses pengangkutan yang berkembang di masyarakat akan dipengaruhi oleh barang yang harus diangkut dan waktu serta jarak tempuh. Kondisi ini mendorong perkembangan tekno...

Cirebon is a strategic city in the north of Java which, based on concentric theory, has a dynamic development process. This research used a qualitative approach and the descriptive method followed the pattern of inductive reasoning where data was collected through a) a literature study to documents from Indonesian National Archives (ANRI) and PT KA...

Gula merupakan salah satu komoditas perdagangan penting pada masa kolonial Belanda. Hasil yang berlimpah tidak diimbangi dengan ketersediaan angkutan barang. Minimnya volume angkut dan lamanya waktu tempuh merupakan permasalahan yang dihadapi pengusaha gula. Pengembangan moda transportasi kereta api menjadi jawaban atas permasalahan tersebut. Daya...

The deterioration in the quality of health in Batavia and preparations for the British attack on Java in the early 19th century prompted the Governor of the Dutch East Indies, HW Daendels, to move the administrative center from Batavia to Weltevreden. Various central government facilities were built in Weltevreden. The problems discussed are relate...

Cirebon merupakan batas barat dari konsesi yang diperoleh Semarang Cheribon Stoomtram Maatschappij (SCS) dalam membangun dan mengoperasikan kereta api kelas tiga atau trem, sedangkan batas timurnya adalah kota Semarang. Permasalahan yang diangkat pada tulisan ini adalah bagaimana keterkaitan antara penempatan Stasiun SCS di kota Cirebon dengan fung...

Cirebon is one of the regions in West Java Province with a coastal landcape, its strategic location and fertile land makes Cirebon rich in agricultural resources. These conditions encouraged the Dutch Government to exploit and occupy in Cirebon. The relatively abundant exploitation of commodities has led to the establishment of efficient transporta...

Abstrak Keberadaan Masjid penting bagi umat Islam, fungsinya tidak hanya terbatas sebagai tempat beribadah namun juga berfungsi sosial. Masyarakat Adat di Jawa Barat tidak semuanya menganut kepercayaan leluhur, di antara mereka terdapat kelompok masyarakat adat yang menganut ajaran Islam dan menjalankannya dalam kehidupan sehari-hari dengan tidak...

The development of railways in Indonesia is related to the exploration and exploitation of the Dutch Colonial Government. This mode of transportation is used for the transport of agricultural commodities so that a compilation of enforced planting politics is enforced. Indramayu is one of the areas on the island of North Java which is traversed by t...

Romusha was a form of labor force mobilization during the Japanese occupation. They are employed to build military infrastructure and explore mining or digging foxholes. One of the center of romusha was Bayah in South Banten. Romusha were came from different parts of Java Island and employed in the Bayah Kozan coal mine. The coal mining system carr...

Bosscha Observatory is a relic of Dutch colonial buildings, which until now is still utilized for the development of Astronomical Sciences. The function of the building houses of the telescope and the technologies used are is­sues discussed in this paper. The Appropriate issues. The research methodology was used the methods of descriptive research....

The cableway system is a common problem that is discussed in this paper. A descriptive method is used to answer the problem. The data is collected through literary studies, surveys, and interviews. The cableway is a mining transportation in the Cikotok Gold Mine. This facility was built simultaneously with the construction of the Gold Mining and or...

Mass Transportation had become a problem encountered by the Dutch colonial government in their colonies, this includes Banten. These conditions encouraged the development of railway as a solution. The Dutch government successfully opened the railway between Batavia to Anyerkidul, Staatsspoorwegen expanded the line by opening railway from Rangkasbit...

Abstrak Tulisan ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan pemanfaatan sengkedan oleh masyarakat dalam merekayasa lahan miring untuk memenuhi kebutuhan akan lahan permukiman dan pertanian. Pemanfaatan sengkedan untuk rekayasa lahan miring oleh masyarakat Sunda sudah dilakukan sejak zaman dahulu dan terus berlanjut hingga saat ini. Teknologi tersebut hingga sa...

A space is where humans live their lives on earth. Its presence is essential for human life, as sustained or damage to the environment will affect humans who live in it. To this day Kampung Naga village continue to keep their living space preserved as practiced to their houses and other buildings. This paper aims to reveal the Sunda local wisdom co...

The cableway system is a common problem that is discussed in this paper. A descriptive method is used to answer the problem. The data is collected through literary studies, surveys, and interviews. The cableway is a mining transportation in the Cikotok Gold Mine. This facility was built simultaneously with the construction of the Gold Mining and or...

This article is concerned with the conception of education for immigrants in the middle of the indigenous majority. As it is known that the movement of people from one place to another is a common and this effect on people’s lives, both migrants and natives. These conditions further reinforce the diversity of Indon esian society and encourage the n...

Komunikasi lintas generasi terjadi pada proses hubungan sosial dan bermasyarakat. Proses ini diperlukan agar nilai-nilai positif yang berkembang di tengah masyarakat dapat diwariskan kepada generasi berikut sehingga mereka dapat menjalani kehidupan sesuai dengan tata nilai yang berlaku pada masyarakat tersebut. Fokus permasalahan pada tulisan ini a...

Komunikasi lintas generasi terjadi pada proses hubungan sosial dan bermasyarakat. Proses ini diperlukan agar nilai-nilai positif yang berkembang di tengah masyarakat dapat diwariskan kepada generasi berikut sehingga mereka dapat menjalani kehidupan sesuai dengan tata nilai yang berlaku pada masyarakat tersebut. Fokus permasalahan pada tulisan ini a...