Mapping Policy Actors Using Social Network Analysis on Integrated Urban Farming Program in Bandung City

This study aimed to produce a network structure in Integrated Urban Farming Program in Bandung City to map the involved policy actors to realize a food-smart city. In this study, a mixed method was used with an exploratory sequential strategy involving policy actors from the government, private sect...

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Published in:Sustainability 2023-06, Vol.15 (12), p.9612
Main Authors: Widayat, Yanne Yuniarti, Karlina, Nina, Munajat, Mas Dadang Enjat, Ningrum, Sinta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actors
Actresses
Agricultural industry
Agricultural policy
Agricultural subsidies
Agriculture
Banking industry
Book publishing
COVID-19
Eigenvectors
Farming
Food supply
International economic relations
Mass media
Network analysis
Political activity
Political aspects
Private sector
Social network analysis
Social networks
Social organization
Sustainability
Urban agriculture
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Summary:This study aimed to produce a network structure in Integrated Urban Farming Program in Bandung City to map the involved policy actors to realize a food-smart city. In this study, a mixed method was used with an exploratory sequential strategy involving policy actors from the government, private sector, academia, community, and mass media. To obtain a network structure in Integrated Urban Farming toward determining the most important actors, the Social Network Analysis (SNA) approach was also employed through the Gephi application. From this context, the structure emphasized four dimensions, namely Degree, Betweenness, Closeness, and Eigenvector Centralities. The results showed that the actor with the most connections (degree of centrality) and best communication control (betweenness centrality) is Parahyangan Catholic University (academic). At the same time, the actor that plays the most important role (eigenvector) is at the lower level of the government’s Sub-District and Urban Village. This study is useful for explaining the importance of the position of actors in the urban farming policy network, which is the key to the success of a program.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su15129612