The dynamics of urban structure and form as a tool for rejuvinating the image of the path and edge of the city in anticipation of urban sprawl

Abstract The internal structure and shape of the city changed due to the impact of the urbanization phenomenon (population explosion), so that people have to make movements towards the city center which results in internal congestion. Urban of Rembang and Lasem are areas that need to anticipate urban sprawl based on the road network system (path) and the boundaries (edges) of urban development. It is suspected that the existence of a second core city influences changes in the system of activity centers and the road network as a whole so that changes also occur in the morphology of the shape of the city, as well as paths and edges in the city image to resolve internal congestion and control the city development. Quantitative methods with analysis techniques (gravity and population projections) are used to produce population size and allocation, and weighted kernel density to determine city structure after population explosion. Selected observations are used to determine paths and edges (city images) that are able to revitalize and limit city development. The expected result is to identify changes in city paths and edges in anticipation of city development after the population explosion.