| Housing and shelter needs have been recognized as one of human right aspect in many international covenants and constitutions. This paper is intended to clarify on the particular issues relating to paragraph 19 of the United Nations Millenium Declaration which concern to resolve city slum problems. The Declaration has also embedded initiative to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers as proposed in the “Cities Without Slums” by 2020. In the local perspectives Special Regions (DKI) Jakarta based on existing regulations analysis cited many problems on forthcoming implementation has been noted. Vertical land utilization model by way of storey houses development, becomes an alternative to settle the demographic and housing problems. There needs more legal research to be conducted in order to find the best effective national policy in the future. Urban land use that’s proposed as starting points will be able to explore how to provide and undertake vertical land utilization and city planning in order to resolve city slums problems by providing both housing needs and city attractiveness as an integrated planning. |