Socio-cultural studies to open space in fisherman settlement in Prigi, Trenggalek, East Java

. Fishermen are mostly classified into low income or low socioeconomic. The poverty of the fisherman community is sourced from the weakness of human potential and the lack of environmental support in empowering the natural and available potential resources. Moreover, the specific cultural characteristics of fishing community, it does not always support the potential development of its citizens, instead they may hamper the progress of society itself. In fact fishermen are less concerned about their environmentas indicated by most of them live in slum settlement environment. Therefore, the arrangement of fishermen's settlement, especially the existence of open space area, is required. The objective of the research is to identify and analyze the cultural characteristics of the community in the fishing village, as the basis for the open space settlement. With open space compliance, this can improve the quality of the environment and the living standards of fishermen families on the coast. The research method used is a combination of qualitative and quantitative research with phenomenology approach, research area in coastal South Coast of East Java, and it involved fishermen of Prigi beach in Trenggalek. The research was conducted by identifying and studying the cultural aspects of the fisherman community in the coastal areas. It is expected that the results of this study can provide a discourse on government policy on the implementation of open space procurement, taking into account the culture of fishing communities, so as to produce the concept of open spatial arrangement that can significantly spur the economic and social growth of fishing communities on the coast.