Thermal comfort and settlements quality for eco-settlement based management in Yogyakarta

Abstract

The aims of this research are to know the settlement quality and thermal comfort and to study the prospect of eco-settlement based settlement planning and management in Yogyakarta City. The research method is quantitative method by combines structured interview, field survey, and secondary data analysis. The settlement quality was obtained through satellite imagery processing and structured interview with purposive sampling technique. The thermal comfort of the settlement was obtained through temperature humidity index (THI) analysis, where the data was taken at the temperature and relative humidity on systematic random sampling (grid). Data analysis was done descriptively by looking at spatial aspect. The results of this research showed that the distribution pattern of settlement quality is spreading. The result of thermal comfort analysis showed that THI value was 27 to 29. It also showed that the whole area was included in the uncomfortable category. The direction of settlement arrangement based on eco-settlement in the study area was divided into ecological, socio-economic, and institutional aspects. The ecological aspect emphasis on the direction of green open space planning, environmental sanitation management, and waste management. The settlement arrangement of eco-settlement concept should be supported by a compatible institutional system and program.