Low-Income Households Sustainability based on Ecological Perspective at Villa Karangsari Kebumen, Indonesia
Wiwit Nurul Aini, S Sunarti, Landung Esariti

Departement of Urban and Regional Planning
Engineering Faculty, Universitas Diponegoro

Abstract

The research aims to examine the ecological sustainability of low-income households (MBR) at Villa Karangsari. It is because majority of the houses have not used energy efficiently for residents, as evidenced by waste management activities, electricity, and clean water energy savings, and fuel savings to reduce pollution in the housing environment. The quantitative approach is used, with observations and questionnaires distributed to 80 respondents. Results show that low-income households could be more sustainable by creating a healthy residential environment (include lighting, air circulation, greening, and pollution-free) and efficient in using daily energy (at the stage of saving energy, not yet processing water and waste management). It is depicted that as many as 87.5% or almost all residents stated that their houses were equipped with adequate lighting sources. In the aspect of air circulation and greening, as many as 76.25% of residents stated that their house has adequate air circulation and there is greenery around the house. 92.5% of populations mentioned that their house is free from sources of disease and potential pollution. This suggests that sustainability is not only affected by good environmental quality but also assessed from the community^s perspective.

Keywords: Sustainability, Low-income Household, Ecology, Housing

Topic: Environment, Health, and Safety