Universitas Indonesia Conferences, 2nd International Conference of Science and Applied Geography

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Environmental Quality Analysis of Settlement Around The Electric Steam Power Plant (PLTU) Pelabuhan Ratu, Sukabumi, West Java
Yulia Indri Astuty, Hafid Setiadi, Masita Dwi Mandini Manessa

Last modified: 2022-11-15

Abstract


According to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Indonesia's population growth rate will reach 1.17% in 2022 and continue to arise exponentially annually. Moreover, the increasing number of population growth leads to several issues, including environmental quality of settlement. Environmental quality is closely related to health and comfort of life. The better the environmental quality of a settlement, the higher the level of health and comfort of residents in the area. This study examines the quality of the residential environment around the PLTU Pelabuhan Ratu. The data used in this study combination of opensource data and field survey data. The method used is an interpretation techniques (open source satellite images) assisted by geographic information system technology (GIS) with 6 parameters, namely settlement density, settlement layout, settlement location, road conditions, building conditions and the availability of health facilities. The results of this study are information related to the quality of the residential environment around the PLTU Pelabuhan Ratu which can be used as input in spatial planning in the Pelabuhan Ratu area.

Keywords: PLTU Pelabuhan ratu, Settlement, Quality, Environment, GIS