The quality of an urban park can be evaluated by understanding the tourist’s reasons, preferences, and expectations. This study analyzes several variables based on answers to field survey questionnaires using 425 respondents. Furthermore, Green Park, located in Kitakyushu, Japan, serves as the case study. The result found six essential variables: 1) “Playing with children” is the most popular reason for visiting this park; 2) Tourists living closer to the area frequently visit; 3) The existence is necessary; 4) The relationship between the importance and the origins of the tourists is related to a sense of place; 5) Tourist preferences are affected by seasonality; 6) The most favorite expectation is the availability of water facilities. This further can contribute to tourism development in urban parks with similar climatic and environmental characteristics.

The city of Bandung is one city that often experiences fire risk. Based on data from the Bandung Fire Prevention and Management Office, in 2000-2010, there were 1,624 fires with around 773 cases (48%) occurring in residential areas. Even though ideally, planned housing complexes should have been designed to be able to reduce losses to a minimum due to the risk of fire. This research is a comparison between the real conditions in the field and the application of government regulations or rules and other standards regarding building safety, especially regarding the planning or anticipation of fire disasters in housing in the Bandung area. The method of data collection is done in two stages. In the first stage the literature review was carried out on the risks and protection of fires, especially in residential buildings. After that, interviews were also conducted with the Bandung Fire Department. Then, the results of the literature review and interviews are formulated into variables for reference in the field survey assessment. This study used a purposive random sampling method in new housing in the Cigadung sub-district, North Bandung with consideration of the density of settlements, the number of new housing growing in the area and the fact that Cigadung is one of the 40 areas prone to fire disasters in Bandung. The analysis was carried out with a comparison between theory and field conditions. The survey results were concluded descriptively. The assessment will be carried out by looking at the rule application points with a range of numbers 1 to 6. This number is obtained from six matters regulated in regulations relating to fire protection, namely access points, environmental arrangements, brand, green open space, fire water source, and extinguishing equipment. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be concluded as follows. The eligibility category is divided into 3, namely not fulfilling the requirements (1-2 points), sufficiently fulfilling the requirements (3-4 points) and already fulfilling the requirements (5-6 points).Keywords: Protection; Fire Risk; New Development Housing Abstrak: Kota Bandung merupakan salah satu kota yang sering mengalami risiko kebakaran. Berdasarkan data Dinas Pencegahan dan Penanggulangan Kebakaran Kota Bandung, pada tahun 2000-2010, terjadi sebanyak 1.624 kebakaran dengan sekitar 773 kasus (48%) terjadi di daerah perumahan. Padahal idealnya, kompleks perumahan terencana seharusnya telah didesain untuk mampu mengurangi seminimal mungkin kerugian akibat risiko kebakaran. Penelitian ini merupakan komparasi antara kondisi nyata di lapangan dan penerapan regulasi atau aturan pemerintah dan standar lainnya mengenai keselamatan bangunan, terutama mengenai perencanaan atau antisipasi bencana kebakaran pada perumahan di daerah Bandung. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan dua tahap. Pada tahap pertama kajian literatur dilakukan terhadap risiko dan proteksi kebakaran khususnya pada bangunan perumahan. Setelah itu dilakukan juga wawancara kepada pihak Dinas Pemadam Kebakaran Kota Bandung. Lalu, hasil dari kajian literatur dan wawancara dirumuskan menjadi variabel untuk acuan penilaian survei lapangan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode sampling purposive random sampling pada perumahan baru di kelurahan Cigadung, Bandung Utara dengan pertimbangan padatnya permukiman, banyaknya perumahan baru yang tumbuh di daerah tersebut  serta fakta bahwa Cigadung merupakan salah satu dari 40 area rawan bencana kebakaran di Kota Bandung. Analisis dilakukan dengan cara komparasi antara teori dan kondisi lapangan. Hasil survei disimpulkan secara deskriptif. Penilaian akan dilakukan dengan melihat poin aplikasi aturan dengan kisaran angka 1 hingga 6. Angka ini diperoleh dari enam hal yang diatur dalam peraturan terkait proteksi kebakaran, yaitu jalur akses, penataan lingkungan, brandgang, ruang terbuka hijau, sumber air pemadam, dan alat pemadam. Berdasarkan hasil analisis, maka dapat disimpulkan sebagai berikut. Kategori pemenuhan syarat dibagi menjadi 3, yaitu belum memenuhi syarat (1-2 poin), cukup memenuhi syarat (3-4 poin) dan sudah memenuhi syarat (5-6 poin). Kata Kunci: Proteksi; Risiko Kebakaran; Perumahan Baru

Outdoor thermal comfort is an important indicator to create a quality and livable environment. This study examines a relationship between micro-meteorological and personal variables of outdoor thermal comfort conditions in an urban park. The data collection of outdoor thermal comfort is carried out using two methods in combination: micro-meteorological measurement and questionnaire survey. This finding shows that most of the respondents were comfortable with the thermal, wind, and humidity condition. The acceptability and satisfaction level of thermal comfort were positive. The most significant micro-meteorological variable for the physiologically equivalent temperature (PET) value is mean radiant temperature (Tmrt). As the Tmrt value is influenced by how much shading is produced from the presence of vegetation or buildings around the measurement location, this finding shows that the shadow was very important to the thermal comfort conditions in the Green Park Kitakyushu. The most influential micro-meteorological variable for the three different personal variables (TSV, WFSV, and HSV) is air temperature. The strongest relationship among the four variables is between TSV and PET. The findings will be the basis for the city authorities in preparing regional development plans, especially those related to the planning of city parks or tourist attractions.

Sebuah kawasan perkotaan harus memiliki ketersediaan Ruang Terbuka Hijau (RTH) sebesar 30% dari luasannya. Keberadaan RTH dapat menciptakan kenyamanan termal bagi warga kotanya. Kota Metro di Provinsi Lampung mengalami urbanisasi yang mengakibatkan jumlah RTH-nya mengalami penurunan akibat dari alih guna lahan. Jl. A.H. Nasution adalah bentang jalan yang memiliki jalur hijau dengan vegetasi utama Pohon Mahoni di sepanjang ruas jalannya. Kawasan Pohon Mahoni ini selain bernilai sejarah juga berperan penting sebagai bagian dari RTH di Kota Metro. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh adanya Pohon Mahoni di sepanjang Jl. A.H. Nasution, Kota Metro terhadap kenyamanan termal berdasarkan persepsi masyarakat. Kemudian penelitian ini juga ditujukan untuk mengetahui persepsi masyarakat terkait pentingnya pelestarian Pohon Mahoni sebagai warisan lanskap sejarah Kota Metro. Metode penelitian yang dilakukan adalah pengumpulan data melalui survey dan observasi langsung dengan pengukuran dan pengambilan foto dokumentasi. Selanjutnya pengumpulan data dilanjutkan dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Kuesioner disusun dengan mengacu pada prinsip kenyamanan termal yang dilihat dari temperatur, kelembaban, dan kecepatan angin. Data yang dikumpulkan kemudian dianalisis dengan metode kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Pohon Mahoni di sepanjang Jl. A.H. Nasution sangat berpengaruh terhadap kenyamanan termal berdasarkan persepsi masyarakat. Masyarakat Kota Metro diketahui menganggap bahwa pelestarian kawasan Pohon Mahoni adalah penting.

The existence of a dormitory in the UIN Raden Intan Lampung is one of the supporting activities for lectures. Plus, the number of students who come from outside the city of Bandar Lampung makes the dormitory a very interesting place to live. Meanwhile, the dormitory capacity is still very limited. Therefore, it is necessary to redesign so that capacity can be increased, and student activities can be accommodated. This study aims to redesign the current student dormitory. The research method is carried out by documentation at the site location, analyzing the problems and resulting the concept. The results showed that there were three main concepts in redesigning the student dormitory of UIN Raden Intan Lampung, namely: site and environmental, building user and the building itself.