Development of an edutainment shaft garden for integrated waste management in the UGM green campus

Abstract

Biomass productivity and organic cycles in tropical regions are the highest in the world because of increased temperature, rainfall, humidity, and sunlight year-round. Organic waste not only comes from the agricultural sector (agriculture, horticulture, plantation, forest, livestock, and fisheries), but also from non-agricultural entities (cities, market, offices, households, campuses, industries, and other sectors). Organic waste volume from the integrated campus UGM yard reached 30 tons/day, requiring the support of adequate self-managed waste management facilities. Various experimental approaches were used in designing the Waste Management Centre at UGM as part of an edutainment (education and recreation) program. The problems at the Waste Management Centre included (1) an integrated system of recreational functions in biogas and compost processing; (2) high operational costs; and (3) space efficiency for productivity and processing. Development of a ‘Shaft Garden’ was chosen a solution for (1) creating visual attraction and space experiences from biogas and compost management; (2) utilizing gravitational force as a utility distribution system; and (3) creating a sequence of spaces according to the function. Integrated organic-cycle management by empowering the 9R (Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, Refill, Replace, Repair, Replant, Rebuild, Reward) framework with a multi-function and multi-product approach has provided higher value-addition to environmental, economic, socio-cultural, and health aspects.

Key drivers, challenges and strategies towards successful low-carbon campus: the case of UiTM Shah Alam campus

“…For example, studies by Makkonen et al (2013), Azar and Al Ansari (2017) and Fachrudin and Fachrudin (2021) have discussed on energy management systems on campus to improve energy efficiency, energy management practices and energy-efficient awareness. The research has grown to include further technical studies to evaluate campus energy and carbon efficiency improvements, with a focus on solar and renewable energy performance (Baitule and Sudhakar, 2017; Chakraborty et al , 2015; Song and Choi, 2015) and waste management (Setyowati et al , 2018; Cahyanti et al , 2019).…”

Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals Program in Indonesia

“…Even small climate changes will impact forests and vegetation with the consequences of severe risks in bioclimatic and eco-physiological changes. These changes can disrupt plant phenology, the distribution of vegetation, the proliferation of insects and pests, and the vulnerability of drought, which results in increased fires (Bush and Flenly 2012). Generally, this will be related to people's livelihood and wildlife (Locatelli et al 2009).…”

“…It is realized by using garbage and abandoned goods and converting them into food, energy, and work. The integrated organic waste management by a "Shaft Garden" combines the organic waste management from the agricultural and nonagricultural sectors (Cahyanti et al 2019). This concept is based on nature-base, natural norms, green, gravity, natural light, sun, mass flow, water flow, functional, diversified, multisector, multiproduct, multifunctional, multiuse, edutainment, efficient, effective, attractive, economical, environmentally friendly, socio-cultural, energy cycle, organic, low emission, and low energy (Cahyanti et al 2019).…”

“…High population density and rapid industrialization, accompanied by development that relies more on the exploitation of natural resources, have made Indonesia increasingly affected by climate change. Excessive and economically oriented management of natural resources has resulted in severe environmental and global damage, and climate change has compounded the damage in the tropical ecosystem including Indonesia (Agus et al 2017, Agus et al 2019aCahyanti and Agus 2017). We must transform our development paradigm not to be based on natural resources but based on science and technology: the new paradigm of natural resource management from the red economy concept to empowering natural resources for sustainable development (Agus et al 2004, Agus et al a, b, c, 2020a.…”

“…Land-use change and excessive logging of tropical forest ecosystems will lead to deforestation and land degradation (Agus 2013(Agus , 2018Agus et al 2004Agus et al , 2016Agus et al , 2017Cahyanti and Agus 2017). Forest fires significantly impact the peatland conditions, especially their function as carbon stocks and carbon dioxide emissions.…”