Ecological Perspective Based on “Asta Bumi” Philosophy

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the ecological perspective of the people of Megati Traditional Village, Selemadeg District, Tabanan Regency, regarding spatial planning of traditional Balinese buildings based on the Asta Bumi philosophy. This type of research is quantitative descriptive research with a survey method and the Rasch model approach with the help of the WinStep version 3.73 application. The population in this study were heads of families in the Megati traditional village using a random cluster sampling technique. The result is that most people have traditional Balinese building types based on the Asta Bumi philosophy, and the completeness of the buildings still varies. Respondents with low levels of education believe that traditional buildings have been built that way since ancient times and are ancestral heritage. They need to fully understand the ecological meaning of the Asta Bumi philosophy, even though the community has implemented it in building homes and feeling comfortable. Respondents with a higher level of education understand more about traditional buildings. However, they tend to only apply the Asta Bumi philosophy in building houses if they are constrained by land ownership for traditional buildings based on the Asta Bumi philosophy. In conclusion, there are different views on applying the Asta Bumi philosophy between respondents with higher and lower education due to differences in understanding and level of education. So it is necessary to have government policies and related parties to provide a broad and sustainable understanding to the community.