Furthermore, related with human settlements context,
there are some aspects in developing a sustainable
community such as:
• Sustainable land use
• Social development
• Population
• Environmentally sustainable, healthy and liveable
• Sustainable energy use
• Sustainable transport and communication systems
• Conservation and rehabilitation of the historical
and cultural heritage
• Improving urban economies
• Balance development in rural regions
• Disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness,
and post-disaster rehabilitation capabilities
(Lundqvist, 2007, p. 11-12)
Succinctly, public space design aims sustainibilty
in 5 aspects, there are :
1. CommunityWelfare
Community welfare as basic motivation in creating
and developing public space. Community provides
movement path or circulation, communication centre
and a place to feel free and relax.
2. Visual Enhancement
A public space in a city will increase its visual quality
by being more human, harmony and good looking.
3. Environmental Enhancement
Greenery in open public space can give a boost in
aesthetic value and provides better air quality in the
middle of air pollution.
4. Economic Development
Economic development as a general purpose in
creating and developing an open public space.
5. Image Enhancement
Image enhancement is an abstract goal that isn’t
clearly stated in creating an open public space but it
has to be achieved.
(Carr, S,Et All., 1992, p.420)
2.3 Urban Farming as Productive
Urban Open Space
Massive development in urban areas has led to the
displacement of green open spaces. The loss of green
open space affects the stability of environmental
ecosystems. It also increases pollution, which is bad
for the health of urban communities. The concept of
urban farming then offers a solution by creating green
open land in the midst of dense urban buildings.
Urban farming can manage polluted urban areas into
a comfortable and healthy environment to live in
(cybex.pertanian.go.id).
What can become urban farming land is: a.
Private land, such as home yards, terraces, walls,
fences, gutters, and rooftop. b. Common land, such as
abandoned land, walls of alleys, riverbanks or over
rivers. Limited land, which is often seen as an
obstacle, can be overcome by applying various
cultivation technologies. From the simplest things
such as pots and polybags, also using waste materials
such as noodle containers, paint containers, and used
buckets. The vertical planting is called the
verticulture system. Containers used waste mineral
bottles, or from pipes (www.dekoruma.com.) In the
market, there is also a media that resembles a pocket
that can be hung on the wall.
(www.tokopedia.com/find/wall-planter-bag).
Difficult techniques are called hydroponic
techniques and aquaponics techniques (Pudjiastuti,
2017, p. iii). Cultivation consists of vegetables, herbs,
fruit, and ornamental plants. The type of plant is
adapted to the container. Small pots, verticulture, and
hydroponics are usually applied to light, short-rooted,
and short-lived plants (Pudjiastuti, p 3). Combined
cultivation is called the aquaponic technique, for
example, cultivating vegetables with fish or fruit with
fish (Pudjiastuti, p. 99). Law Number 26 of 2007
concerning Spatial Planning Article 29 states that the
proportion of Green Open Space in urban areas is at
least 30% of the total area (Nurmala, 2019, p. 1) The
city of Bandung has a composition and proportion of
green open space area of only 12.20% (Nurmala, p.
3). The city of Bandung supplies 98% of its foodstuffs
from other cities. The limited land and food
availability are anticipated by the Bandung City
Government with the SAE (Healthy, Natural and
Economical Yard and Kangpisman (Reduce, Separate
and Utilize) Waste Program
(buruansae.bandung.go.id). It takes creative thinking
from the community and universities to enrich urban
programs. farming in the fields of economics,
environmental aesthetics, creative activities, and
citizen recreation.
2.4 Bio-cord Technology
As cities continue to grow, they also generate lots
amount of solid and liquid waste. In some developing
countries, the waste is being disposed to the river that
cause river water pollution. Since 2017, Indonesia
adopted a technology called bio-cord in its
wastewater treatment. This technology help to
increase water quality up to 50% depending on the
pollution (Sugara, 2017:17).
The basic principle of Bio-Cord technology is
using synthetic fibre (Bio-Cord) that become a host