Title:
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STUDY OF PUSONG LAMA FISHERMAN SETTLEMENT, LHOKSEUMAWE CITY (CASE STUDY: DUSUN PASI)

Authors:
Nanda Sofia, B O Y Marpaung and Dwira Nirfalini Aulia

Abstract:
Uncontrolled population growth with limited land can affect a residential area's environmental quality. The emergence of slums (uninhabitable) with various fundamental problems such as building irregularities, building density, uninhabitable buildings, environmental road damage, and poor sanitation can complexly damage the surrounding environment. Based on the Decree of the Mayor of Lhokseumawe, Pusong Lama fishermen's settlement is one of the slum areas in Lhokseumawe City. This study aims to measure the level of environmental quality of fishermen's settlements so that a strategy/ handling plan can be identified to improve the quality of the settlement environment. This research was conducted using descriptive qualitative research methods. Determination of variables based on three aspects, namely aspects of residential buildings, aspects of environmental accessibility, and aspects of settlement utilities. Determination of the assessment weight in this study refers to the Regulation of Peraturan Menteri PUPR Number 14/PRT/M/2018. The results showed that the Dusun Pasi fishermen's settlement had a wastewater management system and a waste management system in the medium to poor category. While the aspect of residential buildings and aspects of environmental accessibility is in the moderate category. Strategies/Plans in efforts to deal with the quality of the settlement environment are based on the RP2KPKP Guidebook.

Keywords:
Environmental quality, settlements, utilities, slums, sanitation, and environment.

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2023.6329