The application of housing land-use patterns to achieve low CO2 emission in Medan City

Abstract

Planning of housing is related to land-use management the lack of appropriate and adequate facilities also discovered to be forcing residents to travel to other places, thereby, leading to CO2 emissions. This study was, therefore, aimed to determine appropriate land-use patterns to reduce the environmental damages caused by a continued increase in CO2 emissions, especially in residential areas of Medan city. The control policy implemented in Taman Johor Indah Permai Housing I involves studying housing and life structuring in the area to cope with the effects of CO2 emissions. The study was conducted using a mixed-method with the quantitative aspect applied to process data, while the qualitative aspect was applied to analyze the research problem. The sample population included all housing units in Taman Johor Indah Permai I and the data obtained were comprehensively analyzed based on urban housing theory, spatial planning, and CO2 emissions sources. The characteristics of land use patterns were identified, potential factors contributing to CO2 emissions, and their roles in preventing and overcoming they were determined, after which recommendations were made to prepare housing land-use patterns to achieve low CO2 emissions. The results, however, showed a lack of facilities in the housing area to be influencing the distance traveled by the residents thereby causing more emissions. It’s led to the implementation of policies involving mixed use of land and pedestrian walkways in designing low CO2 emissions urban housing.