14 Januari 2012

02 Januari 2012

Human perception “ a study on the role of built environmental quality for human wellbeing”

Ghoustanjiwani Adi Putra, Rizki Tridamayanti Siregar.
Student of Magister Program Bandung Institute of Technology, School of Architecture, Planning, and Policy Development,
Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung 57102

Abstract this preliminary research has an objectives on examine the link of built environmental quality and human wellbeing, two cases study with Environmental quality differential were selected on the basis of living in the low class dwellings, a factual analysis and direct observation were used to assessed the quality of healty environment on mikro and makro assesment. while 30 respondents on two cases study were selected in cross-sectional interviews and were compared by both case study, by quantitative method we did find the significant differential perseption on humanwell that affect from their built environtment quality.
Keywords: environmental quality, human wellbeing, human perception.

1. Introduction
In academic disciplines such as landscape architecture, environmental psychology, and health geography, there has been a long history of interest in nature’s remedial effects on mental health and, more recently, in conceptualisations of it, for example: therapeutic landscapes as places to promote wellbeing (Gesler, 1992); or restorative nature assisting a recovery from fatigue (Attention Restoration Theory: Kaplan and Kaplan, 1989) and stress (Psycho-evolutionary Theory: Ulrich, 1983)1. Nature’s composition also determine quality of built Environment, Characteristics of the built environment can directly influence mental health2. In addition to direct effects, the built environment can indirectly impact mental health by altering psychosocial processes with known