Green development based on local wisdom: a study of kuta’s indigenous house, ciamis

Abstract

Indonesia has a cultural diversity and many potential disasters. Human response to the surrounding environment creates local wisdom in harmony with nature as part of preserve environmental quality, one of which is known from indigenous houses existence. This study aims to analyse a green development concept based on local wisdom of Kampung Kuta’s indigenous house in Ciamis, West Java. The green development concept was revealed through socio-cultural facts based on lexicon data on indigenous house building with a eco-cultural approach. The study found 36 lexicons from Kuta’s indigenous house which are divided into the upper, middle, and lower parts of the building, where all the lexicons are noun according to their functions and meanings. Green development at the Kuta’s indigenous house was found at the stage of obtaining and selecting, storing, and reprocessing the building materials consisting of bamboo, wood, palm fibres, leaves, and stones. The green development of Kuta’s indigenous house is oriented to the use of sustainable material that only comes from the surrounding. The green development concept in indigenous house signifies harmony with nature to sustain the needs of future generations.