Study of motion comfort on the roof slope to optimize urban farming

Abstract

One of the efforts of urban food problems can be resolved by urban farming activities with green roofs application on sloping roofs in crowded settlement. The study aims to know the body movements comfort in the planting activity on the green roof for productive plants with a case study of sloping roofs using simulation. This study is an experimental research by using simulation methods. The experimental variables in this study were height, sex and the range of the planting process. The simulation research uses a growing media module which is placed at an angle of 15 degrees and 30 degrees. The obtained data tested T test method to find the differences level of male and female respondents data. After the T test, a simple regression test was performed to determine the effect of the respondent’s height on the range of the planting process. T test results show that male and female data in each module with slopes 15 degrees and 30 degrees have different results. ANOVA test regression analysis results showed a significant influence between height and distance of planting range in male respondents was 47.5 percent in the 15 degrees module and 49.02 percent in the 30 degrees module, while in the female respondents had a 31.64 percent result at modules 15 degrees and 54.44 percent in the 30 degrees module. The results of both data (male and female) showed that the slope of 30 degrees is more comfortable than the slope of 15 degrees.