The Influence of The Distribution of Public Green Space on The Health of The Residential Environment in Balikpapan City

Abstract

The population of Balikpapan City has increased along with economic growth. The increasing population has resulted in the densification of the population and settlements which. That are fast and uncontrolled in parts of the city. The increasing demand for space, especially for settlements and built-up land, has an impact on the deterioration of the quality of the environment, especially the public green space. Balikpapan is one of the cities that despite extensive protected forests but still has problems providing public green open spaces. One of the impacts of the lack of green space in urban areas is that the community has a limited place to socialize with the surrounding environment. Furthermore the limited green open space in urban areas can cause pollution. This has resulted in decreasing public health. The analytical method used is path analysis technique. The type of data used in this path analysis is cross section data. The results show the contribution of green space distribution in disease is 2.9% with the highest proportion of being diarrhoea. In addition, the distribution of green space affects the number of infant mortality rate is 5.5% while the rest are contributions from other variables not included in the study.