The technique of green belt bamboo constructions for highway noise effect reductions

Abstract

Noise affects human health and behavior. Significantly noise results in a decrease in quality of life. The World Health Organization states that noise pollution is the third most dangerous type of environmental pollution. Noise is seriously problematic in the health of the urban environment in the world. The city of Yogyakarta as a center of education in Indonesia has experienced a very large growth in urban numbers from various provinces in Indonesia. Noise testing is carried out in residential areas as well as being an education area in Yogyakarta. The tool used MU.04 / SLM / 04 (Sound Level Meter) shows a value of 62.1 dBA from the normal limit of 55 dBA. These results indicate that noise is disturbing. So it is necessary to do noise reduction along the crowded roads of vehicles with natural vegetation. Natural vegetation that is fast growing and capable of significantly reducing noise is bamboo. Bamboo vegetation can bind more carbon than tree plants. The green belt vegetation of bamboo plants will create a more comfortable, shady and beautiful environment in the city of Yogyakarta.