Trend on the Lack of Private Open Space in Several Contiguous Housing in Sidoarjo

Limited proportion between built area and open space of house-lots in housing
district seems to become trend in some housing. Within period of occupancy, houseowners
are
continuously
requiring
more
rooms.
A
common
solution
is
to

transform
available open space in the lot into building. Several contiguous housing in Sidoarjo
Regency, comprises of low-to-medium and medium-to high housing types was
studied to learn on the trend. The study concluded that definition of low-to-medium
and medium-to-high class housing was a correct term here. In average, respondents
had duration of occupancy of 15 to 20 years and most were undertaken housing
extension. From 83 respondents out of 170 suspected houses of having insufficient
open space was significantly proved that the extension leaved open space toward
0%. This means that lack of private open space is a factual trend here. When lack of
open space is a trend, we may easily suspect that green open space is in similar
term.
Interesting phenomenon was found that apart from good level of early and prior
awareness on the necessity of open space, average respondents had significantly
lower early knowledge on the importance of open space especially in term of
providing rainwater absorption bed. Their knowledge increased gradually
currently. However, their current knowledge was still lower than their awareness.
This finding is expected to be useful in planning further stage of community
outreach to give informal lecture among community due to actual procedure in
fixing open space inexistence, especially to further generation.