Design of Moss Greening Material for Merapi Disaster Prone Area Using Kansei Engineering

Abstract

Merapi is categorized as the most active volcano in Indonesia and most important place of open green space in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Merapi had erupted from September to October 2010 and destroyed many open green spaces. One of the potential solutions to increase percentage of open green space is the application of greening material in eco-agro-tourism program in Merapi Disaster Prone Area. Greening material is a plant panel consisting of plant and hydroponics media; suitable to be attached in the surroundings of a building. Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum sp) which is a local biodiversity was used and evaluated as a greening material. The design was developed using Kansei Engineering. Four prototypes of the Sphagnum Moss as greening material were generated as rooftop, canopy, pot and portable garden.