Solid Wastes and Green Open Space Management in the Green Hospital Perception

摘要

The aims of the research is to analyze outdoor environmental comfort, sort of non-medical solid wastes, and green open spaces (GOS) in the Public Regional Hospital of Pare, Kediri regency, Indonesia. The research respondents were 137 persons of hospital occupants; consists of patients, doctors, hospital staffs, and visitors. Field observation in hospital GOS was carried out to measure the tree diameter; the data were used to estimate the area of tree shading. Thermal comfort of outdoor environment analysis involved air temperature and air relative humidity in the form of Humidex. Results showed that 44% respondents stated that the sort of non-medical solid wastes has been in accordance with the principles of green-hospital. Keywords: Green Open Space, outdoor environmental comfort, thermal discomfort index