PEMANFAATAN HUTAN KOTA SEBAGAI BENTUK RUANG TERBUKA HIJAU DALAM MENDUKUNG FUNGSI PERLINDUNGAN LINGKUNGAN

Abstract

As the area of the city that became the capital of a province, the province of East Kalimantan, and the natural resources abundant enough, the investment climate in the city of Samarinda show progress very quickly, and became one of the main targets for investors to develop the business. Some sectors of life are rising because of increasing population is transportation and recreation needs. Transport in a fairly densely populated cities, where the population is about 726 233 Samarinda souls (2010 census results), will certainly have an impact on congestion and pollution. With the solution propagate green open space (in the form of Forest City), where the latter planted trees are trees that can absorb chemicals and toxins that are produced from such pollution. Besides urban forests can also serve as a recreational area for the community, and as an area to perform other activities that positively. General conclusion is that the government of Samarinda should provide more open areas of green open space in the form (Forest City) in each sub-region, so that the activity is not concentrated only in the Mahakam River Edge only, but can be broken down into several areas, which of course will also reduce the risk of congestion in the city.

Keywords : Population, Pollution, Green Space, Forest City