Decoding Indonesian millennials traits as variables in assessing millennials living preferences in apartment

The Millennials� demographic boom and wealth shift are expected to hold the key in influencing the next phase of disruptive wave. As the biggest consumer class of housing market whose faced numerous urban housing issues, Millennials living decision and preferences will play significant role in changing the current and future urban space. This research tries to decode Millennials� traits generated from their characters and personalities along with their living experiences in apartment buildings and experimentally use it as variables in assessing living preferences in apartment-type housing. Data was collected primarily through survey using online questionnaires and resulting in the classification of 15 preferences categories, explaining Millennial�s attribute of living/dwelling. The results show on how these traits of Millennials are fairly able to explain and/or becoming the reasoning for how they perceived their living experience in apartment and identify it as preference. The plausibility of using these cohorts and personalities (traits) as variables in assessing Millennials living preference in apartment is high

Campus Informal Learning Spaces for Reading Activities and Their Relation to Undergraduates Responses

Potential of informal learning spaces (ILS) in promoting reading activities are one of a theme of space that can be explored in higher education. This explanatory study conducted in Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) and was aimed at identifying ILS which preferred by students as reading space and their relation to students‟ responses. Students tend to choose library ILS but non-library ILS also have potential in supporting the responses to be achieved. Students were found to have better comprehension, a good mood, and to read longer in library ILS. Meanwhile, students found it easier to pay attention and felt an increased desire to engage in discussions in non-library ILS, and tended to visit these more often. At this case study, library ILS tends to be used for individual activities, while non library ILS are used for collaborative or group activities. Adapting function and type of space between ILS categories can be part of efforts to create learning engagement and to support both individual and collaborative work

The evaluation of city landmarks through the study of place attachment in Surabaya, Indonesia

The presence of landmarks is one form of city identity. The city landmark is a symbol of pride that describes the city history, power, and future dream; it also reflects characteristics of the city and society. Theoretically, the identity or symbol creates a bonding with the society called as place attachment; since it represents the true meaning of the people and place characteristics. This research aims to evaluate current city landmarks of Surabaya through the place attachment study of specific young adults aged 19 yr to 22 yr. The implementation of mixed qualitative-quantitative research method is used to understand the respondents� spatial perception by observing their social life and place preferences in the city to define social and physical symbols. The social symbols and physical symbols were compared to reveals the current value of the city landmarks. This research found that the attachment of the young adults to the Surabaya�s landmarks is weak. Young adults recognized the city landmarks in term of strong intrinsic value. It gives them a pleasant feeling by seeing the place. However, they were not engaged in the place. To improve its place attachment, the city landmarks should provide the affordance of desired and desirable activities

Hubungan Antara Kepuasan Berhuni dan Sikap Terhadap Tempat

The quality of the housing must be properly considered in order to function properly. Currently many housing development failures because lack of attention to quality aspects. The number of failures because lack of knowledge on occupant satisfaction aspects. The residential satisfaction is one of the factor that formers the attitudes toward the place which is the result of interaction between human and the environment where they live and contribute to improvement the quality of life. The aim of this study was to find out the dimension of residential satisfaction in the housing environment, the dimension of attitude toward the place, and the relation between public satisfaction and attitude toward the place. Data collection was carried out based on survey using an online questionnaire. The results showed five dimensions of residential satisfaction in the housing environment, namely environmental comfort, environmental facilities, green open space, environmental management, and infrastructure. There are also two dimensions of attitude toward the place, namely participation and adjustment. The result also showed the tendency of the satisfaction dimension to the environmental comfort related to the attitude of participation and adjustment

HUBUNGAN PEMILIHAN TEMPAT MEMBACA TERHADAP KEBETAHAN MEMBACA DAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR MAHASISWA

The selection of location is fathomed to influence different responses to students when reading. This study chose college students as respondents because reading is a daily learning process related to education or because of individual interests. College students choose a certain locations for reading and the relation between locations and respondents cause the responses to activity. Based on these, this study aimed to find the relation between the chosen reading locations and the students responses when doing reading activity. This study used quantitative research methods and online questionnaire as data collection instruments. To interpret the relations between reading locations and students reading responses, this study used explanatory quantitative research methods. Through open-ended question about the reason for selecting a certain location to read, was found that students reading responses are “Thinking Ability” and “Reading Attachment”. College students choose some certain reading locations, but the majority of students tend to choose rooms and libraries. The results showed three reading clusters. In the first cluster “Campus and Public Spaces”, was found that the ability to think and students reading attachment tended to be low. In the second cluster “Eating Area”, was found that students tended to have the attachment of reading but still have difficulty to focus. While in the third cluster, “Home Environment” was found as the ideal reading environment because the ability to think and students reading attachment tended to be high

USER’S PERCEPTIONS OF SACREDNESS (Case Study: Catholic Churches in Indonesia)

Sacredness in Catholic churches has two aspects: sacredness derived from the purpose and activities of worship and sacredness that arises from the physical and spatial aspects of a church building. The purpose of this study was to reveal factors that affect sacredness in Catholic churches from the perspective of the worshiper. The researchers conducted an exploratory qualitative research to collect text data related to the perception of Catholic church sacredness. The data were collected through an online questionnaire. The researchers also conducted an explanatory quantitative research to uncover the relationship between level of church sacredness and physical and nonphysical factors. The results showed that the ‘sacred spirit’ factor tends to be more dominant in affecting church sacredness compared to ‘sacred object’. Worshipers measure church sacredness according to ‘devoted reflection’, ‘relationship with God’, ‘quality of space’, ‘enclosure acculturation’, and ‘building style’

TIPE WISATAWAN BERDASARKAN KORELASI MOTIVASI DAN KEGIATAN DI TEMPAT WISATA (STUDI KASUS: INDONESIA)

Tourism has become a major contributing sector in the economies of many countries in the world, especially Indonesia. The attractiveness of Indonesia comes from a variety of potential such as nature, local wisdom, or artificial. Those attractions make tourist can be defined as many types based on their motives and activities. This research used mixed method (qualitative-quantitative) with sequential procedure strategy. The purpose of this study is to determine the type of tourists based on the correlation between the motivation of travel with tourism activities. Data collection was done through an online questionnaire and distributed to several groups (nonprobability-convenience sampling). The collected data were then analyzed qualitatively using content analysis and quantitatively using principal component analysis, factor analysis, and multivariate correlation analysis. The results of the analysis revealed that there are six tourism motivations namely contemplation, social-exploration, restorative, culinary, opportunity, and novelty. In addition, there are four tourism activities namely physical activity, cognitive, affective, and adventure. The results of the correlation of motivation and tourism activities then form a pattern that shows three types of tourists such as explorer, pleasure seeker, and adventurer.

THE INFLUENCE OF USER ACTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS DIMENSIONS ON SENSE OF PLACE IN CITY PARKS

City parks have certain environmental characteristics and accommodate various types of activities that affect the sense of place of the user. This study was conducted with the aim of identifying the dimensions of user activities and environmental characteristics, and sense of place levels related to city parks, as well as the causal relationships between them. Qualitative research was done using an online survey with open-ended questions. The collected text data were analyzed using content analysis. Quantitative research was done using an online survey with closed-ended questions that were compiled based on the results of the qualitative research analysis. The collected numerical data were analyzed by factor analysis and multivariate regression analysis. The analysis revealed four user activity dimensions (recreation, social interaction, work, and sports and hobby), seven environmental characteristics dimensions (natural environment, design, facilities, comfort, location, proximity, and entertainment), and two sense of place dimensions (compatibility with a place and dedication to a place). The dimension compatibility with a place tended to be influenced by the accessibility and visual quality of a park (location, natural environment, and park design), while the dimension dedication to a place tended to be influenced by user engagement (sport and hobby, and facilities)

USER’S PERCEPTIONS OF SACREDNESS (Case Study: Catholic Churches in Indonesia)

Sacredness in Catholic churches has two aspects: sacredness derived from the purpose and activities of worship and sacredness that arises from the physical and spatial aspects of a church building. The purpose of this study was to reveal factors that affect sacredness in Catholic churches from the perspective of the worshiper. The researchers conducted an exploratory qualitative research to collect text data related to the perception of Catholic church sacredness. The data were collected through an online questionnaire. The researchers also conducted an explanatory quantitative research to uncover the relationship between level of church sacredness and physical and nonphysical factors. The results showed that the ‘sacred spirit’ factor tends to be more dominant in affecting church sacredness compared to ‘sacred object’. Worshipers measure church sacredness according to ‘devoted reflection’, ‘relationship with God’, ‘quality of space’, ‘enclosure acculturation’, and ‘building style’