Comfort Evaluation of Some City Parks in Menteng Subdistrict Using Grid Method

Abstract

This article aims to evaluate the thermal comfort in three parks at Menteng Sub District, Central Jakarta. The method used in this research is grid method that mapped the parks into squares. Grid method indicated the spread of temperature and humidity value with the canopy coverage. This study purposed to identify the distribution of temperature and humidity in Menteng Park, Suropati Park, and Situ Lembang Park. From the results, the highest temperature was in Menteng Park indicated by the average value of temperature is 35.6°C compared with Situ Lembang Park (34.7°C) and Suropati Park (34.3°C). The highest humidity was in Suropati Park indicated by the average value of humidity was 52.6% compared with Menteng Park (50.5%) and Situ Lembang Park (48.2%).