Public Space Quality Analysis of Putroe Phang Park in Banda Aceh City

Abstract

Green open space in the form of a city park is one of the important urban infrastructures because it not only functions in terms of ecology, aesthetics, and urban identity but also plays a role in increasing people's happiness. Putroe Phang Park is a public open space located in the center of the city and adjacent to several other tourist attractions that are often visited by the public. Putroe Phang Park is also a city park with historical value in the glory era of the Aceh Sultanate. However, the public rarely visits Putroe Phang Park to enjoy recreation in the park. Therefore, further studies are needed to analyze the quality and usage of Putroe Phang Park as a public open space in accommodating community activities. The research method used is descriptive quantitative, with democratic, responsive, and meaningful variables, which are used to analyze the quality and usage of parks as public open spaces. The results of the study show that the conditions and factors that affect the low intensity of visitors are the unsuitability of facilities, lack of security level, and lack of education about the Pinto Khop Monument as a historical site. These results show the low value of meaningful impressions felt by visitors to Putroe Phang Park. For this reason, this study recommends increasing the quality and usage of Putroe Phang Park as a public open space by periodically updating and maintaining the existing facilities and complementing other park-supporting facilities.