Civil Engineering and Architecture 10(3): 800-815, 2022 http://www.hrpub.org
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2022.100305
Community Response to Thermal and Its Influence to
Outdoor Use
Idawarni Asmal
1,*
, Baharuddin Hamzah
1
, Happy Ratna
2
1
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 92173, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
2
Department of Architecture, Institute Technology Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya, Surabaya 60117, West Java, Indonesia
Received November 29, 2021; Revised February 25, 2022; Accepted March 15, 2022
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Abstract Karamak in North Galesong is a fishing
village located adjacent to Makassar Strait. Temperatures
can reach more than 40°C; as well as in the house units,
temperatures can reach up to 37°C during the day in the dry
season. From the thermal comfort aspect, it is then far from
comfort to do activities. It has an impact on changes in the
occupant's attitude in choosing the activity space. The
research objectives are to find the differences between
indoor and outdoor temperatures that affect community
response to the transfer of their activities from indoor to
outdoor during the daytime with the aim of finding a
comfortable activity atmosphere so that activities can be
more optimal. The method used was to conduct thermal
measurements on the macro and micro scale, including
temperature, humidity by the HTC-2 to measure
temperature and humidity, while for wind speed using an
anemometer. Macro scale climate measurements were
carried out in outdoor and micro-scales in indoor of the
stage house units. Data collection was carried out
simultaneously in the rooms in the sample house. The
measurement results were presented in the table. The
analysis was used in a comparison between outdoor and
indoor climates. Measurements also take off people's
perceptions of indoor-outdoor thermal as supporting data
measured by the tool. The study has given information
about the coastal climate effects on microclimate
conditions (residential units) so that it became hot during
the day. This study also provided insights for planners and
policymakers going forward in response to heated
conditions. The microclimate made the residents move the
activity space to outdoor that was more comfortable and
able to support their activities.
Keywords Climate Impact, Community Responds to
Climate, Livelihood, Adaptation, Local Climate Scenarios
1. Introduction
Thermal comfort is an assessment of one’s satisfaction
with the environmental surroundings, in which an
individual depends on factors such as indoor temperature,
activity level, clothing, and relative humidity [1].
This situation can increase the resident's activity and
creativity in space, and affect the decision of someone or
group to use space. The lack of human comfort has a
direct effect on workers' productivity and an indirect
impact on production, economy, and environment [2-3].
In a warm climate, heat waves increase human heat stress
and morbidity and decrease productivity [4-8], their study
results showed that people's behavior was highly
dependent on the outdoor thermal conditions, concerning
the expectation of the weather and its activity.
Climate factors that influence human thermal comfort
according to Auliciems and Szokolay [9], Stathopoulosa
[10] depend on climate variables (radiation, air
temperature, humidity, and wind speed) and subjective
variables in some individuals, such as clothing,
acclimatization, age, sex, obesity and health, food and
drink type consumed, and color skin. Putra [11] defined
thermal comfort as a sense of satisfaction from someone