Spatial Multi-Criterion Analysis (SMCA) to Determine the Suitability of Children-friendly Open Green Space (CFGOS) at Wonokromo Village, Special Region of Yogyakarta
Rapid urbanization and growth in the Wonokromo Village, situated in the periurban area of Yogyakarta City causes the loss of children's playgrounds while the number of children is increasing. Preserving the remaining space to be Children-friendly Open Green Space (CFGOS) is crucial. Amid the space limit, choosing the right location is one of the keys to ensuring the space functions optimally. We employ the Spatial Multi-Criteria Analysis (SMCA) in selecting several location candidates for the development of CFOGS using 9 criteria of tree cover, existing open green space, ricefield, social facilities, accessibility, distance to school, presence of small shop, children density, and the riverbank. The SMCA analysis is powered by Analytical Hierarchical Process using expert judgment combined with GIS analysis to yield the weight priority and score for each criterion. As the result, the score for each criterion is 0.3218 for existing open green space, 0.1616 for social facilities 0.1446 for small shops, 0.1265 for roads or accessibility, 0.085 for vegetation, 0.0504 for
distance to school, 0.0499 for the riverbank, 0.0367 for the children density, 0.0234 for the ricefield. We obtain 9 candidates for the CFOGS. The Wonokromo Village has also planned to build and rehabilitate the open space but needs to acknowledge the needs for CFGOS from gated community and pesantren community as the different types of community in Wonokromo Village with a different kind of CFGOS.
