Faktor-faktor yang Mempengaruhi Implementasi Kebijakan Ruang Terbuka Hijau di Kabupaten Rembang
Environmental imbalance caused as more demand than available land designated as green areas is an important note to Rembang Regency to create policies that focus on how to balance the environment. Green Open Space Policy in Rembang refer to Regulation No. 14 of 2011 on Rembang Spatial Planning. The existence of specific policies for protected areas and open green spaces in urban areas in Rembang also listed in Rembang spatial policy. Qualitative descriptive method is the method used in this study, to determine the factors driving and inhibiting in the implementation of Green Open Space Policy in Rembang using the theory of George C. Edwards III, covering four factors: Communication, Resources, Disposition, and Bureaucratic Structure. The result showed that the Green Open Space Policy in Rembang able to increase the supply, regulation and maintenance of green open space. KBT Marine Parks, Parks Borotugel, Mondoteko Park and updating of Rembang City Square are growing evidence of consistency in the government in meeting the 30% that has been mandated for green space. Research in the Green Open Space Policy implementation in Rembang recommends: (1) Sharing the determination of budget between Parliament and related implementing agencies in order to 2 adapt the needs the budget; (2) Provision of seeds in support of NGOs and community greening program; and (3) Increasing public participation in the development and management of green space.
Kajian Perencanaan Ruang Terbuka Hijau Pemukiman Di Kampung Brambangan Dan Perumahan Sambak Indah, Purwodadi
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Keteduhan yang diciptakan oleh ruang terbuka hijau merupakan salah satu pendukung kenyamanan aktivitas penghuni suatu pemukiman. Untuk memperoleh ruang terbuka hijau sesuai keinginan penghuni pemukiman perlu dilakukan perencanaan yang tepat. Perencanaan merupakan salah satu aspek dalam pengelolaan lingkungan, termasuk pengelolaan ruang terbuka hijau.Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui bagaimana warga penghuni Kampung Brambangan dan Perumahan Sambak Indah merencanakan ruang terbuka hijau bagi pemukiman masing-masing. Data primer diambil dengan penyebaran kuesioner secara random sampling untuk 117 responden dan wawancara mendalam kepada tokoh masyarakat setempat. Hasil yang diperoleh kuesioner dan wawancara diolah untuk dideskripsikan sehingga diperoleh gambaran perencanaan penghijauan lingkungan di kedua pemukiman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan warga kedua pemukiman menyatakan bahwa keinginan untuk penghijauan pekarangan bersumber dari diri sendiri dengan prosentase yang hampir sama yaitu 91% (Perum Sambak Indah) dan 88% (Kampung Brambangan). Untuk alokasi lahan penghijauan pekarangan, warga Perum Sambak Indah sebesar 41% menyatakan dialokasikan pada saat pembuatan rumah selesai. Sedangkan untuk warga Kampung Brambangan sebesar 82% menyatakan sudah dialokasikan pada saat perencanaan pembuatan rumah. 
Kata kunci: pemukiman, perencanaan ruang terbuka hijau
Thorium-induced Anatomical and Histopathological Changes in Liver of Swiss Mice
ObjectivePresent study is aimed to investigate the anatomical and histopathological changes in liver tissues of Swiss albino male mice, one month after intravenous administration of thorium (232Th; 4 and 40 mg/kg).MethodsSynchrotron X-ray micro-CT imaging, CD31 immuno-cytochemistry, hematoxylin & eosin staining and Periodic acid-Schiff staining were performed to study changes in liver anatomy, blood vessels/capillaries, histology and glycogen content of liver, respectively.ResultsSynchrotron X-ray micro-CT imaging of liver showed loss of blood vessels in mice treated with thorium (4 mg/kg), which was more prominent at higher dose of thorium (40 mg/kg). These thorium-induced changes in liver were correlated with the decrease in CD31 positive cells and loss of tissue architecture. A dose-dependent increase in glycogen content was also observed in the liver of thorium-treated mice.ConclusionOur results provide novel insight about the effects of thorium on liver, which may have significant implications in understanding the mechanism of thorium thorium-induced hepatotoxicity.