Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Abstrak Lingkungan merupakan tempat tinggal makhluk hidup disinilah mereka tumbuh dan berkembang. Dalam menjaga kebersihan lingkungan di perlukan kesadaran masyarakat akan pentingnya menjaga kelestarian lingkungannya. Pada penelitian ini penulis menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif, disebut penelitian deskriptif karena bertujuan untuk menggambarkan atau mendeskripsikan keadaan suatu obyek atau subjek penelitian. Populasi penelitian ini adalah masyarakat di Gampong Seuneubok dengan mengambil sampel sepuluh orang. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik wawancara langsung. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, di ketahui bahwa 1) Kesadaran masyarakat terhadap kebersihan lingkungan di Gampong Seuneubok sudah mulai meningkat, banyak masyarakat yang sudah peduli tentang kebersihan terutama di lingkungan rumah masing-masing. Namun juga ada beberapa masyarakat yang masih kurang menyadari pentingnya menjaga kebersihan lingkungan dan mengabaikannya. 2) Karakter masyarakat di gampong ini tentang kebersihan lingkungan sudah terlihat dari kedisiplinan masyarakat untuk ikut serta dalam menjaga kebersihan lingkungan, toleransi masyarakat juga sudah terlihat ketika melihat ada warga yang membuang sampah sembarangan, maka orang lain yang melihat akan menegur untuk membuang sampah pada tempatnya agar lingkungan bersih dan nyaman. Dan sikap peduli lingkungan juga sudah di terapkan masyarakat khususnya di rumah masing-masing, sudah banyak rumah yang terlihat indah dan bersih. 3) Peran pemerintah desa dalam mengupayakan kebersihan lingkungan sudah sangat baik, ada beberapa upaya yang dilakukan seperti adanya peyelenggaraan penyuluhan tentang kebersihan lingkungan, penyediaan tempat sampah di sekitar rumah masyarakat, adanya bank sampah, dan lainnya.

Kata kunci : Lingkungan, Kesadaran masyarakat, kebersihan lingkungan.

Abstract This research is entitled "Public awareness of environmental cleanliness in Seuneubok Village, Seulimeum District, Aceh Besar District". The formulation of the problems in this research are 1) What is the community's awareness of environmental cleanliness, 2) what is the character of the community related to awareness of environmental cleanliness, and 3) What is the role of the gampong government in increasing awareness of environmental cleanliness for the community. This study aims to find out about public awareness of environmental cleanliness, to find out the character of the community related to awareness of environmental cleanliness and to find out the role of gampong government in increasing awareness of environmental cleanliness for the community. The environment is where living things live, where they grow and develop. In maintaining the cleanliness of the environment, public awareness of the importance of preserving the environment is needed. In this study the authors used a qualitative approach with a descriptive research type. The data source for this research is the community in Gampong Seuneubok by taking a sample of ten people. Data collection was carried out using direct interview techniques. Based on the research results, it is known that 1) Public awareness of environmental cleanliness in Seuneubok Village has started to improve, many people are already concerned about cleanliness, especially in their respective homes. But there are also some people who are still not aware of the importance of keeping the environment clean and ignore it. 2) The character of the community in this village regarding environmental cleanliness can be seen from the discipline of the community to participate in keeping the environment clean, and the attitude of caring for the environment has also been applied by the community, especially in their respective homes, there are already many houses that look beautiful and clean. 3) The role of the gampong government in trying to keep the environment clean is very good, there have been several efforts made such as holding counseling about environmental hygiene, providing trash cans around people's homes, having a garbage bank, and others. The recommendation of this research is that the community must increase awareness of environmental cleanliness so that people's lives achieve comfort when in the village environment. Keywords: Environment, Public awareness, environmental cleanliness.