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This community service activity was carried out on 21 September 2024 at Banksasuci (Bank Sampah Sungai Cisadane), Cihuni, Gading Serpong, Tangerang Regency, as part of the SOUL PROJECT (Save Our Earth With Law) organized by the Student Executive Board of the Faculty of Law, UPN Veteran Jakarta. The program focused on urban planning and water management in relation to the impact of development on Cisadane River water quality. The Cisadane River is one of the most vital water sources in Banten Province, supplying raw water for PDAM, agriculture, fisheries, and industry. However, rapid urbanization—marked by dense residential sprawl and industrial expansion—has caused a significant and sustained decline in river water quality. Research shows that COD and BOD concentrations in the Cisadane River trended upward continuously from 2005 to 2012, driven by industrial effluents concentrated in Jatiuwung and domestic wastewater from slum settlements. Institutional management of the river remains fragmented across multiple agencies at city, provincial, and national levels with weak coordination. This activity engaged approximately 50 participants through legal education sessions, participatory field discussions, river cleaning, and tree-planting activities. Results indicate a significant increase in participant awareness of the link between spatial planning, infrastructure development, and river water quality. This program recommends integrated spatial governance and community-based monitoring as key strategies for protecting the Cisadane River ecosystem.

Penutupan Tempat Pembuangan Akhir (TPA) Piyungan pada April 2024 menyebabkan permasalahan pengelolaan sampah di Kota Yogyakarta semakin kompleks, ditandai dengan meningkatnya penumpukan sampah di berbagai Tempat Penampungan Sementara (TPS), salah satunya TPS Pakuncen di Kemantren Wirobrajan yang berada di kawasan permukiman padat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh keberadaan TPS Pakuncen terhadap kualitas hidup warga yang tinggal di sekitarnya. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan pengumpulan data melalui observasi lapangan, wawancara terhadap warga terdampak dan petugas TPS, serta studi dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa keberadaan TPS Pakuncen memberikan dampak signifikan terhadap kondisi lingkungan fisik, kenyamanan, dan kualitas hidup warga. Dampak yang paling dominan dirasakan meliputi bau tidak sedap akibat proses dekomposisi sampah, penurunan estetika lingkungan, keberadaan vektor penyakit seperti lalat dan tikus, serta potensi risiko kesehatan yang menimbulkan rasa tidak nyaman dalam aktivitas sehari-hari. Kondisi tersebut diperparah oleh keterbatasan lahan TPS, tingginya volume sampah, fasilitas yang belum memadai, serta ketidakteraturan jadwal pengangkutan. Meskipun demikian, warga tetap menyadari bahwa TPS merupakan infrastruktur penting dalam sistem pengelolaan sampah perkotaan, namun menilai pengelolaannya belum optimal. Penelitian ini menegaskan perlunya intervensi pemerintah daerah melalui peningkatan manajemen operasional TPS, perbaikan infrastruktur fisik, serta penguatan edukasi dan partisipasi masyarakat guna menciptakan lingkungan permukiman yang lebih sehat, nyaman, dan berkelanjutan.

 Communicable diseases remain one of the leading public health burdens in Indonesia, particularly in densely populated residential areas and communities with inadequate sanitation. Poor housing conditions including insufficient ventilation, overcrowding, excessive humidity, inadequate lighting, and improper waste and wastewater management have been shown to increase the risk of respiratory infections, diarrhea, and other environment-related diseases. This literature review aims to identify effective environmental health strategies for preventing communicable diseases by synthesizing findings from 11 scientific articles published between 2014 and 2025. The review shows that basic sanitation, indoor air quality, waste management, and the implementation of the Community-Based Total Sanitation (STBM) program are key determinants in reducing disease incidence. Additionally, successful interventions depend heavily on clean and healthy living behaviors (PHBS) and active community participation. These findings highlight the importance of a comprehensive approach that integrates physical environmental improvements, health education, and community empowerment to create healthy settlements and sustainably reduce the risk of communicable diseases.

This study aims to analyze the level of flood hazard in Baturaja Barat District, Ogan Komering Ulu Regency, by applying a spatial approach using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) through the overlay method. The analysis was carried out by integrating six main physical parameters, namely rainfall, land use, elevation, slope, river density, and soil type. Each parameter was assigned a score and weight according to its influence on flood potential and subsequently processed spatially to produce a flood hazard map. The results indicate that the Baturaja Barat District area is classified into three hazard levels: low (3.25%), moderate (70.64%), and high (25.84%). Areas with high hazard levels are predominantly characterized by densely populated settlements situated at low elevations and in close proximity to river networks, particularly in Tanjung Karang, Air Gading, Talang Jawa, Karang Agung, and surrounding villages. These findings highlight that land-use changes, topographic conditions, and the distribution of river networks play significant roles in increasing flood risk. The results of this study are expected to serve as a foundation for spatial planning, the strengthening of disaster mitigation policies, and the enhancement of community preparedness against flood hazards in the region.

Waste management has become an increasingly complex environmental issue, particularly in urban areas and densely populated settlements. The lack of public awareness in disposing of waste properly has caused numerous negative impacts, including soil and water pollution, flooding due to clogged drainage systems, reduced environmental aesthetics, and the spread of infectious diseases. These conditions indicate that the waste problem is not merely a technical issue of collection and disposal, but also strongly related to people’s behavior and environmental awareness. Therefore, a simple, practical, and effective approach is required to encourage behavioral change in daily life. One alternative solution is through visual education by using waste signboards that display educational and persuasive messages. These signboards are installed in strategic locations to serve as direct reminders for residents to care more about environmental cleanliness. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of waste education signboards in improving community understanding and discipline in waste disposal practices. The methods applied included counseling sessions, participatory discussions with residents, designing communicative and attractive signboards, and installing them in high-traffic areas such as main roads, schools, worship places, and public spaces. The results of the activity indicated an increase in public knowledge regarding the impacts of waste, active participation in maintaining cleanliness, and a significant reduction in littering behavior around the areas where the signboards were installed. Furthermore, residents gave positive feedback and expressed their willingness to expand the initiative by adding more signboards in other locations as part of sustainable action. In conclusion, educational signboards proved to be an effective, low-cost, and practical medium to raise community awareness. Beyond delivering environmental messages, the signboards also helped strengthen collective commitment among residents to create a clean, healthy, and sustainable living environment.

Cockroaches are one of the insects that act as disease vectors that are often found in houses, buildings, including restaurants or eateries. Based on the results of observations conducted at the BTN Kanawa Indah Settlement Block 17, Batu Merah Village, Sirimau District, Ambon City with a dense population and an unclean environment. Viewed according to the habitat and behavior of cockroaches at night, it appears that cockroaches roam around in houses such as kitchens, rooms, toilets, and damp and dirty places. This type of research is descriptive which describes the Density and Identifying the types of cockroaches in the BTN Kanawa Indah Settlement Block, Batu Merah Village, Block 17, Sirimau District, Ambon City. The results of the Cockroach Density study found in the BTN Kanwa Indah Settlement Block 17, Batu Merah Village, Sirimau District, Ambon City were 12 cockroaches, included in the moderate category. Cockroach Identification in BTN Kanawa Indah Settlement Block 17 Batu Merah Village Sirimau District Ambon City there are 14 American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) at sample point one 2 cockroaches, sample point two 2 cockroaches, and sample point three 5 cockroaches, and point four 3 cockroaches point five 1 cockroach. The survey of cockroach density in BTN Kanawa Indah Settlement Block 17 Batu Mera Village Sirimau District Ambon City, namely the measurement results are in the moderate category. There are 14 American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana), and there are no German cockroaches (Blatella australasiae) obtained from the results of the examination of the 5 sample points, namely positive there is one type of cockroach in the BT Kanawa Indah Settlement Block 17 Batu Merah Village Sirimau District Ambon City.

Settlement is a basic human need that is closely related to the feasibility of life and well-being. The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of settlement patterns that occur in rural and urban areas, and to investigate the factors that influence these patterns. This study collects, analyzes, and synthesizes related literature. The results show that settlement patterns in urban areas are denser and develop vertically, while settlement patterns in rural areas tend to be spread out and horizontal. Various factors, such as natural conditions (such as climate, topography, water and land availability), socio-economic factors (such as employment, education, and income), and government policies and local cultural developments, influence these differences. These results emphasize that understanding settlement patterns as a whole is essential to building areas that are equitable, sustainable, and responsive to community needs.

Irwansyah. The city of Palembang is one of the cities in Indonesia that has environmental problems, namely the existence of densely populated settlements in riverbank areas. With these conditions, the Palembang City Government has made efforts to prevent river water pollution as a form of Healthy City development. This is realized by the construction of a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Karya Jaya Village, Kertapati District, Palembang City, part of which is located right on the riverside. The main concern in this study is the role of the Government of Karya Jaya Village, Kertapati District, Palembang City in empowering the community to utilize communal WWTP which includes human empowerment, business empowerment, environmental empowerment, institutional empowerment, obstacles and efforts made to overcome them.The results of the study show that the role of the Karya Jaya Village Government, Kertapati District, Palembang City in environmental management consisting of human empowerment, business empowerment, environmental empowerment and institutional empowerment has not been carried out optimally. This is because the empowerment effort is a cross-sectoral effort. The obstacles that arise in the implementation of the role of the Karya Jaya Village Government, Kertapati District, Palembang City in environmental planning consist of budget limitations, community mindset and binding rules, which have not been overcome by the efforts that have been made, namely maximizing community participation and awareness. Therefore, the Government of Karya Jaya Village, Kertapati District, Palembang City should take coordination steps with related parties to maximize its role in environmental planning in the area. Thus, the environmental arrangement efforts carried out become more optimal and comprehensive. The Karya Jaya Village Government, Kertapati District, Palembang City should take intensive coordination steps with LPMK, RW, RT administrators, religious leaders and local community leaders to overcome various obstacles that arise in environmental planning in this region.    

Fires in residential areas usually occur in densely populated areas. Rawa Buaya Village is a sub-district in West Jakarta City which has a fairly high population density and there is also a densely populated settlement located at RT.016/RW.04 with 445 families. This settlement experienced fire disasters five times in 2008, 2009, 2015, and twice in 2022. The aim of the research is to describe community preparedness to reduce the risk of fire as well as factors that support and inhibit community preparedness. This research uses descriptive methods through a qualitative approach. The results of the research show that 40% of the community knows that the cause of fires is due to human negligence, 81% have the desire to prevent fires, 76% have an agreement between the Head of the RT and the community, 74% have determined the evacuation location for victims, 67% do not know the evacuation route board, 91% have the desire to to help their relatives, 62% only knew that a fire simulation had been carried out once, 74% had no early warning system, and 60% had not prepared an emergency fund. So it was concluded that the community was sufficiently prepared to face fires by knowing the causes and things to prevent fires, having an agreement to prepare evacuation locations, helping relatives and participating in disaster simulations, but the vulnerability of the living environment was a factor that triggered fires.  

In the 1970s bedbug infestation was thought to have disappeared, but since the 2000s, the appearance of bedbugs has been reported worldwide. Studies on bed bugs were carried out in several residential locations in Palangka Raya. This study aims to determine the existence of bed bugs in residential areas and the biological aspects of bed bugs. Survey and collection of bedbugs are carried out in densely populated areas. The results of the study showed that out of 20 houses observed, there were 2 houses that were identified with the presence of bed bugs. The only species of bed bug found is the, Cimex lecturarius. Bed bug infestation is observed in the beds. This shows that there is a potential for bed bugs to cause itching on the skin and allergic reactions in the occupants of the house. The population of bed bugs has the opportunity to spread to other residents' settlements.

Previously known as Alalak's hometown,  it is now divided into two villages, namely South Alalak village and  North Alalak village, located in North Banjarmasin District from 1970 to 2000. This area was famous  as a center for the wood processing industry for building materials, but is now starting to be abandoned. dim because wood is also rare. Wooden materials were replaced with concrete beams, steel and metal rafters. Alalak Village looks very shabby, the houses are built  mostly from irregular wood. However, there is something interesting in the Alalak River village which is visited by every  local/regional, national and international holiday tourist. They wanted to witness the Floating Market activity as a rare custom in the form of  buying and selling activities where sellers and buyers use boats or in the banjo term called catamarans.  This empty  village needs to be managed by building a riverside buffer area in the form of a long embankment with a width of 8.0 meters to 12.0 meters. The embankment material is planted with trees according to its purpose as protection  from wind, waves and sunlight. The length of the embankment as a Buffer Zone for  this building was built in  stages in accordance with  the budget set by  the Banjarmasin City River and Drainage Department  . Thinking about  the need to organize dense residential and slum areas on the banks of this river from literature, videos about Buffer Zones in earthquake and tsunami prone areas in Japan which implement these zones as places of effort to withstand very large tsunami waves.

The problem of narrow land is a problem that is often experienced by people in densely populated settlements, including Karang Asam Ulu Village which is a community service partner. Limited land makes it difficult to develop crop and fish cultivation, so it cannot meet family food needs. Cultivation in buckets (Budikdamber) is the right solution to overcome limited land because it does not require large areas for vegetable and fish cultivation. The purpose of this service is to provide community knowledge and skills to the Dasawisma group of Karang Asam Ulu Urban Village RT 024, Sungai Kunjang Subdistrict, Samarinda City in utilizing yard land to be used as Budikdamber. The stages of implementation began with a field survey and then continued with a focus group discussion (FGD) to explore information and problem-solving. The results of the FGD were followed by socialization and practice in making Budikdamber. Every activity is monitored and evaluated to assess the success of the program. From the training results, it was found that the Dasawisma of Karang Asam Ulu Village already knew how to make a Budikdamber.

Community nursing or community health nursing is the practice of maintaining and improving public health using knowledge from nursing, social sciences and public health sciences. Another definition of community nursing is a form of professional service based on nursing knowledge and tips aimed primarily at high-risk groups to improve community health status by emphasizing efforts to improve health, disease prevention and not neglecting curative and rehabilitative (Kholifah & Widagdo, 2016). In RW 04 Kelurahan Periuk Jaya, which is a village with densely populated residential houses with houses attached to one another, the average building in Pabuaran village has new buildings but is not well maintained and settlements are dominated by old buildings. own property, in terms of the environment the area of ​​the house has a yard, there are several cattle pens around the settlement. The characteristics of the area and health problems that arise in RW 04 Periuk Jaya Village are information about prevention and diet for Hypertension, Gout Arthritis and ISPA. To carry out this task requires a person nurses who are competent in providing community nursing care, to get optimal results requires experience in addition to knowledge. One way to gain experience is through community nursing practice in Periuk Jaya Village RW 04 Periuk District, Tangerang City

Along with the development of regions in Indonesia, followed by population growth, there will be an increase in development and settlements that affect the environment to become quite dense. This resulted in limited land and water so that cultivation activities were also limited. Banjaragung Village is a village located in Bareng District, Jombang Regency. The majority of the livelihoods of the residents of Banjaragung Village are farmers. The aquaponics technique is suitable for application in Banjaragung Village because it includes simple agricultural technology in the form of cultivating fish and plants in one bucket (Budikdamber). The aim of implementing the aquaponics program is to take advantage of narrow land by making minders so that the harvest is expected to generate creative economic opportunities in society. There are two implementation methods, namely the holding of the Budikdamber Appropriate Technology socialization which was attended by PKK mothers and the BPP (Agricultural Extension Agency) Bareng and direct demonstrations. The results obtained are an increase in public knowledge about Budikdamber, can meet family food needs, and improve the community's economy.