Siti Fadjarajani

Erni Mulyanie

Integration of Spatial Intelligence-Based Learning with Utilization of the Ecovillage Program in the Citanduy

Watershed, West Java, Indonesia

Departement of Geography Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Siliwangi University, Tasikmalaya, Indonesia

Introduction

• Environmental problems in the Ci Tanduy watershed require comprehensive problem solving solutions.

• The level of river water pollution indicates that the physical quality of the waters of the Ci Tanduy watershed is getting worse.

Geographical thinking requires intellectual knowledge of

space. Knowledge of space consists of the recognition

and elaboration of the relationships between spatial

concepts, the advanced associations that derive from

these concepts, and the formal relations of association into theory and generalization

ECOVILLAGE is a village / village with an environmental culture, where the community is able to manage their environment according to sustainability principles including conservation, utilization and environmental restoration.

• Ecoliteracy in ecological competence means understanding the principles of natural ecological community organization and then being able to structure human communities according to the same principles, especially in terms of studying communities both inside and outside of school.

• The benefits of geographic literacy for personal life, the world of work and

citizens, namely; in our personal lives, making informed decisions about where

to live, how to travel, and what products to buy can save time and money,

protect the environment, and improve personal health and well-being

• Individual ability to demonstrate map reading skills, knowledge of the spatial

location of places, and an understanding of the people and cultural associations

of various areas. Intelligence is defined as the ability to solve complex

problems. Space in geography is the most important object of study.

Robert Gilman 1991

"human-scale full-featured settlement in which human activities are harmlessly integrated into the natural world in a

way that is supportive of healthy human development, and can be successfully continued into the indefinite future.“

Kosha Joubert,

ecovillage as an intentional, traditional; rural or urban community that is consciously designed through locally owned,

participatory processes in all four dimensions of sustainability (social, culture, ecology and economy) to regenerate their social and natural environments."

MethodsThe research was conducted using a descriptive method in the Citanduy Ciamis River area, West Java, Indonesia.

Topographic Map of the Ci Tanduy River Area

The geographic approach used is a spatial and

environmental approach.

The stages in the research proposed in this research

proposal are related to the Development of Student

Spatial Intelligence through Ecological Literacy-Based

Learning (Ecoliteration.

Result and Discussion

Goals, Benefits and the Ecovillage Program• As a solution to the imbalance and imbalance of urban-rural development• as an effort to reduce density in urban areas, reduce urbanization, equitable development and

improve the quality of life in rural areas• as an effort to optimize natural resources and use efficiency of fuel, thereby encouraging

energy independence of rural communities

The Ecovillage program can be used as a natural example of learning in school. The Ecovillage Program focuses on environmental preservation as the object of its implementation. Ecovillage programs in two villages in Tasikmalaya Regency and Ciamis Regency have diversity in each area such as in Guranteng Village with the name Ecovillage Lestari group choosing the Ecovillage program, namely the conservation of upstream Ci Tanduy river, waste bank, and sustainable food house areas, while in Desa Sindangherang with the name of the Gaur Ci Tanduy Ecovillage group has an Ecovillage program, namely the Waste Bank, Gotong Royong, River Border Management, and Ecovillage Park program.

Result and Discussion

Study on Environmental Based Learning Model

Study on Ecovillage and Environmental Spatial Intelligence

ECOLOGICAL LITERACY BASED LEARNING

MODELS TO DEVELOP SPATIAL

INTELLIGENCE

Spatial Intelligence through Ecological Literacy Based Learning Model

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4

1

•Preliminary studies, theoretical studies / literature reviews, journal analysis and analysis of previous researchImplementation of Environmental Education Programs to Improve Ecoliteracy in Schools

2

•Ecovillage Study

• Implementation of the Ecovillage Program as an Effort to Preserve the Ci Tanduy River in Sindangherang Village, Panumbangan District, Ciamis Regency,

• Implementation of the Ecovillage Program as an Effort to Preserve the Ci Tanduy River in Guranteng Village, Pageurageung District, Tasikmalaya Regency

3

•Ecovillage Program as an Effort to Change Community Behavior in the Conservation of the Citanduy Watershed in Panumbangan District, Ciamis Regency

•Ecopedagogy and Spatial Intelligence Based Learning as an Effort to Increase Student Ecoliteration and the Development of Environmental Care Characters

ECOLOGICAL LITERACY BASED LEARNING MODELS TO DEVELOP

SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE

Integration of Spatial Based Learning with the Utilization of the Ecovillage Program

Conclusion

• The existence of the Ecovillage program can be used as learning for changes in behavior that cares for the environment. Before the Ecovillage program, the community did not really care about the environment, but after the Ecovillage program, the community was more concerned about and protecting the environment.

• This should serve as a role model to serve as an ecoliteration-based learning resource. Where students can explore for real in studying environmental problems and can find solutions for solving problems critically. By utilizing the Ci Tanduy river area which has its Ecovillage Program, it can help facilitate students to learn contextually, especially in learning environmental problems.

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