COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SETTLEMENT ENVIRONMENT QUALITY BETWEEN PLAINS AND HILLS

The research took three villages in Kulon Progo which have different physiography, Kalirejo as hilly, whereas Tayuban and Pleret as plains. The research aims at identifying 1) The difference between the quality of settlement environment in plain and hilly areas in regard to the influence of physical and socio economy characteristics, 2) Discovering the most influential factor on the quality of settlement environment, 3) The correlation of the physical and social economic variable with the quality of settlement environment. The research employs survey method. The respondent taken in case study are the head of a family. The analysis technique employed in the research is quantitative analysis and supported by qualitative analysis. The research results show that 1) Settlement environment in plain areas own better qualities compared to that in hilly areas. 2) The most influential factor on the quality of settlement environment is the slope factor. It means that settlement environment which has slight slope (plain areas) owns better quality than steep slope (hilly areas). 3) There are significant correlations between the slope, groundwater level, and the level of family income with the quality of settlement environment.

Key Words : quality, settlement environment, plain, hills