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RUANG BERMAIN UNTUK ANAK DI KAMPUNG KOTA: STUDI PERSEPSI LINGKUNGAN, SETING, DAN PERILAKUANAK DI KAMPUNG CODE UTARA, YOGYAKARTA (Space for Children in Urban Kampung: Study on the Environmental Perception, Setting, and Behaviour of Urban Children)
Get PDFABSTRAKSeringkali perencanaan dan penataan ruang dilakukan tanpa pemahaman yang benar akan persepsi dan perilaku manusia pengguna ruangnya. Kenyataan yang terjadi adalah penataan ruang yang tidak optimal mengakomodasi kebutuhan dan keinginan penggunanya, serta tidak memfasilitasi proses adaptasi yang dinamik antara perilaku dengan setingnya. Interaksi anak-anak dengan lingkungan alam sangat menentukan pembentukan kematangan pribadi anak di kemudian hari. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami persepsi, seting, dan perilaku anak-anak kota terhadap sungai dan lingkungannya, dengan kasus di Kampung Code Utara, Yogyakarta. Dalam penelitian dilakukan pemetaan perilaku, pemetaan mental, observasi lapangan, dan wawancara dengan 24 anak di area penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa anak-anak di area penelitian mempunyai persepsi yang positip terhadap sungai sebagai elemen penting lingkungan perumahan mereka. Meskipun demikian, kondisi sungai dan penataan ruang di sekitar sungaijustru kurang memfasilitasi persepsi dan perilaku yang positip ini. Penataan ruang yang terjadi justru membatasi interaksi anak dengan sungai, sehingga mereka kehilangan kesempatan untuk mengembangkan kognisi positipnya terhadap lingkungan dan alam sekitar. Penelitian ini menyarankan pentingya perencana kota menghadirkan ruang-ruang yang memungkinkan anak-anak perkotaan melakukan interaksi yang dinamik dengan lingkungan alam. ABSTRACTFrequently, spatial planning and developments were done without a clear understanding about the perception and behavior of the inhabitants. The result is spatial arrangements which are not optimally accommodated the need and preference of the inhabitants. Further, such spatial arrangements do not facilitate inhabitants to dynamically adapt their behavior to the setting. Interaction with nature is crucial for children to develop their personal attitude in the future. The research aims to understand the perception, setting and behavior of urban children toward the river and its surrounding. The case study is Code Utara kampong in Yogyakarta. The research employed naturalistic approach and utilized behavioural mapping, mental mapping, field observation, and interviews with children in the area. The research founds that children in the area have a positive perception and behavior toward the river. They saw the river as important natural elements which should be preserved. However, the condition of the river and the spatial planning of the area has not facilitated such positive perception. The existing spatial arrangement even limits children interactions with the river and therefore they lost their opportunities to develop their positive cognitive mental map related to natural environment. The research suggests that it is very important for urban planner to provide space in the city that enable urban children to experience dynamic interaction with natur
RESPON MASYARAKAT TERHADAP KEGIATAN PERBAIKAN KAMPUNG: KASUS KAMPUNG KOTA DI YOGYAKARTA (Community Respond to Kampung Improvement Activities: Case Urban Kampung in Yogyakarta)
No full textABSTRAKKegiatan perbaikan kampung yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah, masyarakat maupun sektor swasta merupakan upaya strategis untuk menngkatkan kualitas lingkungan kampung kota dengan tujuan lebih lanjut adalah untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat penghuni. Pendekatan yang paling sepadan digunakan adalah metode Community empowerment approach. Yogyakarta menjadi salah satu sasaran utama dari berbagai program perbaikan kampung karena memiliki masalah lingkungan yang cukup kompleks dengan adanya perkembangan kampung-kampung kumuh dan Illegal yang tersebar di dalam wilayah kota. Perkembangan berbagai kegiatan perbaikan kampung selama ini menunjukkan hasil yang bervariasi karena dipengaruhi oleh kondisi kampung yang beraneka ragam serta pemahaman masyarakat yang berbeda-beda dalam melihat persoalan fenomena kampung mereka. Penelitian menympulkan bahwa pemahaman masyarakat dalam satu wilayah kampung yang sama sangat bervariasi sehingga keberlanjutan dari berbagai program perbaikan kampung belum dapat dicapai. Pada kondisi pemahaman masyarakat yang rendah disebabkan karena pra kondisi yang dilakukan sangat kurang untuk memperoleh tingkat keberlanjutan yang tinggi, oleh karena itu diperlukan upaya yang lebih baik oleh para inisiator pada masa pra kegiatan terutama dalam bentuk pemahaman masrakat terhadap program dengan benar. ABSTRACTKampung improvement activities developed by authority, community and sponsoring bodies are strategic efford to enchance environmental quality of the kampong and finally enhancing the community prosperity. The most compatible approach to develop is community empowerment basis. Yogyakarta becomes one of the target since the city faces a complicated problems in environmental aspect. The improvement of kampong shows a various achievement because the awareness and concept of inhabitants are also varies. It is concluded that different concept and interpretation among communities, authority and sponsoring bodies to understand the real problems of kampungs makes the participation of communities and sustainability become weak. It is important for initiators understanding that preconditioning becomes a key success for the programs
CLEAN RIVER PROGRAM AT KALIGARANG CENTRAL JAVA PROVINCE
No full textKaligarang River that located n Central Java Province represents one of the rivers in Indonesia which water quality was proved very bad. Since 1989 Clean River Program has been executed in this river. Nevertheless, untul 1998 there have not yet independent evaluation towards this program. To Know wether of this program successful a survey has been conducted from November 1998 to November 1999. The success of this program investigated by: (1) reducing of pollutant loads, (2) target of pollution loads that reached, and (3) improving of river water quality. It was foujd that this program has been successfully reducing pollutant loads of waste of all factories as target froups. Nevertheless, the quality of water of Kaligarang River was still relatively bad. This condition porbably was cause by domestic waste partivularly from hospital, hotel, restaurant dan small factories that was not included as tartet group in this program. Thus it was conclude at the implementation of the Clean River Program in Kaligarang has not been succesful to im[rove water quality of this river.Kaligarang River that located n Central Java Province represents one of the rivers in Indonesia which water quality was proved very bad. Since 1989 Clean River Program has been executed in this river. Nevertheless, untul 1998 there have not yet independent evaluation towards this program. To Know wether of this program successful a survey has been conducted from November 1998 to November 1999. The success of this program investigated by: (1) reducing of pollutant loads, (2) target of pollution loads that reached, and (3) improving of river water quality. It was foujd that this program has been successfully reducing pollutant loads of waste of all factories as target froups. Nevertheless, the quality of water of Kaligarang River was still relatively bad. This condition porbably was cause by domestic waste partivularly from hospital, hotel, restaurant dan small factories that was not included as tartet group in this program. Thus it was conclude at the implementation of the Clean River Program in Kaligarang has not been succesful to im[rove water quality of this river
BURUNG DI PULAU NISAKAMBANGAN, CILACAP, JAWA TENGAH: KEANEKARAGAMAN, ADAPTASI DAN JENIS-JENIS PENTING UNTUK DILINDUNGI (Birds in Nusakambangan Island, Cilacap, Central Java: Diversity, Adaptation and Important Species for Conservation)
No full textABSTRAKPulau Nusakambangan, Cilacap, Jawa Tengah yang merupakan pulau tertutup telah dan akan terus mengalami degradasi lingkungan. Sebelum kerusakannya terjanjur semakin parah perlu dilakukan pendataan kekayaan jenis burung sebagai base line data. Tujuan penelitian adalah mengetahui keanekaragaman jenis burung, daya adaptasinya, keunikan masing-masing tipe habitatnya dan jenis-jenis burung yang mendapat prioritas perlindungan tertinggi di Pulau Nusakambangan, Cilacap, Jawa Tengah itu. Data keanekaragaman jenis burung dikumpulkan dengan pengamatan langsung, data dibandingkan dengan hasil penelitian lain dan dianalisis secara deskriptif. Daya adaptasi burung diketahui berdasarkan informasi seberapa banyak tipe habitat yang dihuni oleh suatu jenis burung. Tingkat keunikan masing-masing tipe habitat dipelajari dengan menggunakan Indeks Sililaritas Jaccard. Jenis-jenis yang mendapat prioritas perlindungan ditentukan berdasarkan hasil penetapan melalui proses pembobotan parameter terpilih. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan di Pulau ini dijumpai paling sedikit seratus empat puluh delapan (148) jenis burung itu tercakup dalam Subclass Neornithes, 15 ordo dan 41 familia. Sebagian besar jenis burung (101 jenis) berdaya adaptasi rendah, 40 jenis berdaya adaptasi sedang dan hanya 7 jenis berdaya adaptasi tinggi. Hutan mangrove merupakan habitat yang paling unik karena tingkat kesamaan komposisi jenis burung dengan yang ditemukan pada tipe habitat lain terndah yaitu antara 1,8%-16,9%. Lima jenis burung jenis yang mendapat prioritas perlindungan tertinggi adalah Hiearctur Kienerii (Elang Perut Karat - score 15), Megalaima corvina (Takur Bututut - score 15), Megalaima javensis (Takur Tulung Tumpuk - score 14), Lophozosterops javanicus (Opior Jawa – Scote 14, dan Aethopyga mystacalis (Burung Madu Jawa – score 14). ABSTRACTThe environment of Nusakambangan Cilacap, Central Java, the enclosed island, is degrading. Prior the environment quality to be worse, it is necessary to have data on bird diversity as the base line data. The objectives of this research was to collect data on bird diversity, bird adaptation, the uniqueness of their habitat and determination of the most important species to be conserve in the Island. Data on birds diversity collected using direct observation method, was compared with other research results and analyzed descriptively. Birds adaptation was studied based on the number of habitat being inhibitant by certain species. The degree of each habitat uniqueness was studie using Jaccard’s Similarity Index. The species priority to be conserve was determine using selected parameter weighting. The results show that there are at least one hundred forty eight (148) species of birds belong to Subclass Neornithes, 15 ordo and 41 families. Most of them (101) are poorly adaptive, forty (40) species are moderately adaptive, and only seven (7) species are highly adaptive. Mangal forest is the most unique habitat because of the lowest similarity of bird species composition to anothers habitat which ranged from 1,8% to 16,9%. Five species are determined to be the most important species conserved: Hiearctus kienerii (Elang Perut Karat – score 15), Megalaima corvine (Takur Batutut – score 15), Megalaima javensis (Takur Tulung Tumpuk – score 14), Lophozosterops javanicus (Opior Jawa – score 14) dan Aethopyga mystacalis (Burung Madu Jawa – score 14)
PENGARUH KONTAMINASI LOGAM BERAT TERHADAP KECACATAN LARVA (Dicrotendipes simpsoni) (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE): STUDI KASUS DI WADUK SAGULING JAWA BARAT (Effects of Heavy Metals On Dicrotendipes Simpsoni Larvae Deformities Diptera: Chironomidae: A Case Study)
No full textABSTRAKPenggunaan kecacatan morfologi bagian mulut dan antena pada larva Chironomidae telah lama dikethui sensitif dalam mendeteksi adanya stress yang disebabkan oleh kontaminasi bahan polutan yang ada di sedimen maupun terlaurt dalam air. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji tingkat kecacatan Chiromedae yang terjadi pada spesies Dicrotendipes simpsoni yang dikaitkan dengan kontaminasilogam berat pada air permukaan di Waduk Saguling. Untuk memperolteh hewan tersebut dari lapangan, maka digunakan subtrat buatan melayang sebagai trap yang direndam pada air di kedalaman 2m pada sentra-sentra perikanan jaring apung (St. Batujajar, Ciminyak, Dam). Hasil analisis kecacatan pada spesies Dicrotendipes simpsoni menunjukkan frekwensi kecactan total secara umum paling banyak dijumpai pada St. Batujajar (95,56%) diikuti Dam (82,2%), dan Ciminyak (68,89%). Hasil analisis multivariat dengan PCA dan korelasi sederhana Pearson-product moment menunjukkan adanya kecenderungan dari logam Cr menyebabkan peningkatan frekuensi kecacatan antena secara signifikan (r=0,7099, p=0,032), dan frekwensi cacat total berkorelasi signifikan dengan kontaminasi logam Pb (r=7055, p=0,034). Logam Cu cenderung mencirikan tipe kecacatan pada pecten ephipharyngis (r=0,6131), walaupun tidak signifikan pada level 95%. Adanya respon kecacatan bagian mulut dan antena pada Dicrotendipes simpsoni merupan sinyal yang positif bagi pengembangan sistem peringatan dini dari kontaminasi logam berat di ekosistem perairan tawar. ABSTRACTMouthpart and antenna deformities of Chironomidae have been known and sensitive to detect stress which is caused by pollutant contamination in sediment and water. The research have objective to reveal deformities on Dicrotendipes simpsoni Chironomidae larvae in Saguling Reservoir and to know correlation between the deformities with contamination heavy metals on surface water. The animal was collected from reservoir using artificial subtrat submerged in deepness of 2 m on floating net (St. Batujajar, Ciminyak, Dam). St. Batujajar had frequency of total deformity is highest (95.56 %) and was followed by Dam (82.2 %), and Ciminyak (68.89 %). Multivariate analysis using PCA and simple correlation from Pearson-product Moment showed tendency of Cr heavy metal caused antenna deformity (r = 0,7099, p = 0,032), and frequency of total deformity have significant correlation with Pb (r = 0,7055, p = 0,034). Cu metal tends to cause deformity type of pectin ephipharyngis (r = 0,,6131) and not significant at level 95%. Existence of mouthpart and antenna deformities on Dicrotendipes simpsoni is positive signal to develop early warning system for heavy metal contamination in freshwater ecosystem
RONALD ROSS AND THE CRUSADE AGAINST MALARIA (ATRIBUTE TO ROSS'S 150th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ON MAY 13,2007) (Ronald Ross dan Upaya Memerangi Malaria (Menyambut Hari Kelahiran Ross Ke 150 pada Tanggal 13 Mei 2007)
Get PDFABSTRACTRonald Ross ( 1857- 1932) was the first to substantiate that mosquito transmitted malaria. One among the founding fathers of malariology, he was awarded the second ever Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1902 for his work on establishing the integral connectivity between mosquitoes, malarial parasite, and man. Today, his researches have regained immense significance in the light of the threatening resurgence of malaria. This article examines the events surrounding Ross's seminal discovery.ABSTRAKRonald Ross (1857-1932) adalah orang pertama di dunia yang membenarkan bahwa nyamuk menularkan malaria. Satu di antara banyak perintis penemuan di bidang malariologi, Ronald Ross dianugerahi Hadiah Nobel Kedokteran pada tahun 1902 untuk karya ilmiahnya yang menegaskan hubungan integral antara nyamuk, parasit malaria dan manusia. Dewasa ini, hasil-hasil penelitiannya kembali memperoleh nilai penting dalam hal kemunculan malaria yang kembali mengancam dunia. Makalah ini mengungkap kejadian-kejadian sekitar penemuan Ross tersebut yang kemungkinan masih berkembang di masa depan.ABSTRACTRonald Ross ( 1857- 1932) was the first to substantiate that mosquito transmitted malaria. One among the founding fathers of malariology, he was awarded the second ever Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1902 for his work on establishing the integral connectivity between mosquitoes, malarial parasite, and man. Today, his researches have regained immense significance in the light of the threatening resurgence of malaria. This article examines the events surrounding Ross's seminal discovery. ABSTRAKRonald Ross (1857-1932) adalah orang pertama di dunia yang membenarkan bahwa nyamuk menularkan malaria. Satu di antara banyak perintis penemuan di bidang malariologi, Ronald Ross dianugerahi Hadiah Nobel Kedokteran pada tahun 1902 untuk karya ilmiahnya yang menegaskan hubungan integral antara nyamuk, parasit malaria dan manusia. Dewasa ini, hasil-hasil penelitiannya kembali memperoleh nilai penting dalam hal kemunculan malaria yang kembali mengancam dunia. Makalah ini mengungkap kejadian-kejadian sekitar penemuan Ross tersebut yang kemungkinan masih berkembang di masa depan
PERAN KECEPATAN ANGIN TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KENYAMANAN TERMIS MANUSIA DI LINGKUNGAN BERIKLIM TROPIS LEMBAB (The Role of Wind Velocity on Increasing Human Thermal Comfort in Hot and Humid Environment)
Get PDFABSTRAKFaktor utama yang mempengaruhi persepsi kenyamanan termis pada manusia adalah : pakaian, suhu, kelembaban dan kecepatan udara sekitar, serta jenis aktivitasnya. Di daerah beriklim panas dan lembab, rasa tidak nyaman berkaitan erat dengan keluarnya keringat. Angin dengan debit dan kecepatan tertentu dapat difungsikan untuk mendinginkan penghuni bangunan melalui proses evaporasi keringat dan proses perpindahan kalor secara konvektif. Tulisan ini menyajikan pendalaman tentang teknik mengevaluasi tingkat kenyamanan termis manusia di daerah beriklim tropis lembab khususnya dengan menggunakan skala DISC dan PMV. Studi ini difokuskan pada pengaruh kecepatan angin untuk meningkatkan kenyamanan termis manusia. Metode yang dipakai adalah simulasi numerik dengan menggunakan sejumlah persamaan praktis untuk penghitungan kenyamanan termis. ABSTRACTThe most important factors which influence the condition of thermal comfort are clothing, temperature, humidity, air velocity, and types of activities. In hot and humid climate, feeling of comfort are associated with sweating. Air velocity can cool building occupants by increasing convective and evaporative heat loses. This paper intends to explore the techniques for evaluating of thermal comfort especially with introduction of PMV and DISC scales for the tropical humid environment. The study is focused on the influence of air velocity to the scale number of both DSC and PMV. A simple numerical simulation with some of empirical correlations are used to estimate the index of thermal comfor
PERAN BAKTERI DALAM MENGUBAH ARSEN ANORGANIK MENJADI ARSEN ORGANIK DI PERAIRAN (The Roles of Bacteria in Modifying Inorganic Arsen to Organic Arsen in Waters)
No full textABSTRAKTujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui peranan bakteri Esherichia coli dan Pseudomonas sp. dalam menubah spesies arsen. Arsenik dikenal sebagai salah satu unsur kimia yang mempunyai toksisitas tinggi. Analisis mentenai spesiasi arsen yang terkandung dalam perairan dilakukan dengan metode gabungan Kromatografi cair Kinerja Tinggi – Spektrometri Serapan Atom (HPLC-AAS). Untuk mengetahui peranan bakteri E.Coli dan Pseudomnonas sp. maka dilakukan tiga perlakuan, yaituperlakuan dengan variasi media pertumbuhan, variasi pH, dan variasi suhu inkubasi. Media pertumbuhan yant ditunakan yai5u air, l – metionin, nutrient broth, czapek dox, dan garam mineral. Variasi pH dilakukan pada pH 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, dan 9, sedangkan variasi suhu silakukan pada 25oC sampai dengan 35oC. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada peningkatan persentase jumlah As (V) yang terenduksi menjadi As (III) dalam media garam mineral pH7 dengan suhu optimum 35oC. Enzim yang dihasilkan Pseudomonas sp. dapat mereduksi As (V) menjadi As (III) pada media garam mineral pH 8 dan optimum pada semua variasi suhu. Keseluruhan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa bakteri E. coli dan Peseudomonas sp. dapat meningkatkan toksisitas arsen di perairan karena kedua bakteri dapat mereduksi As (V) menjadi As (III) pada pH dan temperatur optimum. ABSTRACTThe aim of this research was to know the roles of Escharichia coli and Pseudomonas sp. in arsenic speciation. Arsenic has been known as highly toxic chemical element. The analysis towards arsenic speciation which is contained in waters was done by using High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) – Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) coupling method. The observation towards the roles of E.coli and Pseudomonas.sp was done by variating the growth medium, pH and incubation temperature. The growth medium used in this observation were later, l – metionin, nutrient broth, czapek dox and mineral salt. The variation of pH was carried out at pH of 4,5,6,7,8, and 9. The variation of incubation temperatures was done from 25oC to 35oC. The result showed that there was increasing percentage of As (V) reduced to As (III) by E. coli in mineral salt medium pH of 7 and its optimum incubation temperature was 35oC. The observation towards Pseudomonas sp. showed that the activity of enzyme produced from Pseudomonas sp. can reduce As (V) to As (III) optimum in mineral salt medium pH of 8 and in all variation of temperatures. The result above showed that E. coli and Pseudomonas sp. can increase the toxicity of arsenic in waters because both bacteria are able to reduce As (V) to As (III) carried out at pH and temperature of its growt
MOSQUITO (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) AS A BIOINDICATOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND DISEASE OUTBREAK
No full textQuality of public health isgreatly influenced by a lot of environmental factors, especially bioticfactors among wich is a group of hematophagus mosquitoes (Diptera:Culicidae) showing high competence as disease vector(s). The vectormosquitoes belong to different species of different genera: *Anopheles,Aedes, Culex*, and *Mansonia.*In hypersensitive individuals, mosquito bitesmay induce pain and itching on the skin where the mosquito suck blood,allergic dermatitis leads up to dermatosis, even persistently, causingnuisance. Through the mosquito bites, man may risk to being infected withpathogens causing Malaria, Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF), Chikungunya,Japanese Encephalitis (JE), and Lymphatic filariasis, specifically in areaswhere the mosquito-borne disease (MBD) is (are) endemic. Survival of amosquito vector species of disease vector is much dependent on itsenvironment, mainly on the availability of a number of suitable habitatsfor its pre-adult stages, larvae and pupae. Number, type and size of thelarval habitats as well as quality of water in the mosquito breeding placesapparently determine rates of survival and density of the mosquito breedingin it which generally positively correlate with the increase of the MBDtransmission. Therefore, mosquito mainly a disease vector could be used asone of the bioindicators of environment health and its significant increasein density is predictive of the probable occurrence of a MBD epidemic in acommunityliving in an endemic area.ABSTRACTQuality of public health is greatly influenced by a lot of environmental factors, especially biotic factors among wich is a group of hematophagus mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) showing high competence as disease vector(s). The vector mosquitoes belong to different species of different genera: *Anopheles, Aedes, Culex*, and *Mansonia.*In hypersensitive individuals, mosquito bites may induce pain and itching on the skin where the mosquito suck blood, allergic dermatitis leads up to dermatosis, even persistently, causing nuisance. Through the mosquito bites, man may risk to being infected with pathogens causing Malaria, Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF), Chikungunya, Japanese Encephalitis (JE), and Lymphatic filariasis, specifically in areas where the mosquito-borne disease (MBD) is (are) endemic. Survival of a mosquito vector species of disease vector is much dependent on its environment, mainly on the availability of a number of suitable habitats for its pre-adult stages, larvae and pupae. Number, type and size of the larval habitats as well as quality of water in the mosquito breeding places apparently determine rates of survival and density of the mosquito breeding in it which generally positively correlate with the increase of the MBD transmission. Therefore, mosquito mainly a disease vector could be used as one of the bioindicators of environment health and its significant increase in density is predictive of the probable occurrence of a MBD epidemic in a communityliving in an endemic area
EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOUR AND PEIPLE MIGRANTION ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MALARIA : A MODEL BASED STUDY
No full textThe objective of the paper is to study the socio economic behaviour of migrant labourers in the context of the control of the diseases like malaria. The paper, therefore, makes a model and survey based study in the city of Kolkata, India to drive home the point that low income of people particularly of the migrant workers can be a major hurdle in the malaria control programme. The paper first looks at the economic behaviour pattern theoretically from neo-classical optimization exercise and the tries to test the theoetical result empirically from primary survey. The theoritical model gives the result that low income people is likely to take less rest and discontinue medical tratment. Since migrant workers of less developed counties are usually low-income people, pur model suggests that migrant workers will have incomplete treatment and their migration even before complete recovery may contribute to spread of the disease. We hage empirically tested the model econometrically by a logit model, and derived the result that migrat workers do take less rest and discontinue treatment becouse of economic compulsion. Thus the data support the result of the theoretical model and refeals a behafiour pattern, conducive to spread of malaria infection. The paper drives some policy prescriptions on the basis of these studies like infurance support, health survillance of migrant population as a part of integrated malaria control programme.ABSTRACTThe objective of the paper is to study the socio economic behaviour of migrant labourers in the context of the control of the diseases like malaria. The paper, therefore, makes a model and survey based study in the city of Kolkata, India to drive home the point that low income of people particularly of the migrant workers can be a major hurdle in the malaria control programme. The paper first looks at the economic behaviour pattern theoretically from neo-classical optimization exercise and the tries to test the theoetical result empirically from primary survey. The theoritical model gives the result that low income people is likely to take less rest and discontinue medical tratment. Since migrant workers of less developed counties are usually low-income people, pur model suggests that migrant workers will have incomplete treatment and their migration even before complete recovery may contribute to spread of the disease. We hage empirically tested the model econometrically by a logit model, and derived the result that migrat workers do take less rest and discontinue treatment becouse of economic compulsion. Thus the data support the result of the theoretical model and refeals a behafiour pattern, conducive to spread of malaria infection. The paper drives some policy prescriptions on the basis of these studies like infurance support, health survillance of migrant population as a part of integrated malaria control programme