The design of riparian zone in waterfront area of Tanjung Bunga, Makassar

This study aims to obtain the rank of local vegetation species based on their capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, and to design the riparian zone in waterfront area of Tanjung Bunga, Makassar. Methods included study of existing plant species, and potential utilization of local wisdom plant species. Experiments on the potential of plants used carbon dioxide absorption test. The study results showed that most of local waterfront vegetations have higher carbon dioxide specific absorption rate compared with land vegetation of greenspace. The rank of specific absorption rate of vegetation species is Pandanus tectonius at the highest rate with Arthocarpus heterophylus at the lowest rate. The determination of local vegetation species is coastal local wisdom of Makassar city.