Urbanisasi berdampak pada perubahan bentang alam menjadi lahan terbangun yang memicu perubahan kondisi iklim mikro. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi luas vegetasi, struktur dan komposisi vegetasi, mengetahui kondisi iklim mikro dan tingkat kenyamanan termal masyarakat melalui pendekatan Temperature Humidity Index, serta menganalisis persepsi masyarakat dan merekomendasikan konsep kenyamanan lingkungan dalam pengembangan vegetasi. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode campuran yaitu gabungan antara metode kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan luas lahan vegetasi di Kota Palembang sebesar 15.197 Ha dan Indeks Nilai Penting tertinggi ada pada tanaman Havea brasilliensis, Swietenia mahagoni, Terminalia mantaly dan Pterocarpus indicus. Suhu udara didominasi pada kategori panas sedangkan kelembaban udara hampir merata untuk setiap kategori. Persepsi masyarakat menilai kenyamanan termal didominasi nyaman namun kecukupan vegetasi dinilai belum cukup untuk mendukung aktivitas masyarakat. Konsep kenyamanan lingkungan menegaskan dibutuhkan pengembangan vegetasi dengan pohon berdaya serap karbon tinggi, akar dan batang kuat, estetika menarik, dan menjadi pakan bagi makhluk hidup lain.

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Urbanization has an impact on changing landscapes to developed land which triggers changes in micro-climatic conditions. This study aims to evaluate the area of vegetation, structure and composition of vegetation, determine microclimate conditions and the level of thermal comfort and recommend the concept of environmental comfort in vegetation development. The method is combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. The results showed that the land area for vegetation in Palembang City was 15,197 hectares with the important species are Havea brasilliensis, Swietenia mahagoni, Terminalia mantaly and Pterocarpus indicus. The air temperature is dominated by the hot category while the humidity is almost evenly distributed for each category. The public perception assesses that thermal comfort is dominated by comfortable, but the adequacy of vegetation is considered insufficient to support community activities. The concept of environmental comfort emphasizes the need for the development of vegetation with trees with high carbon absorption, strong roots and stems, attractive aesthetics, and as food for other organism.