This research focuses on the contribution of young millennials in reducing the risk of tidal flooding along the northern coast of Semarang. Young millennials have received special attention in disaster management, and the study of digital transformations in disaster management has become more significant. The objective of this study is to examine how smart disaster responses to natural disasters, specifically the case of tidal flooding in three districts of the city (North Semarang, Genuk, and Tugu) and a district nearby Demak Regency (Sayung). To obtain comprehensive results, this research uses qualitative methods, which data collected through in-depth interviews; Focus Groups Discussion (FGD); observations; and desk studies. This study finds that Millennials’ involvement is very important due to their distance from political interests and innovatively able to offer strategies in reducing the problems caused by tidal floods. The involvement of millennials in disaster management is relevant, given that Semarang will soon enjoy the demographic bonus, i.e. have a significant percentage of its population of productive age. Lastly, this research argues that vibrant public participation in disaster management can only be possible under democratic circumstances. As the implication, the study on public active participation might help disaster risk reduction campaign.

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan mendeskripsikan peran Pemerintah Kabupaten Malang dalam meningkatkan pembangunan ekonomi daerah melalui sektor pariwisata (studi pada Pantai Balekambang, Kabupaten Malang). Peneliti menggunakan perspektif New Public Management dalam menganalisis hasil penelitian. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kualitatif, pendekatan deskriptif, dengan analisis data interaktif Miles dan Huberman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dalam meningkatkan pembangunan ekonomi daerah melalui sektor pariwisata, Pemerintah Kabupaten Malang telah menjalankan peranannya sebagai entrepreneur, koordinator, fasilitator, dan stimulator dengan semaksimal mungkin untuk mampu meningkatkan pembangunan ekonomi daerah. Meskipun pada kenyataannya tidak dapat dipungkiri bahwa masih ada kendala atau hambatan yang harus dihadapi dalam memainkan peranan pemerintah daerah tersebut.Kata Kunci: peran pemerintah daerah, pembangunan ekonomi daerah, pariwisata

In the decentralization era, local governments are given more space to create a policy based on their people aspirations. Among others is the policy on poverty alleviation. Poverty which happens is not only absolute poverty but also cultural poverty and it is occurs in various regions in Indonesia. To fight the culture of poverty, the Government of Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) published a Local Regulation No. 1 of 2014 about the Homeless and Beggars Handling. Overall this regulation contains about the homeless and beggars handling approach such as preventive, coercive, rehabilitative, repressive, and social re-integration. To examine this issue, the authors use SWOT analysis. The study results showed that the implementation strategy that can be done by the local government of DIY are conduct direct raids and coaching, optimizing ‘Desaku Menanti’ Program, reduce overlapping authority, providing labor-intensive jobs, synergy with the community and private sector in empowering sprawl in the activities of small and medium enterprises, enforcement of the rules in a way that is persuasive and humane, and provide an official aid channel for the donors. Although there are pros and cons in the implementation, this regulation basically has a noble purpose to make DIY free from homeless and beggars. Keywords: poverty culture, implementation strategy, local regulation of DIY, homeless and beggars