Applying the risk society thesis within the context of flood risk and poverty in Jakarta, Indonesia

Voorst, Roanne van

doi:10.1080/13698575.2015.1071785

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“…A prior researcher conducted an anthropological analysis at several flood-prone Kampung in Jakarta. He found that community members have some common measures for coping with flood risks, such as preparing ready-to-eat meals and drinking water for emergencies, having a ladder at their house to climb to the roof, having knowledge about the evacuation procedure, and keeping valuable documents in a place safe from floodwater [48].…”

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“…In response to this, there has been much improvement regarding flood risk management in Jakarta. Since 2012, the Provincial Disaster Management Agency ( Badan Penanggulangan Daerah— BPBD) has more effectively coordinated and managed disasters (including flooding) and most parts of the city’s river have been dredged [48]. Furthermore, the provincial government has focused its efforts on clearing the riverbank from settlements and moving people to safer areas.…”

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Understanding the Operational Concept of a Flood-Resilient Urban Community in Jakarta, Indonesia, from the Perspectives of Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Development Agencies

Dwirahmadi

Rutherford

Phung

et al. 2019

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Climate change-related extreme events such as floods have and will continue to present a great challenge to disaster risk management. There is a pressing need to develop a robust management strategy via enhancing the resiliency of the community, particularly in the context of complex urban environments, like Jakarta. Resilience is conceptualized within specific contexts and uniquely tailored to the targeted setting, yet research regarding the operational concept of a flood-resilient community in the context of Jakarta remains limited. This paper will elaborate this operational concept through understanding the desirable features and influential barriers of a flood-resilient community through the lenses of three main stakeholder groups: disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA), and development. It will also discuss the ways in which the synergies that exist across these groups can be enhanced. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were applied in this study, and multiple sources of data were used. The findings indicate that these groups share common views regarding the importance of human aspects being central to resilience building efforts. We argue there is an urgent need to shift the flood resilience building paradigm towards building community resilience from the people and to apply a collaborative governance approach to facilitate effective partnership between the actors involved.

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Understanding the Operational Concept of a Flood-Resilient Urban Community in Jakarta, Indonesia, from the Perspectives of Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Development Agencies

Dwirahmadi

Rutherford

Phung

et al. 2019

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“…Many manufactured risks, such as those arising from chemicals, are not novel and unlikely to cause any catastrophic harm. Beck's distinction between natural and man-made risks thus is not helpful to understanding risk; 'risk researchers should take into account both "types" of danger/risk' (Van Voorst 2015). To apply the label 'irreversible' only to manufactured risks, not to natural risks, is likewise arbitrary and speculative; and whether 'irreversible' damage is a problem depends on the specifics (Sunstein 2008).…”

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The concept of risk society as a model for risk regulation – its hidden and not so hidden ambitions, side effects, and risks

Bergkamp¹

2016

Journal of Risk Research

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“…Elsewhere in Jakarta, Indonesia, city authorities absolve themselves of responsibility for flood risk management in informal settlements by blaming residents for the elevated risk, citing the construction of housing on flood-prone land and the disposal of waste in watercourses (van Voorst, 2015).…”

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“…The distribution of flood risk in urban areas is highly heterogeneous (Grasham et al, 2019), with the adverse impacts of flooding experienced disproportionately by the poor (Douglas et al, 2008;van Voorst, 2015;Oliver-Smith et al, 2017;Filho et al, 2018).…”

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Modeling the Impacts of Urban Flood Risk Management on Social Inequality

Moulds

Buytaert

Templeton

et al. 2021

Water Resources Research

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The exposure of urban populations to flooding is highly heterogeneous, with the negative impacts of flooding experienced disproportionately by the poor. In developing countries experiencing rapid urbanization and population growth a key distinction in the urban landscape is between planned development and unplanned, informal development, which often occurs on marginal, flood‐prone land. Flood risk management in the context of informality is challenging, and may exacerbate existing social inequalities and entrench poverty. Here, we adapt an existing socio‐hydrological model of human‐flood interactions to account for a stratified urban society consisting of planned and informal settlements. In the first instance, we use the model to construct four system archetypes based on idealized scenarios of risk reduction and disaster recovery. We then perform a sensitivity analysis to examine the relative importance of the differential values of vulnerability, risk‐aversion, and flood awareness in determining the relationship between flood risk management and social inequality. The model results suggest that reducing the vulnerability of informal communities to flooding plays an important role in reducing social inequality and enabling sustainable economic growth, even when the exposure to the flood hazard remains high. Conversely, our model shows that increasing risk aversion may accelerate the decline of informal communities by suppressing economic growth. On this basis, we argue for urban flood risk management which is rooted in pro‐poor urban governance and planning agendas which recognize the legitimacy and permanence of informal communities in cities.

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Applying the risk society thesis within the context of flood risk and poverty in Jakarta, Indonesia

Cited by 18 publications

References 27 publications

Understanding the Operational Concept of a Flood-Resilient Urban Community in Jakarta, Indonesia, from the Perspectives of Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Development Agencies

Understanding the Operational Concept of a Flood-Resilient Urban Community in Jakarta, Indonesia, from the Perspectives of Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Development Agencies

The concept of risk society as a model for risk regulation – its hidden and not so hidden ambitions, side effects, and risks

Modeling the Impacts of Urban Flood Risk Management on Social Inequality

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