Household disaster management capacities in disaster prone II area of Mt. Slamet

Abstract

Disaster prone II in Mt. Slamet, Indonesia presents the highest risk for human settlement. To live in this natural disaster-prone area, specific household characteristics are essential. Household capitals and transformation in process and structure were supported by the disaster management framework. However, households in disaster prone II area had limited assets and were required to identify factors influencing disaster management. To study the factors influencing household disaster management capacities, this research, using the sample measurement of Becker and Hursh-Cesar, collected data of 538 households spread across five villages in the disaster prone II area of Mt. Slamet. Sequential mixed methodology combining both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used: samples in the Rukun-Warga-level area were collected by a two-stage stratified random sampling, and to choose the sample of households systematic random sampling was employed. Path analysis through Stata was carried out to analyse the direct and indirect factors supporting disaster management capacity, and multicollinearity was tested before path analysis. This research found direct and indirect effects of household characteristics and household capitals on disaster management. This could be influenced by the transformation in process and the structure of the local government. The quantitative result has been confirmed by the result of the qualitative methodology. Social capital owned by households in disaster-prone area supports disaster management practices. The household relationship and networking access has been strongly supported by disaster management capacities. Disaster management capacities of households in disaster prone II areas could be improved by both internal and external factors. Internal factors include supporting the household members’ health and increasing the size of land and vehicle owning. Meanwhile, external factors has been applied by the policy published by government as to improve the social and cultural belief of households.

Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation in Indonesia: A Narrative Review

“…As the conclusion, this study proposed that DM in prone II area of Mt. Slamet is influenced by household characteristics and capacity, which can be improved by both internal and external factors ( 15 ).…”

“…DM was found to be strongly influenced by both household characteristics and capacity. The article explained the effect of household characteristics, household capital, and its transformation on the DM process and livelihoods ( 15 ).…”

Transportation infrastructure planning in supporting disaster mitigation: Case study in Mount Gamalama

“…The level of disaster risk is determined http://www.jamba.org.za Open Access by the potential for disasters, mitigation efforts and preparedness in dealing with disasters (Pitang, Irman & Nelista 2019). The disaster management capacity of households living in disaster-prone areas can be increased by improving network access (Dewanti, Ayuwat & Yongvanit 2019a). Contemporary issues of emergency planning and risk management need to be developed to deal with worst-case scenarios and the vulnerability of the community that can be learned from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius (Martin 2020).…”

Household Preparedness Typology and Coping Capacity: Implications for Building Disaster Resilience in Developing Countries

“…People's disaster coping ability must be developed because they are the real first responders, dealing with disaster impacts before government agencies and other organizations arrive. People with a high coping capacity will be more able to adapt and care for themselves during an emergency because they will be able to ensure their own safety and survival [29]. As a result, disaster coping capacity development, maintenance, and improvement are essential, and more research is needed, particularly on how to create and enhance such capacity.…”

“…As a result, disaster coping capacity development, maintenance, and improvement are essential, and more research is needed, particularly on how to create and enhance such capacity. Person and household coping ability, in previous literature and research studies, has been shown to be influenced by several factors such as social capital [29], human capital [29], predisaster readiness building actions or preparedness [30][31][32], and financial capital [29]. As a result, some of these variables were chosen to measure the relationships with our household coping capacity analysis (Study 2).…”