Landslide Vulnerability-Based Disaster Mitigation Planning in the Elementary School Environment, Boyolali Regency

Abstract

Land sliding is a disaster that is potentially harmful to the community. Education facilities are severely vulnerable to landslides. Consequently, this study focused on analyzing the environmental vulnerability of elementary education in the landslides-prone area in the Boyolali Regency as a basis for disaster mitigation planning. The population in this study were all primary schools in the landslides-prone area of the Boyolali Regency. The sampling technique was conducted by using purposive sampling. The school sample was determined based on the location in the landslides-prone area of the Boyolali Regency, the location of the school based on the slope, and the similarity of Accreditation from the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. Respondents in this study were the principal and permanent teachers in each sample school. The data analysis in this research was done by using descriptive statistics. The analysis of the vulnerability of elementary education was obtained from the results of questionnaires and interviews which have been validated by field surveys. These results were used as the basis for landslide disaster mitigation planning. The indicators of vulnerability in this study are policies, facilities and infrastructure, knowledge, and structure of school buildings. The results of data analysis showed that the three sample schools belonged to three different vulnerability classes. The findings were that the level of vulnerability of the elementary education environment was not in line with the location of the school in the landslides-prone area of Boyolali Regency and the slope. Ngadirojo elementary school 1 (SDN 1) was located on a gentle slope but had a high level of vulnerability because of low preparedness. Jlarem elementary school 2 (SDN 2) was on a rather steep slope with a moderate level of vulnerability because of its good preparedness. Furthermore, Ngagrong elementary school 2 (SDN 2) was on a steep slope but had high preparedness so that its level of vulnerability was low.

Disaster risk reduction in elementary schools in flood-prone areas (Case: disaster risk reduction in Grogol flood-prone areas, Indonesia)

“…Furthermore, [17] researched landslide disasters in primary schools. Flood disaster research focusing on reducing the risk of flood disasters in elementary school settings has yet to be conducted extensively, particularly in KRB Grogol, Central Java, Indonesia.…”