The Characteristics of Urban Communities in the Disaster Response Area (Case Study: Kelurahan Cawang, East Jakarta, Dki Jakarta)

Abstract

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this research is to analyze the characteristics of urban communities in the disaster response area to tackle floods.
 Methodology: In principle, this study uses an approach based on qualitative research. The area that is the background of this study includes the Cawang Village area which is prone to flooding. Sources of data in this study were interviewees who were community leaders who had lived for more than 20 years and local RT/RW devices.
 Main Findings: From the results of the research obtained, based on the experience of the residents, two of the largest outflows of capital were obtained, namely social capital and human capital, while the least capital outflows were natural capital.
 Applications of this study: The characteristics of urban communities in the disaster response area are kelurahan cawang, East Jakarta, and dki Jakarta.
 Novelty/Originality of this study: There are 2 capital components of SLA which are human capital and social capital. While the natural capital component is the lowest compared to the others, are physical capital and financial capital; and have a good early warning system with the existence of a communication network from BPBD to RT, RW, and PB2M.

Exploring People’s Reasons of Living in Disaster-Prone Area and Promoting Disaster Risk Reduction in Urban Planning

“…It can minimize the risk of hazard on infrastructures, including settlements, through ensuring location in less risky areas [8,9,17,19]. In term of regulation, good practices may entail relaxing provisions such as ensuring the location of land near services is affordable for the underprivileged [6,9,17,19]. Less prescriptive legislation could mean relying more on design approaches rather than creating desirable area safer while being realistic about development pressures on land [7].…”

“…The decision of individuals or community groups to change the environment is based on the system built in their environment [2,6,9,11,17]. Macionis (2012) said that social life encourages adjustment and deviation [16].…”

“…The consequences encourage the role of the state as guarantor of national security to change the perspective on the environment through development policies and law enforcement in spatial planning. As urban areas and the cities' populations continue to grow and expand, it will make more people and assets being exposed to hazards [5] and running out of suitable land for settlements and other utilized land [4,6]. Urbanization needs to be well planned because unplanned urbanization will only encourage the growth of informal settlements that can exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and contribute fairly to disaster risk in urban areas [10].…”