Research Paper
Year: 2023 | Month: August | Volume: 10 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 57-65
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230811
Disaster Literacy for Dealing with Tidal Floods (Rob) in Tanjung Mas Village North Semarang District, Semarang City
Isnaeni Amaliyah1, Dewi Liesnoor Setyowati2
1Department Geography, 2Department Geography,
Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang City, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Dewi Liesnoor Setyowati
ABSTRACT
Semarang is one of the areas in Central Java that is often affected by tidal floods. Tanjung Mas Village, North Semarang Subdistrict, experiences threats to tidal floods in the high, medium and low categories, but 89.63% of its area experiences high threats to tidal floods. The aims of the research were (1) to find out the community's readiness in dealing with tidal floods (rob), (2) to find out the form of disaster literacy in the community in dealing with tidal floods (rob). This research is a quantitative research. The research population is the head of the family who lives in the tidal flood affected area of Tanjung Mas Village. The sample used purposive sampling technique, obtained a sample of 39 households residing in RW 14 to RW 16. Data analysis technique using descriptive percentage. The results showed that community readiness in dealing with tidal floods was good, community readiness in the form of (1) providing an understanding of tidal conditions to family members, (2) introducing rescue efforts, (3) prioritizing items that must be saved, (4) coordinating with related parties such as PMI, village head, Karangtaruna / rescue team, (5) understanding early warning systems, (6) planning evacuation needs or staying at home during emergency conditions, (7) increase the height of the house building. The form of literacy in the tidal-affected area of Tanjung Mas Village is interactive and communicative disaster literacy. Quantitatively, the form of basic disaster literacy is 84%, functional disaster literacy is 85%, communicative & interactive disaster 86%, critical disaster literacy 85%.
Keywords: Disaster Literacy, Readiness, Rob, Tidal floods.
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