Research Paper
Year: 2021 | Month: August | Volume: 8 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 618-627
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20210882
Household Preparedness to Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk in Sepakung Village
Yohanes Dwi Anugrahanto1, Dewi Liesnoor Setyowati2, Erni Suharini3
1Postgraduate, 2Department Geography, 3Department Geography Education Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang City, Indonesia.
Corresponding Author: Dewi Liesnoor Setyowati
ABSTRACT
Landslides are one of the natural disasters that often occur in Indonesia. Throughout 2019, Indonesia experienced 1483 landslides. Indonesian people need to have preparedness in dealing with disasters. Sepakung village is included in a landslide-prone area in Semarang regency, Central Java. This study aims to analyze the preparedness of the people of Sepakung village who live around landslide-prone points. The research method used is quantitative with a descriptive percentage analysis technique. The population of this research is the residents of Sepakung village. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling. Data collection techniques using observation, questionnaires, and documentation. The data processing results show that the experience of dealing with landslides for the residents of Sepakung village is quite good. This is shown from the average descriptive percentage score reaching 65.909091. The attitude of the respondent's vigilance is included in the very good category, with a descriptive score of the percentage getting 85%. All respondents in this study agreed that awareness of landslides needs to be increased during the rainy season. Knowledge of landslides that are owned needs to be increased again, especially for knowledge about the signs of landslides, disaster mitigation, early warning systems, and evacuation routes.
Keywords: disaster, disaster risk reduction, preparedness, landslide.
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