Household Preparedness to Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk in Sepakung Village

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.

Upaya Peningkatan Pengetahuan Bencana melalui Prototipe Aplikasi LANDIE (Landslide Disaster Education)

“…Aspek pengetahuan kebencanaan yang perlu dimiliki masyarakat terutama yang tinggal pada Kawasan rawan bencana tanah longsor antara lain pengetahuan tentang bencana tanah longsor, pengetahuan tentang mitigasi bencana tanah longsor dan pengetahuan tentang jalur evakuasi (Anugrahanto et al, 2021). Pengetahuan menjadi kunci penyelamatan ketika terjadi bencana sebab tanpa pengetahuan yang memadai maka masyarakat lebih beresiko menjadi korban bencana tersebut.…”