Promoting the hybrid socio-technical approach for effective disaster risk reduction in developing countries

Abstract

This paper highlights the importance of integrating social and technical approaches (which is the so-called "hybrid socio-technical approach") as one innovative and strategic program with respect to disaster risk reduction. Such a program is mainly based on multi-disciplinary action research to support the community empowerment program through public education. The technical approach was mainly conducted for geological and geotechnical investigation to analyze and predict susceptibility levels of the disaster prone area, as well as to develop an appropriate technology for hazard mapping and disaster early warning. Meanwhile, the social approach was necessary for analyzing and mapping the psycho-social conditions of the disaster prone area, and accordingly an appropriate strategy and program to implement the early warning technology can be formulated. Moreover, it is also important to establish a "community task force" as the driving power for landslide disaster risk reduction which can sustain the program at the village level.

Promoting a Global Standard for Community-Based Landslide Early Warning Systems (WCoE 2014–2017, IPL-158, IPL-165)

“…To assist the implementation of landslide early warning systems in Indonesia where the trial of this standard has been conducted, a hybrid socio-technical approach is carried out. Both approaches (technical and social), supported with education and research, are expected to be able to involve all of the related stakeholders, reduce the cost of system implementation, and maintain its sustainability (Karnawati et al 2011(Karnawati et al , 2013a. The monitoring and warning service equipment installed in 20 provinces since 2012 is still in excellent condition due to the implementation of the above proposed methods.…”

“…Demographic, social, economic, and cultural aspects in general are often left out in the implementation of early warning systems, compared to other technical aspects (Karnawati et al 2011). The experts, researchers, and the decision-makers at regional, national, provincial, municipality/district or village levels should follow up the training in warnings and actions to be taken addressed for the community.…”

An integrated methodology to develop a standard for landslide early warning system

“…The proposed standard adopts a hybrid sociotechnical approach in disaster risk reduction (Karnawati et al, 2011(Karnawati et al, , 2013b for each single and local-scale landslide. This ap-proach needs interdisciplinary roles to support disaster risk reduction in the context of community development.…”

An integrated methodology to develop a standard for landslide early warning systems

“…The proposed standard adopts a hybrid sociotechnical approach in disaster risk reduction (Karnawati et al, 2011(Karnawati et al, , 2013b for each single and local-scale landslide. This approach needs interdisciplinary roles to support disaster risk reduction in the context of community development.…”