The Preparedness Level of Community in Facing Disaster in West Java Province

1st UPI International Geography Seminar 2017

Marlyono, S.G.^1 ; Nandi, N.^1

Department of Geography Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi 229, Bandung

40154, Indonesia^1

关键词: Earthquake disaster;    Indonesia;    Loss of life;    Quantitative approach;    Survey methods;    Tsunami disaster;    West javas;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/145/1/012103/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/145/1/012103

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Preparedness in facing disaster becomes a must when living in disaster-prone areas. West Java province, Indonesia, has frequent disasters such as tsunamis, earthquakes and landslides. The level of preparedness to be important in minimizing the loss of life in case of disaster. This research aim at analyse the community preparedness in the face of the three disasters that often occur in their respective areas in West Java province. This research uses descriptive quantitative approach, with the survey method. The results showed that the level of preparedness of the community in the district of Pangandaran to the tsunami disaster has categorized Very Ready, people in Tasikmalaya regency for earthquake disaster has categorized Ready, and society in Garut for landslides has categorized Less Ready. In conclusion, there are significant differences between community preparedness in Pangandaran, Tasikmalaya and Garut regencies.