Living with Disaster in the Archipelagic Context
| Main Author: | Prayitno, Budi |
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| Format: | Proceeding PeerReviewed application/pdf |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2005
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| Online Access: |
https://repository.ugm.ac.id/92176/1/9_Living%20disaster.pdf https://repository.ugm.ac.id/92176/ |
Daftar Isi:
- The people in Indonesian archipelagic country are used mainly the flexible, adaptable and coexistence with their living environment. It was the result of their particular environment in order to live with the floods or on the seashore above the weather-level their habitat had to either float or stand on stilts and with the area prone to the natural threat posed by earthquakes. These disasters have been on the increased because of the accelerated urban growth. Until recently, disaster prevention was not a program priority. However, this trend began changing in the end of the year 2004 when the great wave killer 'tsunami' in Aceh caused destruction and has been followed by a series of devasting floods, earthquakes and landslides in various part of Indonesian archipelago. This paper tries to understand way of living in the vulnerable areas and to clarify that the disaster management and prevention is not only a prerequisite for archieving the sustainable development targets but also a keypoint of the effort for improving the shelter, urban development and governance.