HOUSEHOLD DISASTER MANAGEMENT CAPACITIES IN DISASTER PRONE II OF MT.SLAMET
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2019-05-25Metadata
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Disaster prone II in Mt. Slamet is the highest risk area for human settlement. Specific household characteristics are needed to live in harmony with natural disaster. Capitals of households and transformation on process and structure were supported by the disaster management. However, households living in disaster prone II area had limitation on their assets and need to identify factors influencing disaster management. To study the factors influencing household disaster management capacities. This research using the sample measurement of Becker and HurshCesar collected 538 households spread across five villages located in disaster prone II area of Mt. Slamet. Sequential mixed methodology combining both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used and samples were collected by a two-stage stratified random sampling to consider the Rukun-Warga-level area and systematic random sampling to choose the sample of households. To analyse the direct and indirect factors supporting disaster management capacity, path analysis through Stata was carried out and multicollinearity was tested prior to path analysis. This research found direct and indirect effects of household characteristics and household capitals on disaster management. This could be influenced by the transformation on process and structure of the local government. The quantitative result has been confirmed by the result of qualitative approach. Social capital owned by households living in disaster prone area supports disaster management practices. The household relationship and networking access has been strongly supported disaster management capacities. Disaster management capacities of household living in disaster prone II could be improved by both internal and external factors. Internal factors include supporting the household members’ health, increasing the size of land and vehicle owning. External factors need to be carried out by transforming the process and structure of the village by making the policy to improve the social and cultural belief of households.