Households Perceptions on Factors Affecting Resilience towards Natural Disasters in Indonesia

Abstract

Most areas in Indonesia are prone to natural disasters. Thus, the objective of this study is to shed more lights on factors affecting their resilience from two sources namely, existing literatures and the application of disaster management in four disaster-prone areas in Indonesia -- Padang, Sleman, Cilacap, and Palu. To enrich the analysis, researchers collect data from the field to compare the preparedness and to get insights on people's perceptions towards the factors of resilience in those areas. They employ IDI and FGD to identify the factors of resilience and the preparedness in the areas investigated. Thereafter, a preliminary survey is conducted to identify people's perceptions towards the aspects of resilience in the areas. Results from the survey, conducted to 800 households in Padang and Cilacap, indicates that from the social aspect, community's value cohesiveness is one of the important factors affecting their resilience towards natural disaster.