Structuring the Environment of Landslide-Prone Disaster and Its Mitigation in the District of Banyumanik

Abstract

This research is conducted in the district of Banyumanik Semarang. The objectives of this study are; (a) recognising the distribution of landslide-prone residencies in the district of Banyumanik; (b) recognising the community efforts in dealing with their landslide-prone residency environment. The sample is taken by Purposive Sampling Technique, i.e. by considering the possibility of an area to landslide. The researched variables are (1) Physical parameter of landslide-prone field in residency environment, (2) The efforts accomplished by the community to overcome landslide-prone environment. The result of this research has varied in five categories. They are residencies with very high, high, medium, low and very low of landslide-prone. Two countermeasures from the community to prevent landslide are; (1) physical prevention, covering: constructing embankments and drainage channels, sealing/covering cracks on the ground, building blocks, planting hardwood plantations, and (2) partnership prevention, a cooperation between the community with the related institution, such as disaster socialization and land use planning.