Assessment of socioeconomic vulnerability of coastal community in management of floods in Mataram

Abstract

Natural disasters that often occur in coastal areas are tidal floods and river floods. Flood vulnerability management of coastal areas has become increasingly important to mitigate and prevent floods. The purpose of the study was to analyze the socio-economic vulnerability of the Mataram City coast. The spatial-DPSIR approach was employed to study the socio-economic and ecological framework. The socio-economic vulnerability was analyzed using the following parameters: population density, poverty level, livelihoods, land ownership, awareness of disasters, the presence of business areas and trade areas, and physical damage to buildings. The analysis result of the coastal flood socio-economic vulnerability showed that most of the Mataram coast were classified as intermediate. The results of this study are expected to become a reference for development and management, especially in spatial planning policies for a disaster-secure coastal area.