Participatory Mapping of Tsunami Evacuation Routes (Case Study of Karangbenda Village Cilacap Regency)

Abstract

Indonesia is one of the countries with a high tsunami risk, in this case the community plays an important role in disaster management, one of which can be done through the preparation of a tsunami evacuation route map which can be done through participatory mapping. This research was conducted in Karangbenda Village, Adipala District, Cilacap Regency, the purpose of this study was to determine how the skills of the community in determining tsunami evacuation routes were compared with the criteria for evacuation locations and effective evacuation routes and to test the effectiveness of tsunami evacuation routes prepared by the community. Data collection in this study was carried out through focus group discussions (FGD) and field surveys. The results show that the community can arrange a tsunami evacuation route properly, the evacuation route consists of the evacuation location and evacuation route, the designated evacuation location is in accordance with the evacuation location criteria and the evacuation route is in accordance with the route obtained through network analysis. The effectiveness level of the tsunami evacuation route was 98.82% and there were some people who were unable to reach the evacuation location within the specified time, totaling 36 people who were in the area of Dusun Congot to be precise in RT 02/RW 02 because of the long distance from the evacuation location.