Study on the Green Open Space in the Context of Disaster Prevention in Kampung Urug

Abstract

While Indonesia is facing many natural disasters, for example earthquake, flood and heavy rain, the people living in traditional villages (locally called Kampung), have kept a sustainable life for a long time. This study focuses on Kampung Urug which is located in Sukajaya District, Bogor, West Java. The traditional community has some unique characteristics such as green open spaces, architectural buildings, ritual and customs, events based on local wisdom. However those in some traditional villages and nearby areas are on the verge of being lost due to rapid expansion and development. The name of Kampung Urug is related to the geographical conditions which is located on a hillside, with high rainfall. Because of the potential for landslides, this village is called Urug, which means landslides in Sundanese. There are some studies from the viewpoints of architecture or history about Kampung Urug, but there are few studies investigating from disaster. The purpose of this study is to find stakeholder perceptions of the green open space in the context of disaster, to analyze a spatial approach to minimize the disaster impact, and to find traditional social approaches and physical or technical approaches of local wisdom. Based on field surveys, agriculture is generally conducted in green open spaces, and land use is flexibly adapted to landslides and erosion. One reason for this is that many farmers are willing to maintain the farmland as much as possible. There is no change in the region where agriculture has been thriving since ancient times. It is necessary to create evacuation maps based on traditional land use and past disaster histories.