Culture and Community Resilience to Flooding: Case Study of the Urban Coastal Community in Jakarta
Surtiari, Gusti Ayu Ketut, Djalante, Riyanti, Setiadi, Neysa J. and Garschagen, Matthias, "Culture and Community Resilience to Flooding: Case Study of the Urban Coastal Community in Jakarta" in Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia: Progress, Challenges, and Issues ed. Djalante, Riyanti, Garschagen, Matthias, Thomalla, Frank and Rajib Shaw (Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017), 469-494.
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Author Surtiari, Gusti Ayu Ketut
Djalante, Riyanti
Setiadi, Neysa J.
Garschagen, MatthiasBook Editor Djalante, Riyanti
Garschagen, Matthias
Thomalla, Frank
Rajib ShawChapter Title Culture and Community Resilience to Flooding: Case Study of the Urban Coastal Community in Jakarta Book Title Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia: Progress, Challenges, and Issues Publication Date 2017 Place of Publication Cham Publisher Springer International Publishing Start page 469 End page 494 Language eng Abstract There is increasing recognition of the role of culture in influencing community resilience. When acknowledged as cultural aspects, behaviors, beliefs and social structure could shape risk perception and risk behavior. In the context of Indonesia, research on culture has been mainly explored within the context of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and rarely in the case of floods in coastal areas. This study aims to explore distinctive elements of culture that shape community resilience progressions from coping, self-organizing, recovering and learning to adapt to flood hazards. We argue that unpacking and knowing how particular elements of culture influence the progression of resilience will lead to better understanding of how vulnerable communities build their resilience. Empirical data is collected through a survey of 170 households, semi-structured interviews with local leaders and group discussions in Muara Baru, North Jakarta. This study finds that vulnerable communities can build resilience by optimizing their existing culture in daily life. First, household behaviors e.g. helping each other and offering mutual assistance, influences the ability to cope with disasters. Second, social structures e.g. task division amongst family members and the role of local leaders to manage relief programs, mainly determine ability to self-organize. Third, the recovery process is mainly shaped by networking within ethnic groups for social-economic support. Finally, the ability to learn to adapt is mainly influenced by strong beliefs which restrict people to learn from previous experiences and leaves them less prepared for future disasters. These findings are relevant for optimizing formal community resilience building programs Keyword Community
Resilience
Flood
Disaster
Culture
Coastal
Urban
JakartaCopyright Holder Springer International Publishing Copyright Year 2017 Copyright type All rights reserved ISBN 9783319544 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-54466-3_19 -
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