MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN LANDSLIDE AREAS IN KARANGKOBAR DISTRICT, BANJARNEGARA REGENCY, JAVA PROVINCE

  • Author: Titi Wahyuni
  • From: Environmental Science, Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada

Abstract:

The high potential of natural disasters is basically a reflection of natural phenomena that are geographically very distinctive for Indonesian soil territory. One of the recent disasters that happened was the landslide. Banjarnegara is the most vulnerable regency in Central Java Province, and Karangkobar District is the most vulnerable landslide in Banjarnegara (Karnawati, 2014). The landslide disaster that occurred in Jemblung, Sampang Village, Karangkobar District is one of the many landslide that used as the discussion. Like the flash flood disaster in Garut, West Java, Wednesday dawn 21 September 2016 which is reminds the landslide that occurred in Banjarnegara (Ganjar Pranowo, 2016). This study aims to reveal how 1) the effect of landslide on environmental degradation in Karangkobar District, Banjarnegara Regency; And 2) conservation efforts that have been done as landslide mitigation in Karangkobar District, Banjarnegara Regency. The method used is survei method. The data collected are primary data from field observation and secondary data from related departments and previous research. Based on the research results obtained information: various efforts have been made during and after the landslide. Evacuations and assistance flow from various parties, but the most effective is direct assistance in the form of money or goods directly delivered to the victims. Victims of Jemblung landslide relocated to Suren, Ambal Village in Karangkobar District. The former landslide settlement has been reforested while the landslide hill is still like a landslide. Landslide in Karangkobar has increased the awareness of various parties and encourage various disaster mitigation efforts that have not been implemented before. The mitigation efforts undertaken are simple EWS installation, and disaster-prone village training which is still limited to the middle-class village landslide and the first-class village landslide in Karangkobar District.

 

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