Livelihood resilience of resettled communities induced by volcanic eruption in Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| Author | Hadianti, Atrida |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.DM-13-06 |
| Subject(s) | Disasters--Risk assessment--Indonesia--Yogyakarta Volcanic hazard analysis--Indonesia--Yogyakarta |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. DM-13-06 |
| Abstract | Due to the volcanic hazard, the area around the volcano is currently planned to be natural conservation area and restricted for settlement. Therefore, communities living in area around the volcano have to be resettled. The government set sites for permanent settlement and also provides aid packages that consist of a piece of land, built house and some vital furniture and appliances to each household affected by the eruption of Merapi. However, in spite of the housing and environment, there are livelihood issues that become concern of the resettled communities. The broad objective of this research is to evaluate the socio-economic changes of resettled communities in the study area, with focus on livelihood resilience. Changes in the livelihood pattern, in terms of employment, income and assets, are obtained through field observation and interviews and analyzed by comparing conditions before volcanic eruption in 2010 and recently using statistics, social scaling and descriptions. Needs, potentials and problems of the resettled communities for supporting their livelihood are described based on the analysis of livelihood changes. Assessment of livelihood resilience is done by cross-checking the resilient livelihood indicators, derived from livelihood assets, and the empirical condition in the field. Livelihood in this community has not fully recovered although they have been relocated to the new settlement. The study reveals that the employment and income of these communities has not recovered to the normal condition. The communities still have access to land and natural resources but not yet utilize for gaining livelihood. Therefore, there are some needs of the resettled communities, namely resume past occupation in the new settlement, access former land for agricultural production, accessible credits to restore production activities and restart livestock farming activities in the new settlement. In order to fulfill the needs, there are potentials identified, such as basic skill and indigenous knowledge, availability of resources and enhancement of facilities. However, there are also problems that become obstacles, namely limited land in the new settlement, loss of assets due to the disaster, low affordability and lack of motivation. Livelihood resilience of the resettled communities in this study is assessed through the community perception about their access to the livelihood assets, in terms of availability, access and right to use. The present study reveals that the resettled communities tend to be more stable in the new settlement by considering the level of resilience of the livelihood, which the studied communities achieve moderate level of resilience. Finally, the study has recommended some strategies to make livelihood of the resettled communities resilient through improving the level of education and skill development, providing accessible credits to stimulate production, applying intensification agriculture and adding value to yields, encouraging additional income through microenterprise, and improving the infrastructure. Besides, such comprehensive planning is required in managing the entire process of resettlement, including the policies in economic development that leads to self-reliance. |
| Year | 2013 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. DM-13-06 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) + School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Routray, Jayant Kumar; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed;Vilas Nitivattananon; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Directorate General of Higher Education (DIKTI), Indonesia;Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2013 |