Community Vulnerability and Capacity to Landslides in South Babakan Madang Subdistrict, Bogor Districts

Department of Geography, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia, Depok - Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: ratna.saraswati@sci.ui.ac.id

Abstract

Many countries in the world have various kinds of problems, such as disasters. Indonesia is one of the countries with high area and population affected by landslides, such as in several regions in Indonesia, namely Bogor Districts. The affected population can be caused by the increasing number of residents and built-up areas, as well as the low level of public knowledge about landslides. The high population affected can describe the level of vulnerability and capacity that exists in the community, such as in South Babakan Madang Subdistrict. The density of the population and the built-up area which includes settlements, public facilities and community knowledge related to landslides that are different in 3 Countryside namely Bojong Koneng, Cijayanti, and Karang Tengah make the people in South Babakan Madang Subdistrict vulnerable to landslides. The modified scoring method with reference to Perka BNPB No. 02 of 2012 can be used to determine the level of vulnerability and capacity of the community. The results show that South Babakan Madang Subdistrict is dominated by moderate vulnerability with an index between 0.34 - 0.67. The capacity in the South Babakan Madang Subdistrict tends to be homogeneous in the low capacity class with an index < 0.34.