Community efforts for adaptation and anticipate to flood tide (ROB) in Bedono Village, District Sayung Demak, Central Java, Indonesia

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Dewi Liesnoor Setyowati, Mohamad Amin, Tri Marhaeni Puji Astuti, Ishartiwi

2017 Man in India Vol. 97 Issue 5 Article Cited by 3

Abstract

Rob is a natural phenomenon caused by the tide, inundating coastal areas that have an elevation below the sea level. Rob has fluctuations and patterns of inundation, which interfere with the activity of the community. People in the Bedono village were inundated Rob, they must be able to adapt in order to survive. This study aimed to analyze the tidal fluctuations in the Bedono village, and formulate the concept of adaptation and anticipate in maintaining community wisdom to Rob. Rob with greatest fluctuation pattern, occurs from April to June, the height Rob reaches 50-110 cm, with the wide inundation area of 12.7 km2;. Rob impact on community activities, loss of livelihoods, disruption of access to transportation, and social change. This adaptation is done by people associated with shelter, livelihoods, water, farming systems, social systems. Adaptation tidal flooding has become a culture for the villagers Bedono in the face of Rob. Society has learned from habit, and becomes an unwritten rule to anticipate the impact of Rob that hit their village. Habit for anticipation Rob had been a cultural, reflected in the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior the community in the face of Rob. © Serials Publications.

Affiliations

Department of Geography, Semarang State University Semarang, Indonesia; Department of Soil and Water Engineering, Lampung University, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia; Departments of Sosiology Anthropology, Semarang State University Semarang, Indonesia; Department of Science Education, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia