The Collective Action of Urban Communities in Disaster Risk Reduction: A Case Study in Yogyakarta City
Pandhu Yuanjaya, Hidayatul Fajri
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Universitas Negeri Padang
Abstract
The people of Yogyakarta City who live in the watershed always suffer in the rainy season. The threat of flood disaster, landslides and dengue fever has become a routine that has never been resolved. This article aims to discuss collective actions of urban communities in disaster risk reduction. This study used a case study approach. The author chose the research location in Kampung Gambiran, Yogyakarta City, because it could explain the stages of collective action of urban communities in reducing disaster risk faced each year. The findings showed that the collective actions in Kampung Gambiran could reduce disaster risk. The stages of collective action in Kampung Gambiran start from 1) emergence of unrest, 2) the formation of mutual understanding, 3) community communication and 4) achievement of success. The first phase, the emergence of the anxiety of each citizen arised because of the impact of floods, landslides and dengue fever in the rainy season. The social conditions of an individualist society make solutions made with individualism. In the second phase, the community began to communicate because the condition of the disaster did not improve through rembug warga and gotong royong. The third stage, the community declared and formalized the community along with the burning of conditions and the assistance of external parties. In the fourth phase, the development of self-supporting infrastructure received various achievements and initiated the formation of Gajah Wong Forsidas, a joint village community located in the Gajah Wong watershed to mitigate floods. The collective action of the community initiated the city government to create a Program Kampung Hijau, one of which aims to mitigate flood disasters.
Keywords: Collective action, Urban community, Risk reduction
Topic: Sustainable Development