Development of Womens Capabilities in Post-disaster Adaptation forUrban Resilience
Donna Asteria, Dyah Utari, and Andiny Widya Utari
1Communication Department, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Indonesia, Jl. Prof. Dr. Selo Soemardjan, Depok, 16424 Indonesia
2 Faculty of Health Science, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran, Limo, Kota Depok, 16515, Indonesia
3School of Environmental Science Universitas Indonesia, Jl. Salemba Raya No. 4 Central Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Abstract
This paper aims to describe the strategic role of women through empowerment to improve post-disaster adaptability in the city. City resilience is an important condition to be achieved after a disaster occurs to support the realization of a friendly city for women and children. Empowerment efforts will increase the participation of women in the community because women have a strategic role in post-disaster environmental management. This study uses a quantitative approach with analytical techniques use AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) and descriptive statistics. This method with by utilized expert judgment from various stakeholders to predict approach for the development of more sustainable empowerment . The results of the study show that the development of empowerment with a gender equality approach through efforts to improve the ability of economic productivity can improve the adaptive capacity of women facing post-disaster. The important suporting for women are access and opportunities in the recovery and preservation of post-disaster environments in their communities. The contribution of this study as the development of disaster management and post-disaster policy planning in urban areas uses the approach of gender equality and community-based participation.
Keywords: urban resilience, womens capabilities, community participation, post-disaster adaptation, empowerment
Topic: Disaster Management and Environmental Issues