The Indonesian Journal of Planning and Development
Vol 3, No 1 (2018): February 2018

The Sister Village Program: Promoting Community Resilience after Merapi Eruption

Vita Elysia (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Indonesia Open University)
Ake Wihadanto (Department of Economic Development, Indonesia Open University)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Feb 2018

Abstract

Local Government of Magelang Regency initiates the Sister Village Program after Mount Merapi Eruption in 2010. The idea of this program is to connect villages at risk from Merapi eruption to partner villages with less risk in the surrounding regions. This program is part of post-disaster recovery initiatives at the local level which includes planned evacuation routes, shelters, provision of food and other daily essentials. This paper aims to shed light on the role of sister village program in promoting community resilience after the volcanic eruption of Merapi. It is found that the system of sister village program can fulfill many aspects of community resilience components. Considering Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, this program should be regarded as a good example to be replicated in other prone areas in the country.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijpd

Publisher

Subject

Earth & Planetary Sciences Environmental Science Social Sciences

Description

The Indonesian Journal of Planning and Development (P-ISSN: 2087-9733 and E-ISSN: 2442-983X) is a journal devoted to the study of urban and regional planning and development issues in Indonesia and the other countries. IJPD publishes empirical and theoretical research in order to advance and ...