ANALYSIS OF DETERMINING THE EVACUATION AND LOCATION PATH FOR COMMUNITY-BASED EVACUATION IN TAMANSARI SUBDISTRICT, BANDUNG WETAN SUB-DISTRICT AS PREPARATION FOR PATAHAN LEMBANG EARTHQUAKE

• Main Author: Sartika, Euis
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/44167
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Indonesia is an archipelago where three large plates of the world meet, namely the Indo-Australian Plate, the Eurasian Plate and the Pacific Plate. The interaction between these plates further places Indonesia as a region that has high volcanic and seismic activity. Bandung City is one area that has quite a high risk of earthquake impact in the presence of dense urban village areas, and unpredictable disaster events, which greatly affects the high casualties and property losses that can be caused. However, by carrying out disaster preparedness measures it can be minimized. Disaster preparedness measures implemented at the settlement scale will greatly assist in reducing the amount of losses incurred. In an effort to realize disaster preparedness, people who live in Tamansari Kelurahan, precisely in RW 15 and RW 16, which are included in the administration area of Bandung Wetan Subdistrict, require evacuation routes and places as one of the preparatory efforts in dealing with earthquake which cannot be predicted. In determining the evacuation route at the study site, the community is the main determinant in the selection of the route. Determination of evacuation routes that are in accordance with the needs of the community can minimize the number of victims caused by the earthquake disaster. Therefore this research was conducted using a qualitative approach that is to provide facts that are found in the field according to the perceptions and preferences of the community towards the routes and places that can be used for evacuation which are explained in more detail. Before conducting participatory GIS activities that are part of town watching activities, researchers conducted FGD activities by asking questions from FGD participants related to community knowledge related to earthquakes. The results of the FGD activities are being able to find out people's perceptions regarding matters related to earthquake preparedness, where most people already know what is meant by an earthquake and where to evacuate when an earthquake disaster occurs. While the results of the implementation of town watching by conducting participatory GIS showed the results of the community's preference for the condition of the narrow road and surrounded by crowded buildings which made it difficult for the community to evacuate. Not only that, the lack of open space to be used as an evacuation site makes people not know where to secure themselves. As for the open space available at the research location, the capacity is far from enough to accommodate residents so that places that have the potential to cause aftershocks are chosen by residents to secure themselves. Thus the researchers set up an evacuation route that can be used as an alternative to a safer evacuation site when an earthquake strikes at any time. Evacuation routes are prepared using lanes based on the results of community preferences at the time of participatory GISviii activities in terms of problems that can pose aftershocks such as fire, landslides and bridge collapse.