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Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 5(5), pp. 399 - 403
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050503
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Community Participation on Flood Management in Hulu Sungai Tengah District South Kalimantan Province
Akhmad Nafarin 1, Sidharta Adyatma 2, Deasy Arisanty 2,*
1 Biology Education, Faculty of Teaching and Science Education, Lambung Mangkurat University, Indonesia
2 Geography Education, Faculty of Teaching and Science Education, Lambung Mangkurat University, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
Floods have an impact on people's lives. Efforts to address the effects of flooding need to involve the community. This research examines the public participation in the disaster area in Hulu Sungai Tengah District. This research is designed using a survey approach to the community in flood prone areas in Hulu Sungai Tengah District. Data is obtained through questionnaires with the number of sampling is 380 people. The results show that community participation in flood prevention is high-very high category. People have the participation in form of labor and money. The problems of flood-prone areas in Hulu Sungai Tengah District are lack of public awareness of the signs of impending floods; low information about the dangers of floods; and no early warning system for floods from government.
KEYWORDS
Participation, Community-based, Flood Management
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Akhmad Nafarin , Sidharta Adyatma , Deasy Arisanty , "Community Participation on Flood Management in Hulu Sungai Tengah District South Kalimantan Province," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 399 - 403, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050503.
(b). APA Format:
Akhmad Nafarin , Sidharta Adyatma , Deasy Arisanty (2017). Community Participation on Flood Management in Hulu Sungai Tengah District South Kalimantan Province. Sociology and Anthropology, 5(5), 399 - 403. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2017.050503.