Kusumayudha, Sari Bahagiarti (2012) Analysis on the Capacity Building Efforts for Mitigating Volcanic Risks during 2010 Eruption of Mount Merapi, Central Java, Indonesia. International Journal of Economic and Environment Geology, 3 (2). ISSN 2223-957X
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Abstract
Mount Merapi that is one of the most active volcanoes on the world erupted again during October to November 2010. Its climax activities happened on 5th November at 00.10 pm, with different type of eruption from Mount Merapi of last 50 years. Ordinary, Mount Merapi activity starts from lava dome development, followed by dome collapse to create pyroclastic flow. This specific character of eruption is called Merapi Type. This type of eruption did not happen in the year 2010, but Vulcanian and Pelean types. The pyroclastic flows at that time killed 341 people and buried many villages on the southeastern slope, while the secondary hazard of lahar destroyed many other human settlements and infrastructures on the western slope of the volcano. Actually, capacity building program in the areas of around Mount Merapi has been done and established since more than 15 years ago. In most villages, there are community associations that well trained on volcanic hazard mitigation and early warning system. The association name is Association of Mountains Belt of Merapi. Map of Mount Merapi hazards was also already set by the Center of Volcanology and Geologic Disaster Mitigation. Unfortunately, human are not able to order the nature. The character of Mount Merapi eruption in the year 2010 was inconsistent. There was much higher gas pressure, much longer distant of pyroclastic flow, and much greater volume of volcanic material poured from the crater. This made people and stake holders very astonished in handling the evacuation. However, a socio-cultural factor in this respect is that the local people and agriculturists view Mount Merapi as a God which gives them fertile soil and water for agriculture and are reluctant to move away even under an impending threat of a volcanic hazard. This mind-set of people is a challenge in capacity building as the people prefer in-situ protective measures rather than moving away.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QE Geology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Physics |
| Depositing User: | SARI BAHAGIARTI KUSUMAYUDHA |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Nov 2016 03:26 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Nov 2016 03:26 |
| URI: | http://eprints.upnyk.ac.id/id/eprint/9371 |
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