ZONING REGULATION GUIDELINE ON DISASTER-RISK AREA IN SEMERU VOLCANO, LUMAJANG REGENCY

Abstract

Disasters are a series of events that threatens and disrupts the life and livelihood of a society by both natural and non-natural factors that may cause the loss of life, environmental damages, and psychological impacts. In disaster studies, the main thing to do is to do an assessment on disaster risk, which is the calculation of damage and loss level from a disaster-related phenomenon. Zoning regulation guideline on a disaster-risk area in Semeru Volcano serves a purpose to provide guidance on zoning regulations on land uses that is indicated to be at risk from the presence of Semeru’s volcanic disaster. This is done in order to reduce the current disaster risk level. Semeru Volcano is recorded to not be inactive from 1818 to 2016, several activities have shown loss of lives and damages to the environment. The currently active Semeru Volcano, as well as the cultivation land uses around the Semeru Volcano that has a potential to erupt anytime could cause substantial loss to the neighboring villages. This research is using a joint qualitative-quantitative method; qualitative method is used to describe the existing condition in the researched area, while quantitative method is used to carry out a disaster risk assessment. High-risk area requires a guideline that limits residential area developments due to the vulnerability indicator has shown to be on a medium stage, if there is shown to be an increase on residential development, the disaster risk level will also increase.