Local Wisdom of Gayonese in Landslide Hazard Mitigation

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220302.012How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Local Wisdom; natural disaster; natural hazard; mitigation

Abstract

Local wisdom related to natural disasters mitigation has been much discussed in recent years. The occurrence of natural disasters somehow cannot be prevented, but the casualties can be minimized if the community has preparedness. Local wisdom is assessed as one way that can be used to minimize the impact of natural disasters. Natural hazards often occur in Gayo Highland. The hazards potentially harm humans that may cause loss of life, injured, and missing properties. At least around 40 occurrences of natural hazards in Aceh Tengah Regency since 2006-2016. This study is aimed to reinforce local coping mechanisms that can help people and communities prepare better for managing future disasters. This research is designed by using a descriptive research method with a qualitative approach. Data collection was done through observations and interviews. The observations were carried out on (a) the nature and environment of the Gayo community, (b) local customs as local wisdom of the Gayo community, (c) landslide mitigation practiced by the Gayo community. Meanwhile, interviews were conducted with informants using snowball sampling. The informants include reje kampung (head of the village) of Jamat Village, Gayo people, and pawang uten (local forest handler). After having some observations and interviews, it can be concluded that there are several kinds of local wisdom that have been applied within Gayonese people to prevent or minimize the impact of natural disasters and need to be preserved in the community for disaster risk reduction.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Marlina Marzuki
AU  - Hesri Rawana Gayo
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/03/24
TI  - Local Wisdom of Gayonese in Landslide Hazard Mitigation
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Science, Political Science, and Humanities (ICoSPOLHUM 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 75
EP  - 79
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220302.012
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220302.012
ID  - Marzuki2022
ER  -