Development of Urban Areas in Potential Areas of Natural Disasters in South Bandung, Indonesia

Abstract

Geological disasters often occur in South Bandung areal, one of which is flood problem in the past, which has not been overcome since the Dutch colonial period. This research was conducted to provide guidance in the development of the area around and give suggestions to reduce the impact of flood and landslide in South Bandung area. The research methods is qualitative method by collecting and producing descriptive data, and doing remote sensing analysis using google earth to update the land use in research area. In addition, quantitative methods are employed by performing superimposed manual statistics and weighting methods, and used Microsoft Excel, Arcgis, Global Mapper, and Mapinfo to process data. Research data is used in primary, secondary, and tertiary data by firstly improving the physical properties of rocks, history of natural disasters, soil air condition, the level of movement of the land, slope, drainage, and foundation. Based on the results of the data processing, the land suitability score > 130 is categorized as a very good possibility area to be an urban area, the score 116 - 130 is an area that has many advantages but can still be overcome by engineering. Technique. Score < 116 is a limitation area that is not feasible to be used as an urban area, a variety of ways that can be done to be converted function become conservation area.