Abstract

Title: Community Ability to Adapt Spatially and Overcome the Threat of Natural Disasters; Case Study: Pacarejo Village, Gunung Kidul Regency, and Kepuharjo Village, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta
 Disasters are part of natural and non-natural phenomena that often occur in communities in certain areas. The Special Region of Yogyakarta, especially in the Gunung Kidul and Sleman Regencies, often experiences natural disasters. The focus of natural disasters as the object of research is the Pacarejo Village, Gunung Kidul Regency, and Kepuharjo Village in the Sleman Regency area. These two areas were chosen because natural disasters have struck several times, and the people are indicated to be trying hard to adapt to their environment and overcome the problems that occur. Quantitative research methods combining qualitative methods for data processing will be applied in this research. A total participatory strategy will be implemented to collect primary data directly from the community. Secondary data from government and private institutions and several theories and shared experiences with experts will be used to support the analysis. The results of this research show that Kepuharjo Subdistrict has a community capacity spatially to adapt and overcome disaster threats that is better than Pacarejo Subdistrict, with the aspects of the two regions that are most dominant in forming community resilience being the cooperation of residents along with assistance from other areas.

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