Public risk perception and public acceptance of the existing flood and drought mitigation measure in Bandung city

Abstract

Flood and drought are hydrometeorological hazard that annually occurred in Bandung City. This problem occurs due to static natural conditions such as geographical, topographical conditions, as well as dynamic natural conditions such as climatological matters that are exacerbated by climate change and human activities. Flood and drought risk management in urban areas generally emphasizes physical development by ignoring various social dimensions. Therefore, this research aims to understand people’s knowledge and attitudes towards disasters, represented by the public risk perception towards flooding and drought, as well as public acceptance of the existing programs that have been provided by the municipality. To identify public risk perception and their acceptance of existing programs use statistical descriptive methods. While the data collection use questionnaire with 99 samples. This research shows the affected communities can assess the risks, emotion, and expectation for the future risk, and the implemented program by municipality is mostly accepted by the community. Public risk perception and public acceptance of a program are prominent factors that determine the success or failure of a program by ensuring the compatibility of the program and the community. Thus, this research is critical to give the public perspective on implementing a community-based disaster mitigation program.