River Conservation Using SECEEL Approach: A Case Study on East Flood Way River, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia

Ignatius Sriyana

doi:10.1051/matecconf/201815901021

Abstract

Current practices on river conservation are solely depending on social engineering, cultural, economic and environmental approaches without taking law enforcement into account. This issue becomes critical because river conservation is frequently experiencing conflict without assertive law enforcement. One of the cases is the presence of abundant structures on river bank despite of rules against such practices. This violation is rooted on law enforcement aspect. Therefore, integrated approach incorporating law enforcement is important to be studied. The purpose of this study is to test the effect of this integrated approach named Social Engineering, Culture, Economic, Environment comfort and Law enforcement (SECEEL) against river conservation on river bank. The analysis method is quantitative approach using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS – SEM) program involving 150 respondents as a sample of approximately 400 habitants in East Flood Way river, Semarang. The result shows that higher social engineering value and economic expediency together with lower rule of law are creating higher environment comfort level along the river bank. Meanwhile, more positive cultural values will decrease the level of environment comfort on the area. Interestingly, the higher the comfort level of the environment along the river will decrease the value of conservation.

Highlights

As stipulated in Indonesian Government Regulation (PP) No 38 Year 2011, Chapter 2 Article 5 Verse 4 and 5, the river functions as a path for running water and as a venue for the life of river ecosystems
To promote optimal river utilization, it is necessary to manage the river in a proper way, one of which is to carry out river conservation which includes river protection and the prevention of river water pollution in a sustainable manner involving the community and the government [2]
SECEEL approach, which tests the effect of economic benefit, social values, cultural values of society and law enforcement to the comfort of the environment on river banks and the influence of comfort to the river conservation value, is using multivariate statistical analysis including convergence validity test, discriminant validity test, construct reliability test, path and hypothesis testing analysis

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Introduction

As stipulated in Indonesian Government Regulation (PP) No 38 Year 2011, Chapter 2 Article 5 Verse 4 and 5, the river functions as a path for running water and as a venue for the life of river ecosystems. Some problems on the river management are causing violations in the riverbanks, the diminishing dimension of the embankment due to human activities and waste disposal to the river resulted in pollution of river water and disruption of water flow. These existing problems are caused by low public awareness and lack of attention regarding river conservation’s implementation. This violation can adversely affect the continuity of the river in the future, which in turn will be detrimental to human’s life

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