The Model of Nonstructural Mitigation Policy to the Landslide Prone Residential Areas in Lebong, Bengkulu

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find a model of nonstructural disaster mitigation policies for landslide-prone settlements in Lebong Regency. The study is a sociological juridical (sociolegal). processing and analysis of primary data, secondary data, information from the results of the FGD and legal documents were carried out in a descriptive qualitative manner. The results of the study show that the implementation of non-structural mitigation policies for residential areas prone to landslides has not been implemented optimally. In implementing such non-structural mitigation policies, there are several obstacles, both internal and external. The non-structural mitigation policy model for landslide-prone settlements, namely that the Lebong Regency Government needs to formulate and determine community-based policy steps, which include: identification and mapping of potential landslide residential areas, increasing community preparedness, increasing community knowledge and capacity, monitoring continuity towards landslide-prone settlements, control/enforcement, maintain environmental balance, pay attention to the carrying capacity and amperage of the environment, compile planning and budgeting, integrate disaster education in primary and secondary school curricula, strengthen regulatory frameworks and establish mitigation SOPs.