Abstract
An objective evaluation of users’ long-term satisfaction with the post-disaster permanent housing provided is important for judging the successes or failures of housing reconstruction programs. Focussing on four resettlement sites built via the REKOMPAK program after the 2010 Merapi eruption, this paper examines the users’ long-term satisfaction with the provided housing, and explores how their satisfaction level relates to their demographic characteristics and level of participation in the reconstruction processes. The results show that the households are in overall satisfied with the present housing. Their overall satisfaction level is statistically positively associated with household income, but not their level of participation and other demographic characteristics. These findings provide evidence on a satisfactory outcome in the long-term for the REKOMPAK, a community-based reconstruction program that was implemented in Indonesia since 2004, and a useful insight for local authorities, humanitarian and other agencies involved in post-disaster reconstruction program.
Highlights
The Merapi volcano eruption in Oct 2010 was an unusually large magnitude explosive eruption that caused over 350 fatalities and more than 300,000 people evacuated [1]
Under the REKOMPAK program, there are fifteen resettlement sites with 1596 houses built in the five villages that make up the Cangkringan district
Focussing on four resettlement sites in Cangkringan district, this paper examines the users’ long-term satisfaction with postdisaster permanent housing, and explores how their satisfaction level relates to their demographic characteristics and level of participation in the reconstruction processes
Summary
The Merapi volcano eruption in Oct 2010 was an unusually large magnitude explosive eruption that caused over 350 fatalities and more than 300,000 people evacuated [1]. Close to 3900 houses were damaged in the affected areas, and more than 75% of all housing damaged by the eruption were in the Slemen Regency in Yogyakarta Province [2]. Cangkringan district is one of the fourteen districts in the Slemen Regency, and was worst affected by the 2010 Merapi Eruption with over 2500 houses destroyed [3]. Under the REKOMPAK program, there are fifteen resettlement sites (called huntap, permanent settlements) with 1596 houses built in the five villages that make up the Cangkringan district. Focussing on four resettlement sites in Cangkringan district, this paper examines the users’ long-term satisfaction with postdisaster permanent housing, and explores how their satisfaction level relates to their demographic characteristics and level of participation in the reconstruction processes
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