| Author | Bachri, Syamsul |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.NR-10-01 |
| Subject(s) | Landslide hazard analysis--Indoensia--Java
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Natural Resources Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. NR-10-01 |
| Abstract | Many landslides triggering factors are found in Indonesia. The landslides have caused decline in land productivity and incur losses of lives and property. Kaligesing, sub-district in Central Java Indonesia, has been selected as study area which represents characteristic upland area of the province and landslide prone area. The combination of GIS and Analytic Hierarchy Processing (AHP) are used to create landslide hazard map. This study examines land resources management practice in order to reduce land degradation and disaster incidents and for sustainable use of land resources. Further, investigation on determination of land capability, land utilization and land management practice as well as coping mechanism adopted by local people provides effective measure to describe condition of land resources in study area. Household survey through questionnaire and statistical techniques such as percentages, frequency, and chi-square test are used to analyze socio-economic factors and existing local government policies. The findings of the study present that most of Kaligesing are prone to landslide hazard. Physical characteristic within area and human exploitation are contributing increasing the land degradation. Ignorance on land capability, low level economic condition, lack of knowledge and weak implementation of government policies were the main factors affecting land degradation. Some villagers have adopted preventive measures to cope with this condition but not widely practiced. The practices were limited to agriculture and house protection. The study found that age, gender, education, income and occupation of household head had significant relation with coping mechanism performance. Both landslide hazard and land capability should be taken into consideration while planning land resources management in the study area. In addition, land management practice and coping mechanism by local people is also an issue. Thus, comprehensive study which combines physical aspect and socio-economy consideration is solution to suggest proper land management system in study area. |
| Year | 2010 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. NR-10-01 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Natural Resources Management (NRM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Shrestha, Rajendra Prasad; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Shivakoti, Ganesh;Tripathi, Nitin K.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Directorate General of Higher Education (DIKTI);The Ministry of National Education of Republic of Indonesia; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2010 |