RISK BASED PLANNING: REVIEW FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF RISK COMMUNICATION IN COASTAL INDONESIA Permana Ari Soejarwo1*, Djoko Santoso Abi Suroso2 and Fikri Zul Fahmi2
1Student Program in Urban and Regional Planning, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia,
2Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This paper examines risk communication perspective in Indonesian coastal areas in the context of risk based planning (RBP) by conduction content analysis of spatial and disaster planning policy in national and regional level. The RBP was emerge to criticizes land use planning that has not included disaster risk element. Based on conceptual and empirical contributions, RBP can work effectively in developed country that is evidenced by the existence and implementation of official regulations or policies regarding the role and support of risk communication in RBP. We argue this premise is based on situation of developed countries and has not applicable well in developing countries including Indonesia where studies that discuss this context are also still limited. However, the framework of RBP policies in developed countries is useful to support the study in coastal Indonesia that may take a different form and condition. We conduct content analysis of spatial and disaster planning policy in national regional and local level. West Java Province and Subang Regency are chosen as case study in coastal area. This peculiarity requires a deeper investigation and understanding. Findings indicate that the absence of a particular section that discusses risk communication in both types of regulations at the national and regional levels has resulted in gaps in disaster risk knowledge and information both between levels of government as well as between the government and the community. Even though RBP has been mainstreamed, both the central and regional governments in Indonesia are still at the level of interest but have not increased their seriousness at the level of drafting and ratifying regulations as stronger national guidelines on this matter.
Keywords: Risk based planning, coastal area, disaster risk, risk communication, risk based planning policy.
