L.Y. Irawan, Sumarmi, S. Bachri, M.M. Rosbella Devy, R. Faizal, W.E. Prasetyo
Indonesia is a tropical islands-country which frequently impacted to natural disasters. The coastal area of Southern Java Island is one of an area prone to meteorological disasters, including Desa Gajahrejo. Desa Gajahrejo is susceptible to tidal wave disaster owing to its physical condition. Tidal waves disaster impacted both the socio-economic and environment of the area. The aim of this paper to identify the awareness and preparedness of the community and tourism actors in Desa Gajahrejo as the basis of further tourism planning. This research used field observation, in-depth interview and focus group discussion (FGD) as part of a community service agenda for the data-collection methods. The community service agenda was held in Ungapan Beach, which was attended by the representatives of each board in Desa Gajahrejo. The results showed that the tidal waves disaster has one-month, one-year and 5 - 7 years return periods. It impacted tourism activity both directly and indirectly. The community has good awareness, knowledge, and response to the multi-disaster hazards. It is shown from the well-understanding of the role and function of each board. Despite that, structured and documented planning is still unavailable. Therefore, further contingency planning is needed for tourism activity and disaster management implementation. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Geography Department, Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jl. Semarang No. 5, Malang City, East Java, 65145, Indonesia
