The Vulnerability of Settlements in The Areas Impacted by Lapindo Mudflow Disaster, Sidoarjo

Abstract

The Lapindo Hot Mudflow Disaster is a disaster case that occurred in 2006 in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, and has become a hot issue at the national, even international level. After 14 years, it turns out that until now the impact of the disaster has not completely subsided. The settlements that were impacted by the mudflow disaster but still inhabited by the community looked vulnerable because many were damaged, cracked and the floors slowly subsided due to land subsidence. This study aims to determine the level of vulnerability of community settlements in areas impacted by the Lapindo mudflow disaster, which uses quantitative analysis methods by collecting data using questionnaires in 3 study villages, namely Glagaharum Village, Gedang Village and Kalitengah Village. The results of research data analysis using scoring techniques using 2 formulas as well as Statistic Descriptives and Means Plots show that the three villages have a moderate level of vulnerability and Kalitengah village has the highest level of vulnerability. The results of data analysis with the Kruskal Wallis statistical test show that the Village Location factor has a significant effect on the Vulnerability Level in this study, which means that the closer the village is to the mud embankment, the level of vulnerability will also increase. From the results of this vulnerability study, data on the condition and availability of disaster emergency infrastructure, which is part of the adaptive capacity variable, still needs to be improved, because it can be a factor in reducing the level of vulnerability to support disaster risk reduction programs and strengthening community resilience to disaster that may arise in the future.