Understanding the Operational Concept of a Flood-Resilient Urban Community in Jakarta, Indonesia, from the Perspectives of Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Development Agencies

Febi Dwirahmadi, Shannon Rutherford, Dung Phung and Cordia Chu
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Febi Dwirahmadi: Center for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, 4111, Australia
Shannon Rutherford: Center for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, 4111, Australia
Dung Phung: Center for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, 4111, Australia
Cordia Chu: Center for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, 4111, Australia

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 20, 1-24

Abstract: Climate change-related extreme events such as floods have and will continue to present a great challenge to disaster risk management. There is a pressing need to develop a robust management strategy via enhancing the resiliency of the community, particularly in the context of complex urban environments, like Jakarta. Resilience is conceptualized within specific contexts and uniquely tailored to the targeted setting, yet research regarding the operational concept of a flood-resilient community in the context of Jakarta remains limited. This paper will elaborate this operational concept through understanding the desirable features and influential barriers of a flood-resilient community through the lenses of three main stakeholder groups: disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA), and development. It will also discuss the ways in which the synergies that exist across these groups can be enhanced. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were applied in this study, and multiple sources of data were used. The findings indicate that these groups share common views regarding the importance of human aspects being central to resilience building efforts. We argue there is an urgent need to shift the flood resilience building paradigm towards building community resilience from the people and to apply a collaborative governance approach to facilitate effective partnership between the actors involved.

Keywords: community resilience; flood; climate change adaptation; disaster risk reduction; development; Jakarta (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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