The Existence of Indigenous Knowledge and Local Landslide Mitigation: A Case Study of Banyumas People in Gununglurah Village, Central Java, Indonesia

Suwarno (), Anang Widhi Nirwansyah, Sutomo, Ismail Demirdag, Esti Sarjanti and Dhi Bramasta
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Suwarno: Department of Geography Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Banyumas 53182, Indonesia
Anang Widhi Nirwansyah: Department of Geography Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Banyumas 53182, Indonesia
Sutomo: Department of Geography Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Banyumas 53182, Indonesia
Ismail Demirdag: City and Regional Planning Department, Atatürk University, Erzurum 25030, Turkey
Esti Sarjanti: Department of Geography Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Banyumas 53182, Indonesia
Dhi Bramasta: Department of Geography Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Banyumas 53182, Indonesia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-15

Abstract: This study examines the indigenous knowledge and local mitigation of the Banyumas people in Gununglurah village, Central Java, against landslides. Here, the local community practices local mitigation strategies to overcome its impacts based on local beliefs and traditional practical solutions. The method of the study mainly employs field observations and semi-structured interviews with sixteen informants, including twelve villagers, four local leaders at RT/RW level, and two government officers. The research finds how indigenous knowledge is used across core belief systems and fundamental understanding of marking, imitating, and adding. In addition, this study also reveals that farmers have practiced traditional terracing methods ( nyabuk gunung ) to plant crops on slope hills. Other than that, Banyumas people are still practicing the usage of the local seasonal calendar for cropping ( pranata mangsa ), as well as community-level vegetative strategies and practices. Finally, the study also addresses the threat of global technology and modernization to local knowledge preservation for the future generation.

Keywords: indigenous knowledge; local mitigation; landslide; Banyumas people (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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