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BEHAVIOR BASED DISASTER MITIGATION LOCAL WISDOM IN RAHTAWU VILLAGE

MOCHAMAD WIDJANARKO 1, MOHAMMAD KHASAN 2, DIAN WISMAR'EIN 3, and M. UNGGUL TRI BUDIHARJO 4.

Vol 17, No 12 ( 2022 )   |  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7472611   |   Author Affiliation: Faculty of Psychology, Muria Kudus University 1,2; Faculty of Economics and Business, Muria Kudus University, Jl. Lkr. North, Kayuapu Kulon, Gondangmanis, Kec. Bae, Kudus Regency, Central Java 3; Muria Research Center (MRC) Indonesia 4.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 1176-1188   |   To cite: MOCHAMAD WIDJANARKO, et al., (2022). BEHAVIOR BASED DISASTER MITIGATION LOCAL WISDOM IN RAHTAWU VILLAGE. 17(12), 1176–1188. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7472611   |   Published on: 22-12-2022

Abstract

Rahtawu Village, Gebog District is the northernmost village in Kudus Regency which is geographically located on the slopes of the Muria Mountains and is directly adjacent to the Muria forest. Rahtawu village has a natural view of the Muria mountain area, prone to disasters and has unique characteristics, namely that there are many punden or petilasan which will be crowded by pilgrims on the night of one suro. The biggest disaster recorded in Rahtawu Village was in 2006 there were flash floods and landslides in 2014. The purpose of this study was to identify disaster mitigation behavior in the community in Rahtawu Village based on local wisdom. The research methodology uses qualitative phenomenology with five informants born and living in Rahtawu Village. This research instrument uses interviews and observations with coding data analysis. Based on the results of the study, it shows that the behavior of disaster mitigation in the form of local wisdom of the people of Rahtawu Village, namely alms of the earth and barikan. Disaster mitigation behavior originating from these ancestors is still preserved until now.


Keywords

Rahtawu village, local wisdom, disaster mitigation behavior.