Risk Culture on Sebesi Island: Examining the Interplay of Nature and Culture from 1883 to 2018

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10.2991/978-2-38476-186-9_30How to use a DOI?

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Nature; Environmental Hazards; Culture; Risk; Perception

Abstract

The Sebesians have been living on a small island near Mount Anak Krakatau, making them susceptible to disasters due to the limited resources in the region. Despite this, the people are unwilling to leave the island as they have been living there since the 1940s. Moreover, the island’s natural environment is closely connected to the geological activities of the Sunda Strait. Still, the Sebesians believe Anak Krakatau is not hazardous based on their knowledge of its behavior. The 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami has led inhabitants of this island to reassess their perception of Anak Krakatau. Therefore, this study explores the social experience of the Sebesians exposed to Tsunami 2018 by analyzing the geological history of Sunda Strait areas, including Sebesi island, and the manifestation of risk culture. The concept of risk culture aims to comprehend, measure, and change individuals’ risk perceptions and behaviors as part of social groups or larger community organizations (Streicher, Eller, and Zimmermann, 2018). From a historical perspective, the study examines how risks are evaluated and managed and what is considered acceptable. In conclusion, the Sebesians’ risk culture is the result of their tangible experience of the 2018 tsunami and other risks faced in their daily lives. In response to this, they developed absencing attitude to enable them to live life after the disaster, thereby confirming the nature of the fatalistic view among the Sebesians in considering the reality of their surrounding environment.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Devi Riskianingrum
AU  - Yuda B. Tangkilisan
AU  - Bondan Kanumoyoso
AU  - Herry Yogaswara
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/01/11
TI  - Risk Culture on Sebesi Island: Examining the Interplay of Nature and Culture from 1883 to 2018
BT  - Proceedings of the Critical Island Studies 2023 Conference (CISC 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 282
EP  - 295
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-186-9_30
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-186-9_30
ID  - Riskianingrum2024
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