Assessing Flood Vulnerability from Rapid Urban Growth: A Case of Central Java — Indonesia

Urban growth, in many Asian cities, may lead to increased exposure to flood and growing sensitivity mainly because of the presence of informal settlements. On the other hand, urban areas may offer better access to public facilities, improving adaptive capacity and enhancing the local government’s ca...

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Main Authors: Retno Sari DEWI, Wiwandari HANDAYANI, Isnu Putra PRATAMA, Walter T. De VRIES, Iwan RUDIARTO, Artiningsih ARTININGSIH
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Published: World Scientific Publishing 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2345748123500203
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Isnu Putra PRATAMA
Walter T. De VRIES
Iwan RUDIARTO
Artiningsih ARTININGSIH
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description Urban growth, in many Asian cities, may lead to increased exposure to flood and growing sensitivity mainly because of the presence of informal settlements. On the other hand, urban areas may offer better access to public facilities, improving adaptive capacity and enhancing the local government’s capabilities. This study aims to investigate to what extent urban growth exacerbates flood vulnerability in Central Java. Concurrently, floods are the most frequent disaster in the area. The approach used in the vulnerability assessment involves socioeconomic conditions (population density, the number of impoverished families, public facilities) associated with three main aspects (exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity), resulting in the Exposure and Sensitivity Index and the Adaptive Capacity Index. Scoring and weighting analysis using secondary data in a sub-district unit from the Central Bureau of Statistics are applied. The result shows that urban growth contributes to the escalation of hazards and vulnerability. On the other hand, a high population also increases the number of public facilities and affects adaptive capacity in certain areas. Indeed, strategic urban development policies are critical to manage the three elements that form the flood vulnerability.
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spelling doaj-art-d47c89ee68a543fe9f4836a22371dfae2025-08-20T02:23:48ZengWorld Scientific PublishingChinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies2345-74812345-752X2023-12-01110410.1142/S2345748123500203Assessing Flood Vulnerability from Rapid Urban Growth: A Case of Central Java — IndonesiaRetno Sari DEWI0Wiwandari HANDAYANI1Isnu Putra PRATAMA2Walter T. De VRIES3Iwan RUDIARTO4Artiningsih ARTININGSIH5Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Diponegoro University, Jalan Prof. Soedarto, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, Diponegoro University, Jalan Prof. Soedarto, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, Bandung Institute of Technology, Jalan Ganesa No. 10, Coblong, Bandung 40132, IndonesiaDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, Diponegoro University, Jalan Prof. Soedarto, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, Diponegoro University, Jalan Prof. Soedarto, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, Diponegoro University, Jalan Prof. Soedarto, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, IndonesiaUrban growth, in many Asian cities, may lead to increased exposure to flood and growing sensitivity mainly because of the presence of informal settlements. On the other hand, urban areas may offer better access to public facilities, improving adaptive capacity and enhancing the local government’s capabilities. This study aims to investigate to what extent urban growth exacerbates flood vulnerability in Central Java. Concurrently, floods are the most frequent disaster in the area. The approach used in the vulnerability assessment involves socioeconomic conditions (population density, the number of impoverished families, public facilities) associated with three main aspects (exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity), resulting in the Exposure and Sensitivity Index and the Adaptive Capacity Index. Scoring and weighting analysis using secondary data in a sub-district unit from the Central Bureau of Statistics are applied. The result shows that urban growth contributes to the escalation of hazards and vulnerability. On the other hand, a high population also increases the number of public facilities and affects adaptive capacity in certain areas. Indeed, strategic urban development policies are critical to manage the three elements that form the flood vulnerability.https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2345748123500203Vulnerability assessmentclimate changefloodCentral JavaIndonesia
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Assessing Flood Vulnerability from Rapid Urban Growth: A Case of Central Java — Indonesia
Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies
Vulnerability assessment
climate change
flood
Central Java
Indonesia
title Assessing Flood Vulnerability from Rapid Urban Growth: A Case of Central Java — Indonesia
title_full Assessing Flood Vulnerability from Rapid Urban Growth: A Case of Central Java — Indonesia
title_fullStr Assessing Flood Vulnerability from Rapid Urban Growth: A Case of Central Java — Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed Assessing Flood Vulnerability from Rapid Urban Growth: A Case of Central Java — Indonesia
title_short Assessing Flood Vulnerability from Rapid Urban Growth: A Case of Central Java — Indonesia
title_sort assessing flood vulnerability from rapid urban growth a case of central java indonesia
topic Vulnerability assessment
climate change
flood
Central Java
Indonesia
url https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2345748123500203
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