Open AccessTHE TIDAL FLOOD-AFFECTED COMMUNITY’S PERCEPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN PASIRKRATONKRAMAT SUB-DISTRICT PEKALONGAN
Author(s) -
Muh Aris Marfai,
Sudrajat Sudrajat,
Eviana Rosida
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
environment and ecosystem science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-0882
pISSN - 2521-0483
DOI - 10.26480/ees.02.2020.62.67
Subject(s) - flood myth , residence , geography , flooding (psychology) , vulnerability (computing) , socioeconomics , environmental science , environmental resource management , psychology , sociology , demography , computer security , archaeology , computer science , psychotherapist
Pekalongan City, particularly North Pekalongan District, lies adjacently to the Java Sea. This situation shapes the vulnerability of the District to tidal floods, which have been occurring since 2005. Tidal floods negatively affect the community, as well as the inundated environment. Since 2016, the flooding has reached the areas in Pekalongan Barat District, especially Pasirkratonkramat Sub-District. It affected 1,435 households distributed in 13 Community Units. This research analyzed the community perception of the quality of the environment inundated by tidal floods, including the biophysical and the socio-economic environments. It used questionnaire and performed interviews with 93 heads of household as the respondents, as well as field observation that produced qualitative data of environmental quality. The results of this research presented the tidal flood-affected community’s perception of environmental quality, which was determined by education, income, and length of residence in tidal flood-prone locations. Furthermore, the results of community’s perception of environmental quality analyses using measuring instruments and statistical tests, i.e., chi-square test and binary logistic regression, supported the research analysis.