Dynamics of Living Subsistence Systems in Merapi Disaster Prone Area and Non-Merapi Disaster Prone Area, Cangkringan District, Sleman Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

Merapi is one of the most active Volcano in the world with more than 70 eruptions since 1548. Merapi Volcano Eruption in 2010 was incline destroyed most of the assets, activities or access of households capability by loss of any assets that put the victims at the desperate situation, especially to those who got direct impact of Merapi Volcano Eruption. This research explain how the household that live in KRB (Merapi disaster prone area) and non-KRB developed system for their living subsistence to fulfill the minimum survival subsistence after Merapi Eruption in 2010. This study linked to disaster risk reduction that needed as one of way of mitigation by local people. This research held in selected village that are fix settlement relocation “Plosokerep†in KRB and “Kuwang†in non-KRB, Cangkringan District, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Those location is the representative of rural community in Merapi area. The research analysis is descriptive qualitative. The unit of analysis is household. Result shows that living subsistence systems in each household may varied but in general, one village has the likely same system, but differs in KRB and Non-KRB.