Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xlviii

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2. Introduction: Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia: Progress, Challenges, and Issues

   • Riyanti Djalante, Matthias Garschagen, Frank Thomalla, Rajib Shaw

   Pages 1-17

3. Disaster Risk Governance from National to Local Level and Its Integration into Development Sectors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. A Review of Disaster Trend and Disaster Risk Governance in Indonesia: 1900–2015

      • Riyanti Djalante, Matthias Garschagen

      Pages 21-56

   3. Toward Integrated and Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia: Review of Regulatory Frameworks and Institutional Networks

      • Andri N. R. Mardiah, Jon C. Lovett, Nukila Evanty

      Pages 57-84

   4. Disaster Risk Reduction in Post-Decentralisation Indonesia: Institutional Arrangements and Changes

      • Ashok Das, Asrizal Luthfi

      Pages 85-125

   5. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) Capacity and Capability of Local Government in Indonesia

      • Esti Anantasari, Michele Daly, Phil Glassey, Emily Grace, Maureen Coomer, Richard Woods

      Pages 127-155

   6. Examining the Adequacy of Legal and Institutional Frameworks of Land and Forest Fire Management from National to Community Levels in Indonesia

      • Laely Nurhidayah, Riyanti Djalante

      Pages 157-187

   7. Disaster Education and School Safety Governance after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in Indonesia: From National Policy to Local Implementation

      • Mizan Bustanul Fuady Bisri, Aiko Sakurai

      Pages 189-212

   8. Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation into School Curricula: From National Policy to Local Implementation

      • Nurmalahayati Nurdin, Irina Rafliana, Sri Hidayati, Rina Suryani Oktari, Riyanti Djalante

      Pages 213-234

   9. Spatial Planning, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Climate Change Adaptation Integration in Indonesia: Progress, Challenges, and Approach

      • Nurrohman Wijaya, Mizan Bustanul Fuady Bisri, Adiwan Fahlan Aritenang, Aria Mariany

      Pages 235-252

4. Roles of Different Actors for DRR

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 253-253

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   2. The Role of Local Government in Post-Disaster Road Reconstruction: Assessment of Factors Affecting Local Government Road Maintenance Capacity

      • Ezri Hayat, Dilanthi Amaratunga

      Pages 255-279

   3. Manufacturing Firms’ Adaptations to Floods and Proposal for Integrative Adaptive Regional Development in Jakarta

      • Thomas Neise, Javier Revilla Diez, Matthias Garschagen, Riyanti Djalante, Kurnia Novianti, Choerunisa Noor Syahid

      Pages 281-305

   4. Media and Visual Representation of Disaster: Analysis of Merapi Eruption in 2010

      • Muzayin Nazaruddin

      Pages 307-333

   5. The Role and Capacity of Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) as Policy Advocates for Disability Inclusive DRR in Indonesia

      • Michelle Villeneuve, Alex Robinson, Pradytia Putri Pertiwi, Sarina Kilham, Gwynnyth Llewellyn

      Pages 335-356

   6. The Role of the Panglima Laot Customary Institution in the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Recovery in Aceh

      • Michael Boyland, Agus Nugroho, Frank Thomalla

      Pages 357-376

   7. The Role of Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) as Risk Communicators: Case Study of Bandung, West Java

      • Farah Mulyasari, Rajib Shaw

      Pages 377-393

   8. The Role of a Women’s Collective in Rebuilding Livelihoods After a Disaster: Case Study of Salam Village, Yogyakarta

      • Karen E. McNamara, Rachel Clissold, Jasmine Pearson, Danielle McLeod-Robertson, Amy Ward, Lacey Allgood

      Pages 395-410

   9. Science Communication for Disaster Risk Reduction: Role of LIPI Through the COMPRESS Program

      • Irina Rafliana

      Pages 411-441

This book is a unique, transdisciplinary summary of the state of the art of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Indonesia. It provides a comprehensive overview of disaster risk governance across all levels and multiple actors including diverse perspectives from practitioners and researchers on the challenges and progress of DRR in Indonesia. The book includes novel and emerging topics such as the role of culture, religion, psychology and the media in DRR. It is essential reading for students, researchers, and policy makers seeking to understand the nature and variety of environmental hazards and risk patterns affecting Indonesia.


Following the introduction, the book has four main parts of key discussions. Part I presents disaster risk governance from national to local level and its integration into development sectors, Part II focuses on the roles of different actors for DRR, Part III discusses emerging issues in DRR research and practice, and Part IV puts forward variety of methods and studies to measure hazards, risks and community resilience.

• urban reconstruction
• disaster risk reduction
• resilience
• climate change adaptation
• natural hazards in Indonesia
• governance and disaster risk reduction
• disaster vulnerability
• landscape/regional and urban planning
• climate change impacts

• United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Bonn, Germany

  Riyanti Djalante, Matthias Garschagen

• Stockholm Environment Institute, Bangkok, Thailand

  Frank Thomalla

• Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan

  Rajib Shaw

Dr Riyanti Djalante is a Research Associate at the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) in Bonn, Germany, supported by an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers.


Dr Djalante’s research focuses in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA), resilience, vulnerability, and environmental governance for sustainable development.


She is involved in many scientific collaborations including as a lead author of the IPCC Special Report on global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, UNEP Global Environmental Outlook 6 and the UNISDR Words into Action guides following the Sendai Framework for DRR. 


She is involved in scientific networks including: Earth System Governance (ESG), International Social Science Council (ISSC), Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (UGEC). 


In her home country of Indonesia, she has 10 years’ experience working for Kendari City local government for development planning and Disaster Management. In addition, Dr Djalante has consulted international development agencies on issues related to governance, DRR and CCA.

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