Social Adaptation in the Downlift Area (Case Study of Tompe Village, Sirenja District)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the social adaptation that occurred after the PASIGALA disaster in Tompe Village, Sirenja District. The research method used is qualitative research with a case study approach. This research unit represents the Pasigala disaster-affected community. The determination of informants in this study used a "purposive" technique, namely, taking as many as 5 informants on purpose. Data collection techniques in field research collect data by means of observation, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that in Tompe Village, after the natural disaster, there was a downlift impact that caused the sea level to rise. With the tide of sea water rising every two weeks in a month in the Hijri calendar, there are peaks of sea water rising in the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th months. Adaptation in Tompe Village includes three components: social adaptation, economic adaptation, and physical impact. The social adaptation that is carried out is by surviving in the current environment after the disaster, economic adaptation is carried out by some people shifting livelihoods and some people remaining on their pre-disaster livelihoods; and the physical impacts that occur are damage to people's homes, poorly maintained residential areas, infrastructure that suffered a lot of damage, and changes to the social and economic community.