Mapping of Tsunami Evacuation Routes and Shelters in Batukaras Village, Pangandaran Regency, Indonesia Berto Noven, Farras Rizky Haffizh
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Abstract
Abstract- Batukaras is a village located in the Southern Coast of Java Island. The village is part of Pangandaran Regency, one of the top tourist destinations in West Java. Every year, the village attracts national and international tourists to Batukaras beach, famous as a surfing destination. However, the village has seen records of tsunami as recently as 2006, where a tsunami from a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the village and caused the death of hundreds and economic losses valued at millions of rupiahs. A series of activities aimed to increase disaster preparedness in the village has been done ever since. Recently, a team from ITB Research and Community Service Institute (LPPM) has made an effort to identify IOC-UNESCO Tsunami Ready indicators in Batukaras Village. Part of the effort is to identify and map the evacuation shelters and signages around the village. Based on the data collected from the field survey, an analysis of the evacuation route was carried out using the network analysis method to obtain the most effective evacuation route to an evacuation location that was considered safe from a tsunami disaster. The results of the evacuation route modeling will later be verified with data on evacuation time using motorbikes and running so that more comprehensive analysis results are obtained. The results of the mapping of tsunami evacuation routes and shelters in Batukaras will later be presented in WebGIS so that later it can be utilized by the local village government as well as visitors in Batukaras Village. Our study resulted in a successful mapping of evacuation routes and shelters in Batukaras Village. Furthermore, the data can be used towards the fulfillment of the IOC-UNESCO Tsunami Ready indicators in Batukaras Village.
