scholarly journals A Preliminary Study on the Javanese Folklore as a Disaster Mitigation Strategy

2021 ◽  
Vol 317 ◽  
pp. 01021
Author(s):  
Fitri Nur Lita Indriana ◽  
Yogi Aji Pangestu ◽  
Bintang Amanda ◽  
Anita Damar Ranti ◽  
Rabith Jihan Amaruli

Generally, people assume that Javanese Folklor is commonly dominated by myths. In fact, some of Javanese Folklor contains numerous knowledge of local wisdom on disaster mitigation. Nowadays, disaster mitigation is proceeded only based on scientific knowledge and technology. Meanwhile, there are some cultural knowledges on disaster mitigation which are mostly forgotten and scarcely applied. People will assume that the knowledge is just a myth and should be ignored. Therefore, this study reveals the Javanese traditional knowledge for disaster mitigation through identification of folklores. Using anthropological history approach, this study reveals hidden values in every occasion from Javanese folklores such as the story of Timun Mas, Rawa Pening, and Nyi Roro Kidul. Timun Mas provides an information regarding to reclamation of ex-mining land for mud volcano disaster, Rawa Pening gives a lesson on how to keep lake area clean to prevent from flooding, while Nyi Roro kidul teaches us to developing mangrove forest from tsunami. Thus, this study offers values about traditional knowledge on disaster mitigation that can be contextualized in the present-day effort as survival strategy in a disaster.

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
HENRY P. HUNTINGTON ◽  
ROBERT S. SUYDAM ◽  
DANIEL H. ROSENBERG

The integration or co-application of traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge has been the subject of considerable research and discussion (see Johannes 1981; Johnson 1992; Stevenson 1996; McDonald et al. 1997; Huntington et al. 1999, 2002), with emphasis on various specific topics including environmental management and conservation (see Freeman & Carbyn 1988; Ferguson & Messier 1997; Ford & Martinez 2000; Usher 2000; Albert 2001). In most cases, examples of successful integration compare traditional and scientific observations at similar spatial scales to increase confidence in understanding or to fill gaps that appear from either perspective. We present a different approach to integration, emphasizing complementarity rather than concordance in spatial perspective, using two migratory species as examples.


1970 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 119-129
Author(s):  
Kuswata Kartawinata ◽  
Eko B. Walujo

Pulau Rambut (± 56ha) is one of the islands of the Pulau Seribu group. It is a coral island covered by disturbed forest and secondary growth at the center, and mangrove forest at its periphery. A study in a 290 x 10 m transect running south to north across the mangrove forest shows a distinct zonation as follows : the Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea - Lumnitzera racemosa community on coral flat with patchy shallow soils on the interior, the Rhizophora mucronata community on relatively deep soil overlaying coral formation, and the R. mucronata - R. stylosa community on periodically submerged coral flat. Profile diagrams established along the transect show structural changes also. The R. mucronata forest is the most developed community and appears to be the most prevalent. R. stylosa forms the pioneer species on this island.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Bilal Asmat Cheema

This article utilizes Anthony Giddens' concept of 'the reflexivity of modernity' to account for the dichotomy of traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge in the Pakistani context during the outbreak of COVID-19. It analyzes the concept of reflexivity as a form of criticism of irrationality and critiques notions of certainty. This article analyzes the concept of modernity endorsed by tradition in general, and by society in particular. Modernity is a constant process of interpreting and reinterpreting tradition in the light of knowledge at any given point of time. It also argues that pre-modern society refuses to reflect upon the nature of reflection itself. Self-reflexivity is the most crucial feature of modernity. The article views Pakistan as a society where reflexivity is not a part of contemporary culture, and it struggles to accept modernity. The article argues that modernity is intrinsically sociological, and contemporary Pakistani society shows resistance to modernity.  It also states that the appropriation of scientific knowledge is not made homogeneously in contemporary Pakistan during COVID-19. Pakistani society is predominantly influenced by religious discourse, which does not believe in self-reflexivity. The study will pave the way to employ the theory of reflexivity to analyze and interpret literary texts in terms of sociological perspectives.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-155
Author(s):  
Budiyono Saputro ◽  
Fadhil Ardhiansyah

Coastal abrasion has caused the destruction of the mangrove forest in Mojo Pemalang Village. Thus, a preliminary study of communities’ literacy about conservation at Mojo Village, Pemalang, was required to develop the potential of mangrove forest ecotourism. This study aimed to understand the fishermen’s literacy about conservation at Mojo Village, Pemalang related with the development of mangrove forest ecotourism through the Community Learning Center (CLC). The type of research was qualitative descriptive. The research subjects were fishermen in Mojo Village, Pemalang, Central Java, Indonesia. The results of a preliminary study of six indicators of environmental literacy and conservation developed by the North American Association for Environmental Education (2011) and Rush et al. (1999) are as follows: ecological knowledge = 6.02%, verbal commitment = 6.02%, environmental sensitivity = 6.02%, identification = 12.04%, issue analysis = 6.02%, and real commitment = 6.02%. The overall percentage was 42.14% and was included in the low category. The results of the preliminary study indicated that Mojo fishing communities’ literacy about conservation of the environment towards mangrove forests still needed to be improved. A solution suggested based o the results of a preliminary study was the implementation of mangrove ecotourism Community Learning Center (CLC), conducted through several pieces of training, including conservation training, education training, tourism training, and economic training.


Author(s):  
Rahmadani Yusran ◽  
Zikri Alhadi ◽  
Zahari Basri ◽  
Rika Sabri

This study aims to analyze the implementation of flood disaster mitigation strategies in Nagari Taram, Limapuluh Kota Regency. This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. They were collecting data using interviews, observation, and documentation study. The research informants were several heads of fields, section heads in the Regional Disaster Management Agency of Fifty Cities Distr2ict. The results showed that the implementation of disaster mitigation by the local government had been carried out in the form of the normalization of Batang Sinamar, brojong development along the Batang Sinamar watershed. However, the mitigation that has been implemented has not succeeded in reducing the risk and impact of flooding on the community in Nagari Taram. This study argues that local governments need to pay attention to regional characteristics in implementing flood disaster mitigation before carrying out river normalization because the area's characteristics affect the carrying capacity and carrying capacity of the river.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina De Lima Tavares ◽  
Juarez Melgaço Valadares ◽  
Celio Da Silveira Junior

Nesse trabalho apresentamos experiências curriculares vividas no Curso de Formação Intercultural para Educadores Indígenas (FIEI) da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), área de Ciências da Vida e da Natureza (CVN), e nossa busca por compreender as interações entre os saberes tradicionais dos povos indígenas e o conhecimento científico em sala de aula. Para Aikenhead (2009) a educação científica nas aulas de ciências pode ser compreendida em termos do cruzamento de fronteiras culturais, a partir das experiências vividas pelos estudantes dentro e fora de sala de aula. Consideramos que a diversidade étnica presente em nossas salas de aula serve de âncora para uma pedagogia intercultural: a integração de grupos culturais distintos em espaço de reconhecimento e intercâmbio recíproco. A equipe de professores da habilitação CVN tem trabalhado os conteúdos de Física, Química e Biologia integrados por eixos temáticos, como instrumentos articuladores tanto das disciplinas entre si quanto na abertura do currículo para questões vivenciadas pelos professores indígenas em suas escolas. Aqui refletimos sobre os significados atribuídos a partir de leituras, discussões que fazemos em equipe e das avaliações dos alunos sobre os Módulos de aula. Pretendemos, sobretudo, a partir desta reflexão, subsidiar a construção de currículos e práticas inovadoras nas escolas indígenas, sempre permeadas pelo diálogo intercultural entre os saberes tradicionais dessas comunidades e o conhecimento científico acumulado historicamente. Questionamos: É possível pensar numa pedagogia da interculturalidade, ancorada em um projeto social que tenha como eixo norteador uma solidariedade emancipadora?Palavras-chave: Pedagogia intercultural; Ensino de ciências; Organização do currículo. ABSTRACT: In this work we present curricular experiences lived at the Intercutural Undergraduate Program for Indigenous Educators in the modality of Life Sciences and Nature of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and our search for understanding the interactions between traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples and scientific knowledge in the classroom. For Aikenhead (2009) science education in science classes can be understood in terms of crossing cultural boundaries, from the experiences lived by students inside and outside the classroom. We consider that the ethnic diversity present in our classrooms serves as an anchor for an intercultural pedagogy: the integration of distinct cultural groups into a space of reciprocal recognition and exchange. The teaching team of CVN has worked on the contents of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, integrated by thematic axes, as articulating instruments of the disciplines between them as well as in the opening of the curriculum for questions experienced by indigenous teachers in their schools. Here we reflect on the meanings attributed from readings, discussions we make in the team, and from student assessments of Classroom Modules. We intend, above all, from this reflection, to subsidize the construction of curricula and innovative practices in indigenous schools, always permeated by the intercultural dialogue between the traditional knowledge of these communities and the historically accumulated scientific knowledge. We question: Is it possible to think of a pedagogy of interculturality, anchored in a social project whose guiding principle is emancipatory solidarity?Keywords: Intercultural pedagogy; Science teaching; Curriculum organization.


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