18.02.2015 Views

Spatial Pattern of Socio-economic Landslide Vulnerability and its ...

Spatial Pattern of Socio-economic Landslide Vulnerability and its ...

Spatial Pattern of Socio-economic Landslide Vulnerability and its ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

<strong>Spatial</strong> <strong>Pattern</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Socio</strong>-<strong>economic</strong> <strong>L<strong>and</strong>slide</strong> <strong>Vulnerability</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>its</strong> <strong>Spatial</strong> Prediction by means <strong>of</strong> GIS-Fuzzy Logic<br />

in Kayangan Catchment Indonesia<br />

Guruh SAMODRA 1,2 *, Guangqi CHEN 1 , Junun SARTOHADI 2 , Kiyonobu KASAMA 1 ,<br />

Danang Sri HADMOKO 1<br />

1 Civil <strong>and</strong> Structural Engineering Department, Kyushu University, Japan<br />

2 Environmental Geography Department, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia<br />

The objective <strong>of</strong> this research is to identify the spatial pattern <strong>and</strong> to explore the spatial distribution <strong>of</strong> socio<strong>economic</strong><br />

l<strong>and</strong>slide vulnerability in Kayangan Catchment. Household survey was employed in this research in<br />

order to construct several indicators <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide vulnerability. It was conducted by transect<br />

walk <strong>and</strong> structured (closed question) interview. The information <strong>of</strong> <strong>economic</strong> <strong>and</strong> social vulnerability was<br />

taken from 112 respondents through multistage r<strong>and</strong>om sampling based on the settlement obtained from l<strong>and</strong>use<br />

map from Bakosurtanal (Survey <strong>and</strong> Mapping Agency <strong>of</strong> Indonesia). Photograph analysis was also used to<br />

accompany the vulnerability analysis <strong>of</strong> household survey. Mean centre, st<strong>and</strong>ard distance, directional<br />

distribution <strong>and</strong> average nearest neighbor analysis were employed in order to figure out the spatial pattern <strong>of</strong><br />

socio-<strong>economic</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide vulnerability. Therefore the spatial pattern <strong>of</strong> vulnerability accompanied by<br />

knowledge driven expert judgment was employed to build fuzzy membership analysis. Fuzzy logic technique<br />

was applied in order to predict spatial distribution <strong>of</strong> overall settlement polygon in Kayangan Catchment.<br />

Nearest neighbor analysis <strong>of</strong> low, medium <strong>and</strong> high vulnerability level showed z-scores -4.52, -5.26 <strong>and</strong> -1.86<br />

respectively. It implied that the spatial distribution <strong>of</strong> each level <strong>of</strong> vulnerability was clustered. There were<br />

interlinked between natural feature, social behavior, <strong>economic</strong> level <strong>and</strong> vulnerability level. The fuzzy operator<br />

Or, Sum <strong>and</strong> high gamma value were successfully applied to predict spatial distribution <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong><br />

vulnerability level. The result coincided with the <strong>economic</strong>, social <strong>and</strong> ecological dimensions <strong>of</strong> livelihood in<br />

Kayangan Catchment.<br />

Key words: <strong>Socio</strong>-<strong>economic</strong>, <strong>L<strong>and</strong>slide</strong>, <strong>Vulnerability</strong>, <strong>Spatial</strong>, Prediction<br />

1. INTRODUCTION<br />

The recent increasing number <strong>of</strong> disaster dem<strong>and</strong>s a response for administrator <strong>and</strong> policy maker to<br />

minimize loss <strong>of</strong> life, damage property <strong>and</strong> people suffering. Several mitigation strategies <strong>and</strong> measures<br />

focusing on hazard have been addressed to overcome those objectives. However, it has not been fully<br />

effective due to the uniqueness <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> community <strong>and</strong> environmental response to cope with<br />

disaster. It causes mitigation strategies <strong>and</strong> measures are inadequate to address the disaster as a threat.<br />

Recognizing broader spectrum <strong>of</strong> hazard <strong>and</strong> more appropriate framework analysis are necessary to<br />

identify the unique process <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> <strong>and</strong> environmental response to natural hazard. <strong>Vulnerability</strong><br />

concept is widely proposed to overcome the drawbacks <strong>of</strong> limited <strong>and</strong> centered hazard analysis. As stated in<br />

the Hyogo Framework 2007 that vulnerability analysis are dem<strong>and</strong>ed for risk analysis dealing with natural<br />

disasters <strong>and</strong> the societal consequences <strong>of</strong> disaster (UNISDR, 2007). Nowadays, vulnerability becomes<br />

central concept in disaster research <strong>and</strong> mitigation strategies (Menoni, et al., 2012).<br />

Recent development <strong>and</strong> debate <strong>of</strong> vulnerability analysis related to terminology (Costa <strong>and</strong> Cropp, 2012),<br />

concept (Wolf, 2012), methodological, robustness <strong>and</strong> legitimacy (Kaynia, et al., 2008; Fekete, 2011) are<br />

documented well. In addition, spatial data analysis with GIS techniques <strong>and</strong> procedure has become major<br />

*Email: guruh.samodra@gmail.com<br />

1<br />

- 520 -


tool <strong>and</strong> trending topic in order to figure out place-based vulnerability analysis. However, there are several<br />

major considerations should be underlined in the development <strong>of</strong> spatial vulnerability analysis. Scale<br />

analysis <strong>and</strong> the robustness <strong>of</strong> method are important aspect to employ GIS technique in vulnerability<br />

assessment.<br />

The scale analysis <strong>of</strong> vulnerability assessment is usually driven by the availability <strong>of</strong> data <strong>and</strong> usually<br />

applied in site specific location or over to the large area. It was usually based on the analysis <strong>of</strong> secondary<br />

traditional vulnerability data based on administrative unit i.e. age, gender, literacy, <strong>and</strong> population. The main<br />

drawback <strong>of</strong> this procedure is the unmatched <strong>of</strong> administrative data <strong>and</strong> the boundary <strong>of</strong> study area. For<br />

instance, the problem arises when dem<strong>and</strong>ed on the analysis <strong>of</strong> catchment area in which the boundaries <strong>of</strong><br />

catchment is oversize or undersize with the administrative unit. Due to lack <strong>of</strong> data on the household<br />

characteristic, the vulnerability per settlement area is also difficult to be estimated by administrative based<br />

data. The choice in the scale analysis <strong>of</strong> observation <strong>and</strong> <strong>its</strong> spatial unit is necessary in spatial vulnerability<br />

assessment (Fekete, 2010).<br />

To overcome the limitation <strong>of</strong> administrative data, the socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability data should be<br />

collected by direct survey (primary data). Those are only available obtained through census or <strong>and</strong><br />

community based methods. However, data collected using house-to-house surveys <strong>and</strong> community based<br />

methods have limited efficiency <strong>and</strong> transferability (Ebert et al., 2009). Medium scale vulnerability<br />

assessment based on catchment analysis focused on household level is challenging in order to breakdown the<br />

drawbacks <strong>of</strong> traditional spatial vulnerability assessment. It will be very valuable to explain the spatial<br />

interdependencies <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide phenomenon in the framework <strong>of</strong> environmental system. Sampling technique<br />

was proposed in order to overcome timely <strong>and</strong> costly census procedure. However, the limitation <strong>of</strong> the<br />

sampling technique is related to the generalization <strong>of</strong> spatial unit attribute. Limited sample will only describe<br />

a small portion <strong>of</strong> whole spatial unit attribute in the entire the study area. Generalization <strong>of</strong> the sample data<br />

should fulfill the requirement <strong>of</strong> vulnerability information in each spatial unit in the whole study area. It<br />

requires an underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> relationship between vulnerability information <strong>and</strong> the environment factors<br />

affecting them. <strong>Spatial</strong> data analysis focusing on detecting pattern is a capable tool to underst<strong>and</strong> processes<br />

which are responsible for observed patterns (Fischer, 2002).<br />

<strong>Spatial</strong> pattern analysis focuses on the describing space as an important role to derive socio-<strong>economic</strong><br />

process in the space-time context. It is powerful analysis to recognize phenomenon related to the spatial<br />

interaction among observed field. Household sample is derived to draw inferences about underlying process<br />

<strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability <strong>and</strong> <strong>its</strong> environment based on the settlement block spatial unit. Average<br />

nearest neighbor analysis was employed in order to figure out the spatial pattern <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide<br />

vulnerability. Geographic distribution <strong>of</strong> mean centre analysis, st<strong>and</strong>ard distance <strong>and</strong> directional distribution<br />

were also employed in order to identify spatial tendency <strong>and</strong> spatial distribution <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong><br />

vulnerability. It was intended to explore the interdependencies between socio-<strong>economic</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide<br />

vulnerability with <strong>its</strong> environmental factor. Then, the spatial pattern analysis was applied as an input <strong>of</strong> fuzzy<br />

membership technique to predict socio-<strong>economic</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide vulnerability in the whole settlement block <strong>of</strong><br />

Kayangan Catchment. Therefore, the objective <strong>of</strong> this paper is to propose medium scale spatial vulnerability<br />

analysis based on the socio-<strong>economic</strong> indicators through fuzzy logic technique.<br />

2. STUDY AREA<br />

The research area was conducted in Kayangan Catchment Kulon Progo, Yogakarta Indonesia (Figure 1).<br />

The area <strong>of</strong> Kayangan Catchment extends 4 sub-districts i.e. Girimulyo, Nanggulan, Samigaluh <strong>and</strong><br />

Kaligesing. It is located in the middle Java Isl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> comprises 35 km 2 . The average annual rainfall in<br />

Kayangan Catchment is 2478 mm. The highest rainfall intensity usually occurs from February to March with<br />

average monthly rainfall 426 mm. <strong>L<strong>and</strong>slide</strong> usually occurs in the month <strong>of</strong> November to April during wet<br />

season. L<strong>and</strong> use in the study area can be classified into bushes, rain fed paddy field, irrigated paddy field,<br />

people forest, settlement, <strong>and</strong> dry cultivated l<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Kulon Progo area has been traditionally dominated by agricultural sector. It is also the second lowest<br />

<strong>economic</strong> growth <strong>and</strong> the welfare level has only 8.7% <strong>of</strong> total GDP among 5 regencies in Yogyakarta<br />

Province. Around 78% household working in agricultural sector <strong>and</strong> mostly (88%) are living in rural areas.<br />

With the limitation <strong>of</strong> <strong>economic</strong> development <strong>and</strong> infrastructure, 40.31 % people are living below national<br />

poverty line (BPS, 2008). Due to inadequate access <strong>and</strong> resource to <strong>economic</strong> development, it may increase<br />

socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability level when disaster occurs.<br />

2<br />

- 521 -


Figure 1 Location <strong>of</strong> Study Area, Kayangan Catchment, Indonesia.<br />

3. METHODOLOGY<br />

3.1. <strong>Vulnerability</strong> Indicators<br />

<strong>Vulnerability</strong> indicators play an important role to vulnerability analysis. It should be in line with the<br />

<br />

characteristics <strong>of</strong> person or group in terms <strong>of</strong> their capacity to anticipate, cope with, resist <strong>and</strong> recover from<br />

<br />

with the three pillars <strong>of</strong> sustainable development which is pointed out to reduce vulnerability in the context<br />

<strong>of</strong> social, <strong>economic</strong> <strong>and</strong> environmental spheres (Birkmann, 2006). It explains that the vulnerability is<br />

interlinked with the individual, household or community ability to recover from disaster by strengthening the<br />

exposure, coping capacity <strong>and</strong> resilience. The complex nature <strong>of</strong> people, household, social structure <strong>and</strong><br />

culture are amongst the important features that determine how well selected indicators represent socio<strong>economic</strong><br />

l<strong>and</strong>slide vulnerability. Therefore several indicators were employed to describe exposure, coping<br />

capacity <strong>and</strong> resilience in Kayangan Catchment.<br />

Exposure is derived from building material, construction type, building age, infrastructures, <strong>and</strong> building<br />

location. Coping capacity described as capability to cope with disaster is derived from preparedness,<br />

knowledge <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide, age <strong>and</strong> gender. Resilience which is generally described as an ability <strong>of</strong> household to<br />

recover from disaster is derived from income, saving <strong>and</strong> building architecture representing the <strong>economic</strong><br />

welfare <strong>of</strong> a household. The indicators <strong>of</strong> <strong>economic</strong> welfare were intended to explore the <strong>economic</strong> ability <strong>of</strong><br />

household to refinance the impact <strong>of</strong> natural disaster. Several closed questions were employed to gain indepth<br />

information <strong>of</strong> preparedness <strong>and</strong> knowledge <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide. For instance as preparedness <strong>of</strong> evacuation<br />

route, emergency needs, important phone number, important document, participation <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide<br />

education/socialization, etc.<br />

The sampling technique <strong>and</strong> data mining <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide vulnerability were conducted by<br />

household survey using observation, photograph analysis <strong>and</strong> interview. Household survey was conducted<br />

by transect walk <strong>and</strong> structured (closed question) interview by using questionnaire. Photograph analysis <strong>of</strong><br />

building was also used to accompany the analysis <strong>of</strong> household survey to portray the building architecture.<br />

Samples <strong>of</strong> 112 respondents were successfully aided to derive socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability. Weighting<br />

3<br />

- 522 -


multiple indicators <strong>of</strong> exposure, coping capacity <strong>and</strong> resilience was applied to derive final consideration <strong>of</strong><br />

l<strong>and</strong>slide vulnerability. Finally, it was classified into low, medium <strong>and</strong> high level <strong>of</strong> vulnerability (Table 1).<br />

Table 1 <strong>L<strong>and</strong>slide</strong> <strong>Vulnerability</strong> Indicators<br />

No. <strong>Vulnerability</strong> Exposure Indicators Coping Capacity Indicators Resilience Indicators<br />

Classification<br />

1. Low 1. Building Material:<br />

traditional brick with<br />

reinforced concrete column<br />

1. Age: dominated by 15-<br />

64 years old<br />

2. Gender: dominated by<br />

1. Income:<br />

>1.500.000 IDR<br />

2. Saving: yes<br />

2. Construction type:<br />

engineered-semi engineered<br />

male<br />

3. Preparedness: well<br />

3. Building<br />

material:<br />

3. Building age: (10 m- 50m)<br />

timber<br />

3. High 1. Building Material: bamboo<br />

<strong>and</strong> timber<br />

2. Construction type: non<br />

engineered<br />

3. Building age: >30 years<br />

4. Infrastructure (distance to<br />

road): low accessibility (>50<br />

m)<br />

1. Age: dominated by 64<br />

2. Gender: dominated by<br />

female<br />

3. Preparedness: poorly<br />

prepared<br />

4. Knowledge <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide:<br />

no understood<br />

1. Income: <<br />

750.000<br />

2. Saving: no<br />

3. Building<br />

material: bamboo<br />

<strong>and</strong> timber<br />

3.2. <strong>Spatial</strong> <strong>Pattern</strong> Analysis<br />

<strong>Spatial</strong> pattern analysis is employed to describe exploratory point sampling data <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong><br />

vulnerability. The data comprises the spatial coordinate data represented in two dimensionally space <strong>and</strong> the<br />

categorical level <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability. Nearest neighborhood, spatial mean centre, st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />

distance <strong>and</strong> directional distribution (st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation ellipse) were employed to show the proximity <strong>of</strong><br />

particular spatial point location in relation with <strong>its</strong> environmental spheres.<br />

Nearest neighborhood technique was employed in order to explore whether the point <strong>of</strong> categorical<br />

socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability looked to be clustered or dispersed visually. It measures the ratio between the<br />

observed distances <strong>of</strong> each point toward <strong>its</strong> nearest point neighbor <strong>and</strong> the expected mean distance for the<br />

point given in a r<strong>and</strong>om pattern. If the ratio is less than 1, it means that the exploratory point sampling seems<br />

to be clustered pattern. In the other h<strong>and</strong>, dispersed pattern is described by the ratio more than 1.<br />

Central feature analysis estimates the average central point location <strong>of</strong> a set <strong>of</strong> particular spatial point<br />

location. It measures the mean centre <strong>of</strong> x-coordinate <strong>and</strong> the mean centre <strong>of</strong> y-coordinate. Mean centre<br />

analysis is useful to show the concentration <strong>of</strong> each categorical socio-<strong>economic</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide. Therefore, the<br />

tendency <strong>of</strong> the spatial distribution can also be addressed as well. St<strong>and</strong>ard distance describes the<br />

compactness or spatial deviation <strong>of</strong> the point analysis toward <strong>its</strong> central features. It seems likely to be<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation in traditional statistic. In GIS platform, it is represented by circle feature which has the<br />

radius equal to the st<strong>and</strong>ard distance value. Directional distribution is rather similar with st<strong>and</strong>ard distance<br />

circle. St<strong>and</strong>ard distance circle calculate the st<strong>and</strong>ard distance simultaneously in the x <strong>and</strong> y direction.<br />

However, st<strong>and</strong>ard distance circle cannot pose the directional bias in point distribution. In the directional<br />

distribution, the x <strong>and</strong> y direction is calculated separately. It calculates the st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation <strong>of</strong> the x <strong>and</strong> y<br />

coordinates from the mean centre. The result is axes <strong>of</strong> an ellipse or st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation <strong>of</strong> ellipse which is<br />

drawn as an ellipse feature. Thus, by those techniques, the spatial characteristic <strong>of</strong> categorical point socio<strong>economic</strong><br />

vulnerability such as central tendency, dispersion <strong>and</strong> directional trends can be posed easily.<br />

3.3. Fuzzy Logic Technique<br />

The fuzzy logic technique was employed in order to consider the environmental factor <strong>of</strong> socio<strong>economic</strong><br />

l<strong>and</strong>slide vulnerability represented in a map as members <strong>of</strong> a set. It defines the design <strong>of</strong> a<br />

membership function that expresses the degree <strong>of</strong> membership in respect to the attribute <strong>of</strong> interest. For<br />

4<br />

- 523 -


example, based on the spatial pattern analysis, the environmental factor <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide vulnerability represented<br />

by an area could be areas on the map defined as areas highly vulnerable to l<strong>and</strong>slide. In this paper, slope <strong>and</strong><br />

distance to road were chosen as predictor variable to extrapolate the spatial socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability <strong>of</strong><br />

l<strong>and</strong>slide. As a geographic phenomenon, vulnerability can be spatially referenced, analyzed <strong>and</strong> mapped<br />

using geospatial tools. Empirical evidence through frequency distribution diagram showed that two<br />

geography features i.e. slope <strong>and</strong> distance to road were play important role for defining the socio-<strong>economic</strong><br />

vulnerability in Kayangan Catchment. The frequency distribution pattern <strong>of</strong> distance to road <strong>and</strong> slope<br />

toward the number <strong>of</strong> settlement in a given vulnerability degree was employed to determine fuzzy<br />

membership function. Thus, the final prediction <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability was calculated by fuzzy<br />

membership function <strong>and</strong> fuzzy operator.<br />

Fuzzy membership function is generated by relating map classes <strong>of</strong> environmental variable to<br />

membership value. The value <strong>of</strong> membership ranges from 0 to 1 representing the degree <strong>of</strong> certainty <strong>of</strong><br />

membership. An area <strong>of</strong> environmental factor will be given 1 if it has certainly a member <strong>of</strong> a set or will be<br />

given 0 if it has not a member <strong>of</strong> a set. Values are given based on the spatial pattern <strong>and</strong> the relationship<br />

between the particular spatial data interest with the environmental variable. Different with regression or<br />

logistic regression technique which is mainly data driven approach, the fuzzy logic technique give an<br />

approach in which an expert can be freely control the weighting process. The spatial pattern analysis <strong>of</strong><br />

socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability samples towards <strong>its</strong> environmental factor predictor was employed to generate<br />

the membership function <strong>of</strong> each environmental predictor. In addition, it is also generated by function<br />

represented the relationship between environmental factor <strong>and</strong> socio <strong>economic</strong> vulnerability. Fuzzy<br />

membership linear representing the function <strong>of</strong> slope <strong>and</strong> fuzzy small representing the function <strong>of</strong> distance to<br />

road were employed in this research.<br />

Fuzzy operator was employed to combine or overlay the membership function map <strong>of</strong> each<br />

environmental factor. There are five operators on fuzzy technique as follows fuzzy <strong>and</strong>, fuzzy or, fuzzy<br />

product, fuzzy sum <strong>and</strong> fuzzy gamma operator. Fuzzy <strong>and</strong> operator sets the minimum value <strong>of</strong> the input<br />

membership as a result <strong>of</strong> overlay. It is defined as:<br />

µ combination = MIN (µ A, µ B, µ C, ) (1)<br />

In the other h<strong>and</strong>, fuzzy or operator sets the maximum value <strong>of</strong> the input membership as a result <strong>of</strong><br />

overlay. It is defined as:<br />

µ combination = MAX (µ A, µ B, µ ) (2)<br />

The fuzzy product works with multiplying the input <strong>of</strong> membership. It is defined as:<br />

<br />

µ combination = <br />

(3)<br />

The fuzzy sum works with adding the input <strong>of</strong> membership. It is defined as:<br />

<br />

µ combination = <br />

(4)<br />

The fuzzy gamma is algebraic product <strong>of</strong> fuzzy sum <strong>and</strong> fuzzy product. It is defined as:<br />

µ combination = (Fuzzy sum) * (Fuzzy product) 1- (5)<br />

Where µ combination is the calculated fuzzy membership function, µ A is the membership value for map A<br />

represented by a membership value <strong>of</strong> a pixel <strong>and</strong> µ B is the membership value for map B <strong>and</strong> so on. µ i is the<br />

fuzzy membership function for the i-th map <strong>and</strong> i=1, 2, n <br />

ship will be similar to fuzzy<br />

<br />

In this paper, only were employed.<br />

Fuzzy <strong>and</strong> & fuzzy product were not employed in this research. Fuzzy <strong>and</strong> was not employed because <strong>of</strong> the<br />

type <strong>of</strong> the overlay would return the minimum value <strong>of</strong> the pixel membership. Fuzzy product works by<br />

multiplying each <strong>of</strong> the fuzzy membership value. The value <strong>of</strong> fuzzy product overlay is always less than the<br />

membership value <strong>of</strong> the input therefore the value was very small. Therefore, both <strong>of</strong> those techniques were<br />

difficult to predict the socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability based on the fuzzy membership <strong>of</strong> environmental factor<br />

predictors.<br />

5<br />

- 524 -


4. RESULT AND DISCUSSION<br />

4.1. Central Tendency <strong>and</strong> <strong>Spatial</strong> <strong>Pattern</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Socio</strong>-<strong>economic</strong> <strong>L<strong>and</strong>slide</strong> <strong>Vulnerability</strong><br />

Since the nature <strong>of</strong> people, social structure <strong>and</strong> culture <strong>of</strong> Kayangan Catchment were less influenced by<br />

the development <strong>of</strong> technology <strong>and</strong> modernization, the natural feature would more dominantly influence the<br />

way <strong>of</strong> life <strong>of</strong> the people in Kayangan Catchment. The area preference <strong>of</strong> building settlement was one<br />

example <strong>of</strong> social behavior mainly influenced by natural feature <strong>and</strong> condition. There were several options<br />

for a household to build a settlement, but there was limited option for low income household. Settlement<br />

type was <strong>of</strong>ten a reflection <strong>of</strong> welfare level. It was usually that low income household could not choose<br />

whether they would build their house in more gentle or steep topography. Therefore, low income household<br />

tend to build settlement based on their l<strong>and</strong> given from their parent or ancestor. It was usually located in<br />

steeper, more remote <strong>and</strong> low accessibility. For high income household, there were several options to build a<br />

settlement. They usually build a settlement in relatively gentle topography <strong>and</strong> have good accessibility. Good<br />

accessibility was the most common reason where they would build a settlement. Even, with the reason <strong>of</strong><br />

accessibility, they would build a settlement by excavating <strong>and</strong> cutting the slope into more gentle topography.<br />

Low income household living in low accessibility <strong>and</strong> hilly area had low <strong>economic</strong> ability <strong>of</strong> household<br />

to refinance the impact <strong>of</strong> natural disaster. They usually depend on the agricultural product <strong>and</strong> have low<br />

education level. Besides living in hilly area which was more prone to be l<strong>and</strong>sliding, they also had high<br />

socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability level. There were interlinked between natural feature, social behavior,<br />

<strong>economic</strong> level <strong>and</strong> vulnerability level. It would affect the spatial pattern <strong>of</strong> settlement in Kayangan<br />

Catchment.<br />

Figure 2 Sampling Distribution, Mean Center, St<strong>and</strong>ard Distance (Left)<br />

<strong>and</strong> Directional Distribution (Right) <strong>of</strong> <strong>Socio</strong>-<strong>economic</strong> <strong>Vulnerability</strong><br />

<strong>Spatial</strong> mean center (SMC) provides an analysis where a phenomenon tends to be centered. Figure 2<br />

shows sampling location <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability level <strong>and</strong> their spatial mean centers. It is interesting<br />

to note that low vulnerability SMC tends to be located in the lower stream <strong>of</strong> Kayangan Catchment which<br />

has more gentle topography <strong>and</strong> nearby the center <strong>of</strong> trade, education <strong>and</strong> local government <strong>of</strong>fice location.<br />

In the other h<strong>and</strong>, the SMCs <strong>of</strong> medium <strong>and</strong> high level <strong>of</strong> vulnerability tend to be located in the upper part <strong>of</strong><br />

Kayangan Catchment which has steeper topography. It means that socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability is spatially<br />

associated with topography <strong>and</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> functional unit.<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ard distance (SD) was employed to measure the distribution <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability<br />

deviate from their SMC. Figure 2 (left) shows the spatial SD circle <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability. The low<br />

vulnerability level was the highest deviation from the spatial mean <strong>and</strong> the high vulnerability level was the<br />

lowest one. However, high vulnerability <strong>and</strong> medium vulnerability had no significance difference. It implied<br />

that low vulnerability level locations were highly dispersed. High <strong>and</strong> medium vulnerability levels were not<br />

so much deviated from their mean centre. High <strong>and</strong> medium vulnerability levels were mainly located on the<br />

hilly area <strong>and</strong> the boundary <strong>of</strong> deviation was not exceeding the hilly area <strong>of</strong> Kayangan Catchment.<br />

6<br />

- 525 -


Since Kayangan Catchment form has unsymmetrical width, SD has not fitted to represent the directional<br />

deviation <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability. Directional distribution or St<strong>and</strong>ard Deviational Ellipse (SDE)<br />

was employed to measure directional deviation <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability. The calculation <strong>of</strong> SDE<br />

made the trend <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability distribution more clear. It pointed out that low vulnerability<br />

level had highest deviation along the major axis <strong>and</strong> covered flat area. Medium vulnerability level SDE had<br />

longer major axis than high vulnerability level. It indicated that high vulnerability level tend to be<br />

concentrated on the hilly area. This implied that slope had significant role on socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability in<br />

Kayangan Catchment.<br />

Nr. <strong>of</strong> Settlement Block<br />

35<br />

30<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

0<br />

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350<br />

Distance to Road<br />

Nr. <strong>of</strong> Settlement Block<br />

45<br />

40<br />

35<br />

30<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

0<br />

0 10 20 30 40 50 60<br />

Slope (Degree)<br />

: Low <strong>Vulnerability</strong> : Medium <strong>Vulnerability</strong> : High <strong>Vulnerability</strong><br />

Figure 3 the <strong>Vulnerability</strong> Level based on number <strong>of</strong> settlement towards distance to road <strong>and</strong> Slope<br />

Furthermore, nearest neighbor analysis was employed to analyze the spatial pattern <strong>of</strong> socio<strong>economic</strong><br />

vulnerability. Nearest neighbor analysis <strong>of</strong> low, medium <strong>and</strong> high vulnerability level<br />

showed z-scores -4.52, -5.26 <strong>and</strong> -1.86 respectively. It implied that the spatial distribution <strong>of</strong> each<br />

level <strong>of</strong> vulnerability was clustered. Low level vulnerability household was clustered in more gentle<br />

area <strong>and</strong> high accessibility. However, low level vulnerability had higher tendency on deviation due<br />

to the high result <strong>of</strong> SD <strong>and</strong> SDE. In the other h<strong>and</strong> high level vulnerability household was clustered<br />

in the hilly <strong>and</strong> low degree <strong>of</strong> accessibility. Medium <strong>Vulnerability</strong> was also clustered in the hilly<br />

area but the accessibility is higher than low vulnerability level. Figure 3 showed the interlinked<br />

between vulnerability level <strong>and</strong> <strong>its</strong> environmental factor i.e. slope <strong>and</strong> accessibility (distance to<br />

road). Later, the trend <strong>of</strong> the interlinked between vulnerability level <strong>and</strong> <strong>its</strong> environmental was<br />

employed as an input <strong>of</strong> fuzzy membership in fuzzy logic technique.<br />

4.2. <strong>Spatial</strong> <strong>L<strong>and</strong>slide</strong> <strong>Vulnerability</strong> Prediction by means <strong>of</strong> Fuzzy Logic Technique<br />

<strong>Spatial</strong> pattern analysis with household survey described the distribution <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong><br />

vulnerability level in Kayangan Catchment quite well. However, the vulnerability level location<br />

obtained from household survey could not be described spatially on each settlement block due to<br />

the limitation <strong>of</strong> the samples. Fuzzy logic technique based on the slope <strong>and</strong> distance to road<br />

membership function was introduced to extrapolate vulnerability degree in each settlement block.<br />

Fuzzy membership function (Figure 3) <strong>and</strong> the fuzzy operator (Eqs. 1, 4 <strong>and</strong> 5) were generated<br />

to predict the socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability level in Kayangan Catchment. It was computed for 6<br />

cases i.e. Fuzzy operator Or, Sum, Gamma 0.975, gamma 0.9, gamma 0.8 <strong>and</strong> gamma 0.7. The<br />

result <strong>of</strong> computation was mapped in order to interpret the spatial distribution <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong><br />

vulnerability in Kayangan Catchment. <strong>Socio</strong>-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability map was represented by the<br />

possibility value between 0 <strong>and</strong> 1. The value <strong>of</strong> 0 indicated the full impossibility vulnerable <strong>and</strong> the<br />

value <strong>of</strong> 1 indicated the full possibility <strong>of</strong> being vulnerable. Thus, an area given as a value<br />

approaching 1 was indicated higher socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability level. The final maps were<br />

presented in Figure 4 representing spatial distribution <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability level in<br />

Kayangan Catchment.<br />

7<br />

- 526 -


(a)<br />

(b)<br />

(c)<br />

(d)<br />

(e<br />

(e)<br />

Figure 4 <strong>Socio</strong>-<strong>economic</strong> <strong>Vulnerability</strong> Map based on Fuzzy Operator Or (a), Sum (b), Gamma 0975 (c), gamma 09 (d),<br />

gamma 08 (e), gamma 07 (f)<br />

(f)<br />

8<br />

- 527 -


There were significant different amongst cases <strong>of</strong> fuzzy operators. Fuzzy membership <strong>and</strong><br />

fuzzy operator play important role to generate final map <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> l<strong>and</strong>slide vulnerability.<br />

It implied that fuzzy operator Or, Sum <strong>and</strong> high gamma value represented better result than fuzzy<br />

operator product, fuzzy operator <strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> fuzzy operator with low gamma value. Since the fuzzy<br />

operator product, <strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> low gamma value working with returning the minimum value <strong>of</strong> the pixel<br />

membership <strong>and</strong> the result was always less than the membership value <strong>of</strong> the input, the result <strong>of</strong> the<br />

map will be low vulnerable in the whole area. Thus, fuzzy operator product, fuzzy operator <strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

fuzzy operator with low gamma value were not included in the analysis.<br />

Figure 5 (a) <strong>Socio</strong>-<strong>economic</strong> <strong>Vulnerability</strong> Map <strong>of</strong> Kayangan Catchment (b) High Accessibility <strong>and</strong> Centre <strong>of</strong><br />

Activities(c) Low <strong>Vulnerability</strong> Household (d) Bad Road Condition Showing Low Accessibility<br />

(e) High <strong>Vulnerability</strong> Household in Hilly area<br />

The result map <strong>of</strong> fuzzy operator Or, Sum <strong>and</strong> high gamma value tend to have similar trend<br />

describing socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability level. High vulnerability level was located in the middle<br />

part <strong>of</strong> Kayangan Catchment in which covered by steep topography <strong>and</strong> low accessibility. The<br />

result <strong>of</strong> field observation showed that the settlement pattern <strong>of</strong> high vulnerability level tend to be<br />

clustered <strong>and</strong> was characterized by semi-permanent building constructed by non-engineered<br />

bamboo <strong>and</strong> timber.<br />

The clustered pattern would depend on the natural resource. A single clustered village was<br />

usually located close to water resource (spring water). It was due to water supply in the hilly area<br />

which fully depends on the availability <strong>of</strong> spring water. It is sometime also used to irrigate rain fed<br />

9<br />

- 528 -


paddy field. Agricultural activity was dominant activity in the hilly area. Almost 60% <strong>of</strong> the<br />

respondents in the hilly area worked in agricultural sector.<br />

The second type <strong>of</strong> settlement pattern was clustered linear village settlement around road. It was<br />

usually characterized by engineered-semi engineered traditional brick with reinforced concrete<br />

column. Most <strong>of</strong> them were working in service sector <strong>and</strong> categorized as medium to high household<br />

income. They were mostly educated people <strong>and</strong> had more capability to cope with disaster. Besides<br />

<strong>of</strong> livestock as a saving system, they also saved their money in the bank. This social behavior was<br />

totally different with the people living in the hilly <strong>and</strong> remote area that had livestock only for their<br />

saving. This type <strong>of</strong> settlement pattern was concentrated in the western part <strong>and</strong> south-eastern part<br />

<strong>of</strong> Kayangan Catchment which were dominated by low topography. This place can be considered as<br />

a central <strong>economic</strong>, education, <strong>and</strong> local government activity. Those were also classified as low to<br />

medium socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability level. Both spatial settlement patterns were illustrated in<br />

Figure 5.<br />

5. CONCLUSION<br />

<strong>Spatial</strong> pattern analysis had play important role to analyze socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability in the rural area.<br />

Classified as a rural area, Kayangan Catchment is less experienced with agricultural modernization,<br />

industrialization <strong>and</strong> deindustrialization, <strong>and</strong> commodification <strong>of</strong> rural l<strong>and</strong>scapes. Thus, it reflects the<br />

societal character <strong>of</strong> rural behavior including social structure <strong>and</strong> culture. Since the nature <strong>of</strong> people, social<br />

structure <strong>and</strong> culture <strong>of</strong> Kayangan Catchment were less influenced by the development <strong>of</strong> technology <strong>and</strong><br />

modernization, the natural feature would more dominantly influence the socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability in<br />

Kayangan Catchment. Determining environmental factors influencing socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability was very<br />

helpful to predict spatial distribution <strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability through fuzzy logic technique. Fuzzy<br />

membership function is generated by relating map classes <strong>of</strong> environmental variable to membership value.<br />

The fuzzy operator Or, Sum <strong>and</strong> high gamma value were successfully applied to predict spatial distribution<br />

<strong>of</strong> socio-<strong>economic</strong> vulnerability level. The result coincided with the <strong>economic</strong>, social <strong>and</strong> ecological<br />

dimensions <strong>of</strong> livelihood in Kayangan Catchment.<br />

REFERENCES<br />

(UNISDR) United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat. 2007. Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015:<br />

Building the Resilience <strong>of</strong> Nations <strong>and</strong> Communities to Disasters. United Nations International Strategy for Disaster<br />

Reduction Secretariat, Geneva.<br />

Birkmann, J. 2006. Measuring <strong>Vulnerability</strong> to Natural Hazards: towards Disaster Resilient Sicieties. United Nation University<br />

Press, Tokyo.<br />

BPS (Badan Pusat Statistik). 2008. Kulon Progo Regency in Figures 2008. BPS. Yogyakarta<br />

Costa, L <strong>and</strong> Kropp J, P. 2012. Linking components <strong>of</strong> <strong>Vulnerability</strong> in Theoretic Frameworks <strong>and</strong> Case Studies. Sustain Sci DOI<br />

10.1007/s11625-012-0158-4<br />

Ebert, A., Kerle, N., & Stein, A. 2009. Urban Social <strong>Vulnerability</strong> Assessment with Physical Proxies <strong>and</strong> <strong>Spatial</strong> Metrics derived<br />

from Air- <strong>and</strong> Spaceborne Imagery <strong>and</strong> GIS Data. Nat Hazards 48:275294.<br />

Fekete, A. 2011. <strong>Spatial</strong> Disaster <strong>Vulnerability</strong> <strong>and</strong> Risk Assessment: Challenges in Their Quality <strong>and</strong> Acceptance. Nat Hazards<br />

61:1161-1178<br />

Fekete, A., Damm, M., Birkmann, J. 2010. Scales as Challenge for <strong>Vulnerability</strong> Assessment. Nat Hazards 55 (3):729-747<br />

Fischer, M. M. 2002. <strong>Spatial</strong> Analysis in Geography. International Encyclopedia <strong>of</strong> the Social & Behavioral Sciences 14752-14758<br />

Kaynia, A. M., Papathoma-Kohle, M., Neuhauser, B., Ratzinger, K., Wenzel, H., Medina-Cetina, Z. 2008. Probabilistic Assessment<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Vulnerability</strong> to <strong>L<strong>and</strong>slide</strong>: Application to the Village <strong>of</strong> Lichtenstein, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Engineering<br />

Geology 101:33-48.<br />

Kuhlicke, C., Scolobig, A., Tapsell, S., Steinfuhrer, A., De Marchi, B. 2011. Contextualizing Social <strong>Vulnerability</strong>: Finding from case<br />

Studies Across Europe. Nat Hazards 58:789-810<br />

Menoni, S., Molinari, D., Parker, D., Ballio, F., Tapsell. 2012. Assessing Multifaceted <strong>Vulnerability</strong> <strong>and</strong> Resilience in order to<br />

Design risk-mitigation Strategies. Nat Hazards DOI 10.1007/s11069-010-9666-7<br />

Wolf, S. 2012. <strong>Vulnerability</strong> <strong>and</strong> Risk: Comparing Assessment Approaches. Nat Hazards 61: 1099-1113.<br />

10<br />

- 529 -

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!