Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction through Effective Risk Communication Media in Parangtritis Tourism Area, Yogyakarta

Studies on disaster risk reduction are increasing to focus on people required specific needs such as children, elderly, disabled people; yet they rarely pay attention on tourists as one of the vulnerable group in tourism areas. The lack of risk communication media for tourists increases this vulnerable situation. This research aims at the development of effective risk communication media (ERCM) for Parangtritis, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The method that develops within this research is actually a lesson learnt from Ritsumeikan University which has implemented an alternative risk communication media called “white space”. The preliminary finding of this research indicated that local residence had better perception and awareness compared to tourist although, in general, both participants were in a low level of perceiving multi-hazard danger as a real threat. Interestingly, visitors expected that tourism management should provide adequate information on multi-hazard danger and evacuation facilities to the visitors. Several risk communication media, such as brochure, radio, billboard, SAR siren and announcement from Mosque through loudspeaker have been utilized.