Research Article
Multy-stressor Analysis of Sociocultural Condition: A Study on Land Degradation in Kreo Watershed, Semarang City
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.18-7-2019.2290307, author={Juhadi Juhadi and Elok Surya Pratiwi and Edy Trihatmoko and Nur Laily Trihatmoko}, title={Multy-stressor Analysis of Sociocultural Condition: A Study on Land Degradation in Kreo Watershed, Semarang City}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environment and Sustainability Issues, ICESI 2019, 18-19 July 2019, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICESI}, year={2019}, month={12}, keywords={kreo watershed land degradation multi stressor socio-culture}, doi={10.4108/eai.18-7-2019.2290307} }- Juhadi Juhadi
Elok Surya Pratiwi
Edy Trihatmoko
Nur Laily Trihatmoko
Year: 2019
Multy-stressor Analysis of Sociocultural Condition: A Study on Land Degradation in Kreo Watershed, Semarang City
ICESI
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.18-7-2019.2290307
Abstract
This study aims to examine the multi-stressor of socio-cultural conditions that influencing land degradation in Kreo watershed, Semarang City. Kreo watershed was chosen as the research area due to its complexity that travers Semarang City, the capital city of Central Java Province, Indonesia. This study was conducted by terrestrial surveys with the combination of landform units and farm households as the unit of analysis. The research variables consisted of local institutions, local traditions, social networks, perceptions, attitudes, motivations, and preferences of farmers. The research sample was obtained proportionally and randomly in each landform unit. Quantitative and qualitative approaches were used with emphasising on descriptive and Crosstab analysis. The results showed that several socio-cultural factors inducing to land degradation in Kreo Watershed. This condition put socio-cultural factors as multi-stressor in Kreo watershed. The most dominant factor that effecting land degradation is the low level of people perception of land resources awareness in addressing land degradation.
