The Assessment and Management of Amandit Sub-watershed Sustainability, South Kalimantan

The aim of the research is to evaluate the contribution of environmental, economical, social, institutional and technological dimension in the sustainability of Amandit sub-watershed area in South Kalimantan. The sustainability aspect was assed using Multi-dimensional Scaling (MDS) methods using RapSubDAS-AMANDIT approach. Result of the study shows that in the upstream area, the sustainability of environmental dimension can be classified as moderate. (57.37), the sustainability of economic dimension as moderate (57.19), the sustainability of social dimension as poor (45.79), the sustainability of technological dimension as poor (26.67), and the sustainability of institution dimensions as poor (35.43). In the middle area the sustainability of environmental dimension can be classified as poor (45.44), the sustainability of economic dimension as moderate (66.62), the sustainability of social dimension as moderate (57.37), the sustainability of technological dimension as poor (42.86), and the sustainability of institution dimensions as poor (39.00). In the downstream area, the sustainability of environmental dimension can be classified as poor (44.40), the sustainability of economic dimension as moderate (55.20), the sustainability of social dimension as moderate (53.15), the sustainability of technological dimension is poor (45.17), and the sustainability of institution dimensions is poor (37.47). The holistic management approach of Amandit sub-watershed area therefore important.