Vulnerability Assessment of Tidal Flood Prone Disaster Settlement of Muarareja Tegal

Abstract In a tidal flood-prone disaster settlement, there is an urgent need to understand the vulnerability of residents to minimize disaster damage. This paper reports on survey-based research to Muarareja of Tegal City settlement. It discusses the level of vulnerability in terms of physical exposure and economic drivers of households in the research location. The result of this research shows that the level of vulnerability of Muarareja is classified into three categories, namely low, moderate, and high vulnerability. The physical exposure aspects that dominantly affect vulnerability are tidal flood frequency, damage extent, and proximity to the ocean, while the economic drivers such as occupation and source of income affect the level of vulnerability to tidal floods. This study suggests that social networks and locational attachment enable the Muarareja community to reduce the disaster risk.