S.G. Marlyono, N. Nandi
Preparedness in facing disaster becomes a must when living in disaster-prone areas. West Java province, Indonesia, has frequent disasters such as tsunamis, earthquakes and landslides. The level of preparedness to be important in minimizing the loss of life in case of disaster. This research aim at analyse the community preparedness in the face of the three disasters that often occur in their respective areas in West Java province. This research uses descriptive quantitative approach, with the survey method. The results showed that the level of preparedness of the community in the district of Pangandaran to the tsunami disaster has categorized Very Ready, people in Tasikmalaya regency for earthquake disaster has categorized Ready, and society in Garut for landslides has categorized Less Ready. In conclusion, there are significant differences between community preparedness in Pangandaran, Tasikmalaya and Garut regencies. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Department of Geography Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi 229, Bandung, 40154, Indonesia
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