Analysis of Regional Development in Connection with Multi Disaster Susceptibility in Bengkulu Province

AbstractIn the development of an area, consideration of the risk of natural disasters was imperative priority. Regional development should adapt to the risks of natural disasters that owned the region. One of the provinces in Indonesia that susceptible to multi risk hazard is Bengkulu Province. It located in the west of the Bukit Barisan Mountains. This region has the potential for landslides, floods, flash floods, earthquakes, earthquakes and tsunamis, tidal waves, hurricane, and land fire. In development sector, inequality occurred in Bengkulu province, especially large concentration of population distribution in the city of Bengkulu. Moreover, Bengkulu Province is the province with the highest poverty composition in order to 9 of 33 provinces in Indonesia This paper discusses the development direction of the region in the Bengkulu Province, which is associated with the potential for disaster. The method used in this study is the scaling. The group indicator used are population, employment, social, infrastructure, economy, and between the indicator variables such as the Human Development Index. Each group of indicators has indicators, which will be positive or negative value. Positive means, if the indicator high then the development will high and otherwise for the negative value. All indicators then scaled, it show the regional development. To know the distribution rate of the regional development at different levels of disaster susceptibility used cross tabulation analysis techniques. The tabulated results will show matrixes. It can be use as a preparation strategy for regional development in the Bengkulu province. Based on the results of these calculations known that. Most areas of the regency or city in the Bengkulu Province have low and medium level of regional development. Of the ten regencies, eight counties have high levels of susceptibility to disasters and two counties have medium level susceptibility to disaster. Kaur, Kepahiang and Lebong should receive priority in development especially related to disaster management because have low level of development and have high susceptibility to disaster