Disaster Management Concepts Based on Public Policy Perspective

Abstract

Disaster mitigation is an early session of disaster management that is more towards reducing disaster risk for disaster-prone areas as an effort to minimize the higher risks caused by natural disasters. The purpose of this research is to discuss disaster management policies in disaster-prone areas based on the National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) 2005-2025. descriptive method is used to clarify the reflection of disaster-prone areas mitigation based on theoretical in-depth analysis and comparative secondary information documents from the RPJPN. The results of the research show, conceptual model of disaster mitigation as output, empirical condition of disaster-prone areas as input, executive and legislative processes as stages in the public policy period. Not only that, disaster management is included in the policy plan in the RPJPN through the development strategy of disaster protection and preparedness as an effort to maximize the capacity of the government in each region when experiencing natural disasters.