The Level Of Place Attachment At The Community In Disaster Prone Areas In Tallo Sub-District, Makassar

Abstract

The attachment of a community to its residence can be catalyst or barrier to their  ability to adapt and face threats due to disaster. By conducting a study of 323 households living  in urban-village that were affected by recurrent floods in Tallo Sub-district, Makassar City, this  research aims to measure the level of community’s place attachment, and aspects that affecting  the form of their bonding based on respondents’ response. Descriptive statistics using the SPSS  application were applied as a measurement method. The results of this study indicate that the  level of place attachment at the community in Tallo Sub-district is in the high category. The  societal aspect is the most powerful factor that influences the forms of high level of place  attachment at the community in that place.