Community Preparedness in Flood Disaster: A Qualitative Study

Abstract
The purpose of the study is to explore community perception about community preparedness in facing flood disaster. The qualitative
descriptive with phenomenology approach was used in this study. A semistructured interview, observation, and field notes were used
for seven participants of the village that was affected by flood disaster. Colaizzi’s method of qualitative data analysis is an approach used
for analyzing data. Result of research found five themes about people perception of flood preparedness. The themes are past
experience, early warning system, housing condition, shelter, and resource. Public perception and response to flood disaster are
influenced by social cognitive and social capacity.
Keywords
community perception, community preparedness, flood disaster