Social Capital in Natural Disaster Management; A Case Study of Social Capital in Padang City

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to describe social capital in disaster management in the city of Padang. West Sumatra and specifically Padang have four of the largest potential natural disasters such as earthquake, tsunami, landslides, and floods. The huge potential of natural disasters in West Sumatra has caused the province to be dubbed the Disaster Laboratory. As a disaster-prone area, various forms of humanitarian assistance have been received from international institutions. Recently it is a great concern to the world community. Talking about international humanitarian aid, the Indonesian government issued One Door Policy in selecting foreign aid related to disaster management. This study used a qualitative approach with in-depth interview data collection and documentation study. Padang City was chosen as a research location because the city is one of the most vulnerable areas in West Sumatra. This paper concludes that disaster management in the city of Padang involving the three social capital but the cohesiveness between social capital is not strong enough.