The earthquake risk management model based on Sasak’ local wisdom

ENGLISH: The aim of this study is to map the concepts of local knowledge and experience from the people of Lombok related to the concept of earthquake disaster mitigation and to produce a new model of earthquake mitigation based on Sasak’s local wisdom. The research methodology used Participatory Action Research (PAR) method with Participatory and Rapid Rural Appraisal as the data collecting technique. The results proved that the concept of local knowledge and experience of earthquake disaster mitigation had been passed down from generations of ancestors consisting of pre-disaster (customary and religious rituals and earthquake-resistant design of Sasak house construction). Moreover, earthquake mitigation is conducted by early evacuation by sounding slit drum (Kul-kul) as an alarm to gather the community in Bale Agung. While post- earthquake is conducted by customary rituals such as Tolak Bahla, religious rituals are with reciting prayers for salvation. House construction known as Bale Bedeq or Bale Balak is made of woven bamboo, wood or boards. The earthquake mitigation model of Sasak’s local wisdom consists of 3 phases including pre- earthquake mitigation (customary and religious rituals, house construction), when an earthquake strikes and post-earthquake mitigation.