Building Economic Resilience Based on Social Capital: Creativity of Village Communities in Sleman Regency Facing Disaster

Natural Disasters Non-Natural Disasters Village Communities Social Capital

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September 30, 2024

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The issue of natural and non-natural disasters is not just security and health but also social
and economic issues. Sleman is a district in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, which borders one of
the most active volcanoes in the world, namely Merapi. This article aims to explain the strategy of
village communities in Sleman district to build economic resilience in facing the eruption of Mount
Merapi and COVID-19 by using the concepts of social capital and financial resilience. The research
method uses a qualitative descriptive approach using Nvivo 12plus to analyze data. The results
show that the economic resilience of village communities in Sleman, especially Umbulharjo Village,
Kepuharjo Village, and Glagaharjo Village during the Merapi eruption and Covid-19 disaster, was
built due to the existence of strong social capital, namely mutual Trust, mutual understanding, and
shared values. The adaptive capacity developed by village communities in Sleman through social
capital created resilience, flexibility, and stability in facing the Merapi eruption and COVID-19
disasters.