Landfilling as individual adaptation for coastal flooding (Rob) countermeasures in North Central Java

Abstract

Abstract The northern coastline of Central Java is vulnerable to coastal floods. In recent years, the area impacted by coastal flooding on the northern shore of Central Java has grown and encroached further onto the mainland. This precipitated the “sinking” of Central Java’s northern coast. The deterioration of the north shore of Central Java has a social and economic impact on the local community. Every year floods along the northern shore of Central Java cause growing property losses, particularly for the region’s residents. This forces the local community if they wish to continue living in the area, to adapt to the severe conditions in their immediate environment. Each member of the local community undertakes the adaptation process of filling the soil to raise the elevation of their home and the infrastructure surrounding it. This study demonstrates that using landfilling to elevate the base elevation of dwellings and road infrastructure is a successful adaptation technique; nevertheless, it will incur large expenses for the people, as the landfilling process would need to be repeated frequently due to sea level rise.