Travelling without a helmet: tourists' vulnerabilities and responses to disasters in Indonesia |
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| Authors: | Erda Rindrasih Thomas Hartmann Patrick Witte Tejo Spit Annelies Zoomers |
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| Affiliation: | 1. PhD candidate at the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands;2. Founder of Tourism Watch, Indonesia;3. Associate Professor of Environmental Science at the Land Use Planning Group, Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands;4. Assistant Professor at the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Netherlands;5. Professor at the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands;6. Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Tourists are particularly vulnerable when natural disasters occur in regions that they are visiting. It is assumed that they lack awareness and understanding of the actions that they need to take in such circumstances. This study examines the responses of tourists in times of disaster, building on empirical data collected through large‐scale surveys conducted in Bali and Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in 2015. Both are important tourist destinations in the country that have suffered major disasters in recent years. The different types of responses to these events are framed using a grid/group analysis stemming from cultural theory. The study resulted in three key findings: (i) current disaster management planning largely follows a single rationale; (ii) tourists are not a homogeneous group, but rather a complex, diverse, and dynamic body of stakeholders; and (iii) the focus of disaster management planning should shift from a single rationale to a polyrational methodology. Disaster managers need to consider, therefore, these different aspects in the context of preparedness. |
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| Keywords: | behaviour cultural theory disaster management disasters Indonesia responses tourists |
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