Research Article
The Socio-Economic Impact of the Siosar Relocation Policy
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.24-10-2019.2290613, author={Nina Novira and Elfayetti Elfayetti and Anik Juli Dwi Astuti and Rosni Rosni and Ikhsan Bayhaqi}, title={The Socio-Economic Impact of the Siosar Relocation Policy }, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies (formerly ICCSSIS), ICCSIS 2019, 24-25 October 2019, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICSSIS}, year={2019}, month={12}, keywords={socio-economic impact siosar relocation area good future}, doi={10.4108/eai.24-10-2019.2290613} }- Nina Novira
Elfayetti Elfayetti
Anik Juli Dwi Astuti
Rosni Rosni
Ikhsan Bayhaqi
Year: 2019
The Socio-Economic Impact of the Siosar Relocation Policy
ICSSIS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.24-10-2019.2290613
Abstract
The series of Mt. Sinabung eruption devastated the surrounding villages. This leads to the relocation policy that obliged the inhabitants of some villages to move to the Siosar Relocation Area. Extracted from their roots, the villagers must move to a new place to start their new life. This raises the question of how is the social relations of the relocated people? The villagers are also extracted from their agricultural fields. The government provides 0.5 hectares of land for agriculture. However, it is new soil, topography, temperature, and new marketing arrangements. This raises the question of how those affected the villagers' income and eventually their economy. These thus lead to another question. How do they cope with the new condition? With a qualitative approach, this study used in-depth interviews and direct observation to collect data. The result shows that both the social and economic conditions of the relocated people are in good and or are moving into good condition. They are overall confident that they are heading towards a good future.