| Abstrak/Abstract |
Kotagede, a heritage district in Yogyakarta and famous as a silver town and a
destination for heritage tourism, is one of the vulnerable heritage resources in Indonesia. Its
history, dates back to the Old Mataram Kingdom in 16th Century, has inherited many heritage
properties, including traditional settlement patterns and Javanese traditional architecture of
houses. As a vulnerable heritage area, Kotagede experienced several disaster attackks; with the
last one was the Java biggest earthquake in 2006 that destroyed more than 200,000 houses in
Yogyakarta and dozens of traditional houses in Kotagede collapsed. Ten years after the big
disaster, Kotagede has significantly developed with some former earthquake impact can still
be found.
This paper aims to document and examine the way Kotagede built its resilience,
particularly after the last earthquake, and how the reconstruction process relates to the broader
concept of resilience. Descriptive and qualitative approaches are used based on historical data
and field observation. This paper notes that although not as fast as other non-heritage areas, the
reconstruction process in Kotagede has finally done. It is also argues that several factors
contribute to the building resilience of Kotagede, and the most important factor is the
collaborative actions among stakeholders in coping the disaster impact. Such collaboration can
be effectively done when the local community have strong commitment and willingness to
solve their problem and have a resilient Kotagede. |
