THE EXPRESSION OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE COMMUNITY’S ROLE IN THE CONSERVATION OF GAJAH WONG RIVER, IN YOGYAKARTA
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 4
Abstract
The Gajah Wong River Community Forum (Forum Silaturahmi Daerah Aliran Sungai, or Forsidas) in Yogyakarta is a community forum consisting of twelve local organizations whose river conservations efforts are supported by the Municipal Development Planning Agency (Bappeda). This forum began with the action of a number of individuals who were concerned about the river’s condition and the large amounts of garbage and waste. These initial actions had little impact until Bappeda became involved and established the Forsidas Sungai Gajah Wong forum on 24 June 2012. This forum has formulated programs integrated with the government’s development program, enabling better implementation and greater benefit for the community. This article aims to recognize and discover the factors influencing the success of river conservation efforts and to identify the expression of social capital in the community’s role in these efforts. A grounded research methodology was used, with a literature study of relevant material, to identify concepts for constructing a framework of understanding for the phenomena addressed. These concepts were used to guide the questions presented in interviews with key actors and to design a questionnaire that was distributed to related stakeholders. Respondents were selected through purposive sampling from communities involved closely in the conservation efforts. Observation focussed on the expression of social capital related to norms and values, interaction in program implementation which influenced work mechanisms and decision making, and increased capacity building, leading to trust and cooperation. An open coding analysis was used, and data was sorted and grouped into concepts or variables. Data was grouped according to its various connections, with a view to identifying concepts for constructing a framework to discover the relationships between the concepts.. The conclusion of this research found that the stronger the leadership and social capital expression in the community, the more effectiveve the collective action efforts in reaching the community’s goals and objectives.
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Kusumastuti Kusumastuti, Asnawi Manaf
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