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Disaster Risk Management Model In Disaster Prone Area Of Simeulue District In Aceh Province

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The Simeulue district is categorized as proneness area that often experienced the earthquake and tsunami. The National Disaster Management Authority (BPBD) of Simeulue district recorded there is strong earthquake and tsunami occurred in 1907. Furthermore, the earthquake occured again in year 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The research problem is how the disaster risk management model be as the most appropriate approach in disaster-prone areas. The data was collected through interviews, literature studies and field observations. To deepen the results of the research, the authors conducted in-depth interviews with discourse experts. The descriptive method with AHP of analysis is used to explain the results of this study. The disaster risk management that can be developed in the area of Simeulue as disaster-prone areas through, namely; (i) an emergency phase is the logistic (0.210), shelter (0.163) and a common kitchen (0.161); (ii) the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase is the development permanent home (0.316) and home emergency (0.286); (iii) in the mitigation phase is the dissemination of information (0.299) and the construction of evacuation line (0.163); and (iv) the preparedness phase is the evacuation area (0.235) and the construction of the home and school safety (0.165).