KEBIJAKAN PENANGGULANGAN BENCANA DI ERA OTONOMI DAERAH (Kajian Terhadap Penanganan Kasus Luapan Lumpur Lapindo Brantas)

Lapindo Brantas mudflow disaster in Porong Sidoarjo is blurred portrait of uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources so well that a systemic effect and extends not only to the community but also business and other sectors of the economy. This article intends to describe the dynamics of disaster management policies in the region in the era of regional autonomy. Based on the facts on the ground, most of the region do not yet have sufficient awareness to mainstream disaster risk reduction in development planning policy. Difficulties in integration policies because of its complexity policies should synergize. Ranging from disaster management policy itself (Act No. 24 of 2007), policy development planning (Law No. 25 of 2004), financial policy areas (Law No. 17 of 2004) and local government policy (Law No. 32 of 2004 which has now been replaced by Law No. 23 of 2014). This complexity is also complicated by the problems caused by unsincronize relationships between the content in these policies as well as at the level of cultural policies (perception, attitude and behavior) at the level of the public and policy makers.