Coastal Community Welfare of Mining Areain Kotabaru Regency, South Kalimantan Province
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Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering B5 (2016) 207-214 doi:10.17265/2162-5263/2016.04.006 D DAVID PUBLISHING Coastal Community Welfare of Mining Areain Kotabaru Regency, South Kalimantan Province Ahmad Alim Bachri1, Udiansyah1, Nasruddin2 and Deasy Arisanty2 1. Faculty of Economic, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin 70123, Indonesia 2. Faculty of Teaching and Education Science, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin 70123, Indonesia Abstract: Kotabaru is richregency in mining and plantations. The sector has contributed to the regional income in the regency. Coastal communities in the area can certainly get the impact which is marked by the increasing prosperity of society. This study used a survey by sampling using questionnaire. The number of samples in this study were 100 respondents who live in the Serakaman village and the Ujung village of Sebuku sub-district, Kotabaru. Companies in the Serakaman village and the Ujung village are Sebuku Iron Lateritic Ores (SILO), Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku (BCS) and Metalindo Bumi Raya (MBR). Analysis stages of welfare based on the level of welfare standards from National Population and Family Planning Board of Indonesia. The results showed the level of welfare in the Sarakaman village and the Ujung village is the welfare stage I and the welfare stage. Although at this welfare stage I and welfare families, the level of education, access to banks and income is still low. The company through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program is expected to improve the welfare of the community around the company area. Key words: Welfare, coastal, community, mining. 1. Introduction in 2012 are about 29,132 or 11.96%. Poverty people in year 2013 are about 28,066 or 11.37%. Percentage Abundant resources and strategies for resource uses of poverty people in south Kalimantan are about is a determinant of economic growth. The meaning is 4.77%. the physical factor and a factor in the management of The level of welfare in Indonesia based on National resource utilization determining economic growth [1]. Population and Family Planning Board of Indonesia The resources are abundant marine and coastal region classification are grouped into three stages, namely of Indonesia. The resource has the potential to build a pre-welfare stages, welfare family stage I and welfare strong economy for Indonesia [2]. Increased public family. Pre-welfare families are families who do not economy should be accompanied by increased meet their basic needs. Welfare family stages I is a prosperity in coastal areas. family that has been able to meet their basic needs but Poverty is a state with a lower ability to meet basic can not meet the needs of social psychology. Welfare needs such as food, shelter, health and safety [3]. family is a family that has been able to meet basic Causes of poverty in coastal areas is the limited of needs, psychological and social development of the public revenues, lower public welfare, low investment, family, but have not been able to contribute to society. limited employment opportunities and high The level of welfare of coastal communities in unemployment [4]. mining areas should increase along with the use of Number of poverty in Indonesia based on National land around their homes. The reality is that there are Population and Family Planning Board of Indonesia still many coastal areas on the poverty line despite the data decreases every year. Poverty people of Indonesia abundant natural resources [5]. Kotabaru district is a district located in the eastern Corresponding author: Deasy Arisanty, Ph.D., research field: geography. part of south Kalimantan province. This district is 208 Coastal Community Welfare of Mining Areain Kotabaru Regency, South Kalimantan Province known for its abundance of both marine natural located around the area of this company is Serakaman resources and mining resources. The layout of this village and the Ujung village [6, 7]. The number of district was strategically located between two large Sebuku residentis 7,650 inhabitants [9]. Samples are islands of Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Its strategic coastal communities in the Serakaman village and geographic location makes this district become Ujung village which lives > 500 m and < 500 m from economically strategic [6-8]. the location of the company. The total number of Mining in Kotabaru district are coal and iron ore samples were 100 respondents, with 50 respondents in which are scattered throughout the district of Kotabaru the Serakaman village and 50 respondents in the [6, 7]. The existence of this company should be able Ujungvillage. Serakaman village directly adjacent to to have a positive impact on the economy of the the BCS and MBR companies while Ujung village community which in turn can improve the well-being directly adjacent to SILO company. The analysis is of coastal communities around the mining area and the based on the criteria of National Population and plantation. Family Planning Board of Indonesia. The variables and indicators used are: 2. Research Methods The basis for determining the level of prosperous The method used in this study is a survey method. families is based on variable stages of a prosperous Survey region are coastal areas in the mining area in family. If there are criteria that do not meet one Kotabaru district which is in district Sebuku. Some variable at this stage of welfare family, then being companies in the district Sebuku is Sebuku Iron classified into a welfare family stage I. If there is a Lateritic Ores (SILO), Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku variable that does not meet the welfare stage I, then (BCS) and Metalindo Bumi Raya (MBR). The village being classified into pre-welfare stages. Table 1 Stages of family welfare. Indicator Sub Indicator Pre-welfare stages The family did not met one of the indicators for clothing, food, shelter, healthand education. To worship according to the religious affiliation of each; Eat two times a day or more; Welfare family stages 1 Clothes for different purposes; The house floor is not made of soil; the sick child is brought to the facility/health workers. Family members regularly practice their religion according to the religious affiliation of each; At least once a week the family was providing meat/fish/eggs as a side dish; Obtain a new outfit in the last year; The floor area per occupant of the house is 8 m²; Members of a family in a healthy state in the last three months, so that it can perform the function of each; Families who are 15 years old or older have regular income; Can read and write for family members of adults aged 10-60 years; All children aged 7-15 years in school at this time; Welfare family stages Two or more children live and today still use contraceptives; Families have efforts to increase religious knowledge; The family have money savings; Families usually eat together at least once a day; Participate in community activities; Families hold recreation at least once in 6 months; Families can get news from newspapers/radio/television/magazine; Family members can use the transportation facility. Coastal Community Welfare of Mining Areain Kotabaru Regency, South Kalimantan Province 209 3. Results and Discussion Serakaman around BCS and MBR companies is islam. Tribe in the Serakaman village around BCS and MBR 3.1. Characteristics of the Region companies is a banjar tribes rate of 92% and 8% of Sebuku sub-district is geographically located at Bugis tribes. Comunity of Serakaman village around 03°24’32.2” S and 116°24’25.7” E. Sebuku BCS and MBR companies are devout religious sub-district has an area of 245.50 km2. The population believers to practice their religion regularly and of the sebuku island district is 6,960 inhabitants. improve their knowledge in religion. This means that Populous contained in Sekapung village with a the religious villagers in the Serakaman district population of 1,506 inhabitants and an average of 41 Sebuku Island has been good. inhabitants/km2. The population of the Serakaman 3.2.2 Education village is 819 inhabitants. The largest area of village is The education level of the Serakaman village located in the Kanibungan village with an area of 46 community around BCS and MBR companies is the km2. Serakaman village have an area of 34 km2, and majority of primary school graduates. The percentage the Ujung village have an area of 36.5 km2 [10]. of primary school graduates is 54%, junior high Banjar Tribe is the dominant tribe settled in the school graduates is 16%, high school graduates is Serakaman village and the Ujung village. The Banjar 20%and diploma/bachelor is 6%. Serakaman village tribe has settled about 30 years in the Serakaman community around BCS and MBR companies can village and the Ujung village. In addition to Banjar read and write latin despite their education majority tribe, other tribe that in this region is Bugis. Banjar from primary school graduates. In addition, people of and Bugis tribes coexist peacefully and mating occurs school age in school due to the condition of school among the different tribes. Intermarriage has led to facilities elementary and junior high schools is already acculturation, for example, on the language used in available in the region. This means that the education everyday life, the term substitute name and the community Serakaman village in Sebuku Island marriage ceremony [10]. around BCS and MBR companies has been good. BCS has been operating in the District Sebuku in 3.2.3 Work and Income 1997. The mining system is an open system. Mining The job of Serakaman village community around area carried out by BCS in 2007 was 9,004 ha with an BCS and MBR companies is the majority of area of 5,871 ha being assisted by two contractors: employees.