Local wisdom as a traditional disaster mitigation and its implementation in Jatiluwih Village, Tabanan. Bali

Environmental damage makes disaster an integral part of human life today. Consequently disaster mitigation also becomes an integral strategy in the planning of the built environment. Whereas since ancient times, traditional community has a built environment planning strategy that aims to prevent its people affected by the disaster. This study aims to understand how traditional Balinese society plans their built environment and its implications in the setting up of the built environment in Jatiluwih Village, Tabanan Regency, Bali. This study used a qualitative method with emphasis on field observation. Potential disaster in this village is flood, landslide, and volcano erupted. The results showed that the arrangement of Jatiluwih Village has fulfilled the rules of disaster mitigation. This is due to the application of the concept of Tri Hita Karana, Tri Angga, and the determination of Karang Tuang, which is the local wisdom of traditional Balinese society. This concept is well worth applying to modern spatial planning as disaster mitigation.