Document Type : ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE

Authors

1 Center for Environment and Sustainability Science, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung City, Indonesia

2 Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

3 Department of Geodetic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang City, Indonesia

4 Doctoral Program, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France

5 Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia

6 Environmental Sciences Program, Postgraduate School, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung City, Indonesia

7 Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Water resources carrying capacity is dynamic and can be influenced by catastrophic volcanic eruptions. The eruption of Mount Merapi in 2010 changed the landscape and community livelihoods due to the redistribution of a large volume of volcanic materials. This study aims to analyze water resources carrying capacity before and after the major 2010 eruption of Mount Merapi.
METHODS: The value of water resources carrying capacity is derived from that of water availability and the domestic water needs per capita per year. The model uses a grid of 100 x 100 meter cells to determine the spatial distribution of water resources carrying capacity in Krasak watershed, and this analysis considers the years 2008, before the eruption, and 2021, after the eruption. The population distribution data have been previously mapped by referring to statistical data and land use at the village level, while water availability is calculated considering rainfall, potential evaporation rate, and runoff.
FINDINGS: Water resources carrying capacity in Krasak watershed has undergone changes related to the distribution of volcanic material and human activities. The water resources carrying capacity for both periods experienced a surplus, although there has been an average decrease of 331.50 cubic meters per year for each grid cell. Water resources carrying capacity analysis shows a decline, especially in the midstream and downstream. Based on T-Test, there are significant changes in the water resources carrying capacity at 2008 and 2021 (p-value 0.047 and 95% confidence level).
CONCLUSION: Water resources carrying capacity increased only in some locations that occurred ecosystem succession after the eruption, although areas near the peak are decreased by sand and stone mining. The spatial-gridded model proved capable of analyzing this phenomenon.

Graphical Abstract

Water resources carrying capacity before and after volcanic eruption

Highlights

  • A spatially gridded approach in 100 m x 100 m can analyze the water resource carrying capacity before and after the volcanic eruption;
  • This study shows an increase in water resource carrying capacity due to ecosystem succession, especially in the upstream and middle of the watershed.
  • A spatially gridded approach has the advantage of mapping the population distribution, population density, changes in water resource carrying capacity variables/parameters to detail.

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