What the study found
The study found that willingness to participate in community-based sanitation programs was more strongly associated with sociodemographic factors and perceived importance than with the performance of adaptation services. It also found differences between slum and non-slum communities in how adaptive capacity indicators were rated.
Why the authors say this matters
The authors conclude that integrating adaptive capacity dimensions such as assets, flexibility, organization, learning, and agency into sanitation planning may help support equity and justice in urban ecosystem services. They also say the study provides a replicable framework for identifying priority areas and vulnerable populations, and it offers policy guidance for targeted infrastructure improvements and behavior change strategies, especially in underserved slum areas.
What the researchers tested
The researchers surveyed 400 people in Koja, North Jakarta, comparing slum and non-slum communities. They analyzed the data using importance-performance analysis, which compares how important people think something is with how well it is perceived to perform, and binary choice models, including probit and logit regressions, to examine willingness to participate.
What worked and what didn't
In the importance-performance analysis, slum residents showed critical performance gaps in Asset2 (waste treatment), Flexibility1 (monitoring systems), and Agency2 (community advocacy). Non-slum residents reported higher importance and performance scores across most indicators, including Agency1, Organization1, and Learning2.
Regression results showed that non-slum residency, homeownership, female gender, age above 39, and perceived importance of adaptation services were significant positive predictors of willingness to participate. The performance of adaptation services was not statistically significant.
What to keep in mind
The abstract does not describe limitations in detail. The findings are based on one survey in Koja, North Jakarta, so the scope described in the abstract is limited to that setting.
Key points
- Willingness to participate was linked more to sociodemographic factors and perceived importance than to service performance.
- Non-slum residents, homeowners, women, and people older than 39 were more likely to report willingness to participate.
- Slum residents showed gaps in waste treatment, monitoring systems, and community advocacy indicators.
- Non-slum residents generally reported higher importance and performance scores across most adaptive capacity indicators.
- The abstract says the study offers a framework for identifying priority areas and vulnerable populations.
Disclosure
- Research title:
- Adaptive capacity and resident characteristics predict willingness to participate in sanitation programs
- Authors:
- Evi Siti Sofiyah, Betanti Ridhosari, Sapta Suhardono, C L Lee, I Wayan Koko Suryawan
- Institutions:
- Pertamina (Indonesia), Universitas Pertamina, Sebelas Maret University, National Dong Hwa University
- Publication date:
- 2026-01-28
- OpenAlex record:
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