Analysis of The Appropriateness of Barrier Free Design Implementation Towards The Easiness of Earthquake Evacuation Process For People With Disabilities in Palu Grand Mall

Abstract

As the biggest shopping centre in Central Sulawesi and is the only mall left in Palu in 2020 when this research was held, Palu Grand Mall (PGM) holds many important roles and one of it is making sure the social interactions in it stay safe. This even becomes a bigger urgency considering the terrible geographical location of Palu where it lies on top of the active fault that was estimated to move up to 44 mm per year and has a cycle of a massive earthquake per 50 years. It means, the earthquake threat to PGM is a very important thing to be watched out for. This research glances up the level of safety of PGM by focusing on the evacuation process during the earthquake since the people with disabilities find it harder to evacuate theirselves during the disaster. The level of safety refers to the Barrier Free Design implementation with the Regulation of Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing Number: 30/PRT/M/2006 about Technical Facilities and Accessibilities in a Building and Environment as the main standard reference. Researcher also referred to several related scientific papers in formulating the research variables which are the availability and appropriateness of basic space dimension, door, ramp, and signage in PGM. This research aims to be a valid reference for the future development and in creating safety public spaces towards the threat of earthquake specially for people with disabilities in Palu.