Dadan M. Hamdani, Eri Barlian, Indang Dewata, Mulya Gusman, Aprizon Putra, H. Heldi
The mining industry is closely related to environmental change. One of the changes is in the living environment of the community around the mining site. The purpose of the study was to analyze the level of change in local people's habits during mining activities. The method used is to map and analyze the layers of society based on age and habits as well as the type of work. The measuring instrument used is a questionnaire with questions that have been adapted to the objectives to be analyzed. Questionnaires were distributed directly by visiting the community, some to employees. The results of the research on the community in the Rengasjajar Village area with a population of 8,246 people, a population density of 710 people/km2 with the main livelihoods being farming, farming, farming, and looking for forest products and mining. The results of the questionnaire, 16% (21-30 years old) have changed their habits, 46% of the population (31-45 years) remain in their habits and 38% (>45 years old) have initial habits as local people. The results of the study, namely 1) Communication, and interaction between the community and mining employees through the use of gadgets; 2) Encouragement from the community to be able to know the world and life outside the community; and 3) The tendency of people who want to equate habits that are considered more contemporary than their habits. The conclusion is that people tend to want change for the development and progress of life, especially following technological developments. © 2024 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.
Department of Environmental Science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia
