Diana Dewi Sartika, Yulasteriyani, Akhmad Syafe’I, Hayana Muslimah, Aldri Oktanedi, Yuanita Dwi Hapsari, Masrizal
Production is increasingly shifting into village territories as a result of rural industrialization, leading to an uneven distribution of socio-ecological risks. This article examines how such manufactured risks arise and how women enact reflexivity in Bakung Village, South Sumatra. Using a qualitative descriptive design embedded in participatory action research, we combined in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, participant observation, and community social mapping to diagnose exposure pathways and responses. Findings reveal hamlet-specific configurations: domestic water contamination linked to tapioca effluent in Dusun 1; persistent dust and noise from a coal haul corridor disrupting livelihoods in Dusun 2; and cross-boundary particulates from a wood processing plant affecting Dusun 3. Women lead proactive contention—demonstrations, petitions, monitoring, and visual documentation—while developing adaptive micro-infrastructures such as household filtration, interior dust barriers, and intensified hygiene. Institutional responses were largely compensatory and reactive, reducing immediate burdens without addressing structural drivers. The research offers a gendered, community-driven viewpoint to discussions on risk society, illustrating how delocalized threats are made apparent through participatory mapping and how adaptation expenses are individualized at the household level. Enforced setbacks, cumulative impact assessment, independent monitoring with public dashboards, and stakeholder forums involving affected villages are among the implications of industrialization. © 2026 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia; Departement of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Syiah Kuala University, Aceh, Indonesia
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