Perceptions of Tourists and Key Individuals on Ecotourism Management in Lampung Mangrove Center

Lampung has some spots of mangrove forests which one of them namely Lampung Mangrove Center (LMC). LMC has a potential resources for ecotourism development on the condition that the management is running well. This research aims to analyze the perceptions of key individuals and tourists about ecotou...

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Main Authors: Dendy Prasetyo, Arief Darmawan, Bainah Sari Dewi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Lampung 2019-02-01
Series:Jurnal Sylva Lestari
Online Access:https://jurnal.fp.unila.ac.id/index.php/JHT/article/view/2946
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author Dendy Prasetyo
Arief Darmawan
Bainah Sari Dewi
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description Lampung has some spots of mangrove forests which one of them namely Lampung Mangrove Center (LMC). LMC has a potential resources for ecotourism development on the condition that the management is running well. This research aims to analyze the perceptions of key individuals and tourists about ecotourism management. Research location was in Lampung Mangrove Center, Margasari Village, East Lampung District. Snowball sampling interview and literature study was conducted in April 2017. This study resulted different perception of key individuals and tourists about ecotourism in Margasari Village. Key individuals assessed the management has been running well (100%), but the tourists rated the management is still bad (80%). The entire tourists (100%) requested the need for improvement for ecotourism infrastructure. The existing issues of ecotourism development in Margasari Village, according to tourists and key individuals were minimal access to public transport, less synergize between district government with the community for ecotourism management, and bad image of East Lampung district as conflict areas of sand mining. Keywords: Margasari village, ecotourism, mangrove forest, perception.
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spelling doaj.art-0d1afdff3d9c43f3b0dc7b5a9ec04e0f2022-12-22T03:38:03ZengUniversitas LampungJurnal Sylva Lestari2339-09132549-57472019-02-0171222910.23960/jsl1722-292390Perceptions of Tourists and Key Individuals on Ecotourism Management in Lampung Mangrove CenterDendy PrasetyoArief DarmawanBainah Sari DewiLampung has some spots of mangrove forests which one of them namely Lampung Mangrove Center (LMC). LMC has a potential resources for ecotourism development on the condition that the management is running well. This research aims to analyze the perceptions of key individuals and tourists about ecotourism management. Research location was in Lampung Mangrove Center, Margasari Village, East Lampung District. Snowball sampling interview and literature study was conducted in April 2017. This study resulted different perception of key individuals and tourists about ecotourism in Margasari Village. Key individuals assessed the management has been running well (100%), but the tourists rated the management is still bad (80%). The entire tourists (100%) requested the need for improvement for ecotourism infrastructure. The existing issues of ecotourism development in Margasari Village, according to tourists and key individuals were minimal access to public transport, less synergize between district government with the community for ecotourism management, and bad image of East Lampung district as conflict areas of sand mining. Keywords: Margasari village, ecotourism, mangrove forest, perception.https://jurnal.fp.unila.ac.id/index.php/JHT/article/view/2946
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title Perceptions of Tourists and Key Individuals on Ecotourism Management in Lampung Mangrove Center
title_full Perceptions of Tourists and Key Individuals on Ecotourism Management in Lampung Mangrove Center
title_fullStr Perceptions of Tourists and Key Individuals on Ecotourism Management in Lampung Mangrove Center
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions of Tourists and Key Individuals on Ecotourism Management in Lampung Mangrove Center
title_short Perceptions of Tourists and Key Individuals on Ecotourism Management in Lampung Mangrove Center
title_sort perceptions of tourists and key individuals on ecotourism management in lampung mangrove center
url https://jurnal.fp.unila.ac.id/index.php/JHT/article/view/2946
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