Implementing Community-based Tourism
Delivering Tourism Intelligence
ISBN: 978-1-78769-810-9, eISBN: 978-1-78769-809-3
Publication date: 8 November 2019
Abstract
The 2010 eruption of Mt. Merapi volcano in Indonesia was a major regional disaster. A community-based ecotourism was implemented in one village as a new alternative to recover from the event. The Participatory Innovative Learning and Action Research method was employed, with Pancoh Ecotourism Village as its focus. The researchers and villagers collected data using a variety of methods. After four years, growth emerged, and revenues increased. This success was partly due to the widespread training offered by universities, the use of the venue as an education site for sustainability, plus strong presentation of the nature and culture of the village lifestyle, which is attractive for urban citizens.
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments
The authors thank Ngatijan, Suharyanti, and Menuk from Pancoh Ecotourism Management Team who gave the opportunity to share their experiences and to provide data for this case study. Thanks are also extended to Mas Bejo from LPTP, Saleh Abdullah from INSIST, and Dodo Sambodo from the Ministry of Environment for their work especially during the recovery period post Mt. Merapi volcanic eruption. Gratitude goes to Muhammad and the students of Tourism Study Master Program and Janianton Damanik from the Center for Tourism Studies. The financial support given by the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Tourism, Sleman Regency, and Universitas Gadjah Mada are much appreciated. Last but not least, support of Hera Oktadiana and Phillip Pearce, among others, who contributed to this chapter, are acknowledged.
Citation
Baiquni, M. and Dzulkifli, M. (2019), "Implementing Community-based Tourism", Delivering Tourism Intelligence (Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice, Vol. 11), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 61-75. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2042-144320190000011006
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