Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Vol. 3(3), pp. 047-051, May 2014 ISSN 2327-3151 ©2014 Academe Research Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Tourism development program for coastal and marine sustainable development at Gerokgak District, Buleleng Regency, Bali Province

Nyoman Utari Vipriyanti* and Cening Kardi

Mahasaraswati Denpasar University, Bali, Indonesia.

*Corresponding author. E-mail: mangtiutari@yahoo.com.

Accepted 8 May, 2014

Abstract

Tourism development program in coastal area has been introduced by the central government as national policy to reduce poverty as well as to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Nevertheless, in some places, the impact of the program was lacking. This research aimed to assess the coastal development program on Gerokgak District, Buleleng Regency, Bali, especially in Sumber Kime coastal area. Using focus group discussion methods, the community participation was chosen as an assessment indicater along with other socio-economic variables. The results showed that: (1) the local government and central government have implemented only a few program in Gerokgak District in order to increase community welfare; (2) community participation has been observed in moderate level especially in sustainable coastal development program; (3) significant factors affect the development of Gerokgak District such as: beautiful scene and historical value of Sumber Kima Coastal area that could be combined with other activities in the grouper’s cultivation. In the future, this tourism pack will be the favorite pack for education agro-tourism but government has to pay more attention in building infrastructure and promoting infrastructural development.

Key words: Coastal community, tourism development program, community participation.