RURAL-BASED TOURISM AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites

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Sugeng Hadi UTOMO¹  Dwi WULANDARI²  Bagus Shandy NARMADITYA²  Suryati ISHAK³  Putra Hilmi PRAYITNO⁴  Sheerad SAHID⁴  Lutfi Asnan QODRI² 

[1] Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Malang;Universitas Negeri Malang, Faculty of Economics;Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Economics and Management;Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Education

关键词: local economic development;    rural-based tourism;    community welfare;    tourism sectors;   

DOI  :  10.30892/gtg.31330-553

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Editura Universitatii din Oradea / University of Oradea Publishing House

【 摘 要 】

Dealing with the environmental issue, rural-based tourism is the alternative in enhancing the welfare of the community. This study aims to examine the relationship between rural-based tourism and local economic development, and provides an insight into the development strategies ruralbased tourism. This present paper applied a quantitative approach by utilizing a rapid assessment of local economic development (RALED). Participants of this study were recruited from stakeholders, administrator and the local community in three rural-based tourism in Batu of East Java, Indonesia. The findings indicate that the six dimensions have met the good and excellent category. However, the attention needs to be given to the three least dimensions, including target group, management process and policy focus and synergy. These results suggest that rural-based tourism is strongly linked with the local community due to the community involvement for tourism development.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND