DAMPAK KEBIJAKAN PENGEMBANGAN PARIWISATA DENGAN PENDEKATAN EKOWISATA DI PULAU KARIMUNJAWA JEPARA

Abstract

Tourism is one of the largest foreign exchange earner sectors in Indonesia.
This is shown with more development strategy of tourism promotion and
development policy with the ecotourism approach that are friendly to
environment. Government and community are the two main elements of
tourism development policy. Development of mass tourism in Karimunjawa
become a major prop for the government. In terms of increasing local revenues
for society, in the economic, social, cultural and educational. As for the
environment, the development of mass tourism has tended to impact
negatively. Environment should get special attention, so that the level of
environmental damage to the ecosystem as a tourist attraction should be lower.
The high possibility of damage to the ecosystem then force the goverment to
take a new policy for Karimunjawa, such as, the development of mass tourism
to ecotourism approach. Tourism is expected to bring the change for the benefit
of the community, to give a good effect, in accordance with the existing policies
and objectives. This study is aimed to examine the effects that arise in the
process of implementation of the tourism development policy in Karimunjawa,
along with the monitoring, handling and the responsibility of the government if
what is happening have a negative impact. This research uses a qualitative
approach, the method of taking data using in-depth interviews, the raw data
from the various government agencies involved in the development of tourism
in Karimunjawa, as well as the observation that done by researchers in
Karimunjawa. In order to have data that more reliable and trustworthy. Results
of the analysis showed: 1) there is an increase in local revenues in line with the
increasing number of tourists who visit the Karimunjawa. 2) Changes that have
occurred such as people’s income and enforced many new jobs. 3) A change in
people’s behavior ranging from children up to adolescence. The low level of
education or unstable personality, causing a person can easily influence by
foreign cultures without having to be taught. 4) The principle of the
development of mass tourism causing undeniable concern for communities to
sustain tourism’s assets. It’s easy of making money instantly causing people of
reluctanting to try to develop economy creative and small business.
Keywords: Impact, Tourism, Ecotourism