Wildlife and tourism in East Java southern coastal area
Challenges for ecologically sustainable tourism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13061533 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luchman Hakim (0000-0002-6622-3325, University of Brawijaya, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marine and Island Cultures (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2212-6821 • E-ISSN: 2212-6821 |
| Publisher | Shima Publishing (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.21463/jmic.2022.11.1.07 |
| OpenAlex | W4286819855 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The southern coastal area in East Java is known for its biodiversity. There are protected areas stretching from the Blambangan peninsula in the east, with a rich flora and fauna critical for the karst ecosystem in the west in the Pacitan Regency. Visiting the natural area, including the coastal area with great biodiversity, will become the favorite tourism program. This paper has reviewed the recent status of biodiversity, recent and future tourism trends, the effects of tourism infrastructure development to wildlife, and recommendation for future wildlife tourism development in the southern coastal area of the East Java province. From the literature study, direct observation and interviews with local people, environmental activist, and local government, some important findings should be discussed. First, it is clear that the southern coastal area is an area with high biodiversity level and important for the development of future tourism. Second, tourism grows significantly and provides opportunities to support biodiversity conservation in coastal area. Third, it was a phenomenon where recent infrastructure development to trigger economic development and tourism led to potential threats to the future of biodiversity. Fourth, the sustainable wildlife tourism implementation in southern coastal area is crucial. The aspects related to the biodiversity conservation, local coastal dweller socio-cultural development, and local economy development are important to incorporate into sustainable tourism development strategy
Archaeology · Biodiversity · Ecotourism · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Geography · Peninsula · Sustainable development · Sustainable tourism · Tourism · Wildlife · Wildlife conservation · Wildlife tourism · Aquatic life and conservation · Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Environmental Science · Ecology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |