Towards Local Sustainability of Mega Tourism Project A Research Of The Mandalika Project
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| Dokumentumtípus: | Diplomadolgozat |
| Kulcsszavak: | economics environmental Indonesia Mandalika sociocultural sustainability tourism |
| Online Access: | http://dolgozattar.uni-bge.hu/43655 |
| Kivonat: | Mandalika was constructed on the southern coast of the little-known island of Lombok, next door to famed tourist destination Bali. It is the first stage of a 25-year government programme to transform Lombok into the next Bali. Later, Mandalika will be home to more than 16,000 hotel rooms, a waterpark, a 27-hole golf course, 1,500 villas, and an international-standard motor-racing circuit. Despite the successful investment deal that attracted more than $1 billion thus far, the local sustainability remains questionable. With the estimated cost of the venture exceeded US $3 billion, this research aims to investigate whether that big number of dollars is actually benefiting the local people rather than a handful of economic actors. A multi-methods approach was used to obtained result to this study. A qualitative study consisting of content analysis, online interview with local stakeholders, online observation associated with geotag picture of The Mandalika Project site, and netnography was carried out to develop a systematic in-depth insight. In terms of evaluation indicators, a sustainable tourism criterion is applied. The criterion that we chose are those that have sets of real, actionable items that is suitable for the nature of this project. It includes all the 3 pillars of Triple Bottom Line which the writer believes are important to be addressed in this study. Results obtained from this study showed that The Mandalika Project offered some positive impacts on its application, such as increase visitation, investment, and tourist satisfaction, accelerating infrastructure development, and provide quite large employment opportunities. But, in reality, these benefits are not felt by all levels of society. The developments are mostly limited to those that are directly or indirectly connected to the Tourism Project, meanwhile, the indigenous people are often marginalized. Many of them suffer the loss of economy due to the land acquisition. The process of acquisition is also generating further problems that is quite controversial. There are numbers of claims on bad settlement process, intimidation, and unpaid compensation by the government. Many environmental problems are also arisen as the construction of this project has caused flooding problems which cause a further loss for the local community. As this project will be continue until 2030+, thus, resolving those issues is a prerequisite for the success of the The Mandalika Project in the long run. In the future, the government will have to advance the inclusive participation of all segments of society, including local communities, in decision-making processes. |
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