PERSEPSI DAN PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT TERHADAP EKOMINAWISATA PULAU LUSI DI DESA KEDUNGPANDAN KECAMATAN JABON KABUPATEN SIDOARJO

Abstract

PERCEPTION AND PARTICIPATION OF SOCIETIES ON LUSI ISLAND ECOTOURISM IN KEDUNGPANDAN VILLAGE, JABON, SIDOARJO ABSTRACT Lusi Island is one of the new tourist destinations in Sidoarjo. In supporting the tourism of Lusi Island, it needs a support from the people around the Lusi Island area. The support things could be seen from their perceptions and participation in the ecotourism of Lusi Island. The purpose of this study is to determine the perception and participation of the societies towards Lusi Island and to find out the relationship between societies perception and societies participation. This research was conducted in Kedungpandan Village, Jabon, Sidoarjo with 98 samples which is determined by slovin technique. Data analysis was performed using descriptive methods and correlation analysis. The resulTB showed that overall societies perceptions rate good Lusi Island. While societies participation as a whole has a low level of participation. The relationship between perception and participation seen from the results of correlation analysis has a low and significant unidirectional relationship.