Involvement of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Societies through the Development of Community Based Ecotourism Concept in Coastal Areas: Case Studies from Indonesia

Abstract

Community development has become one of the mainstreams nowadays, where internal actors are able to develop and deliver their ideas to others. Bali and Yogyakarta, two case studies that represent tourism in Indonesia are identical with community-based tourism that holds noble values and culture, even though it cannot be separated from the threat of disaster. The context of the disaster is not only natural but also environmental pollution due to waste that affects coastal areas as downstream waste flows in rivers. The Kutuh Indigenous Village community plays a role in managing tourism on Pandawa Beach, while the non-indigenous community in Yogyakarta helps to manage Parangtritis Beach. The focus of this article is to capture community readiness in implementing ecotourism conceptual framework through community-based ecotourism development both in indigenous and non-indigenous society. The data was taken using in-depth interviews in 2020 and processed with a qualitative comparative content analysis to show the differences between the two case studies. The results show that the role of internal actors and a sense of commonality in dealing with disasters greatly affect the implementation of green tourism in order to internalize the impact of disasters. However, there are differences in indigenous peoples who have strong values and norms, moreover the high level of community network, the results are more satisfying.