Reflecting community involvement in developing local tourism potentials in Bukit Tompak, Yogyakarta Special Province, Indonesia

Abstract

Local community involvement is necessary for developing the Bukit Tompak tourism area as the community manages its continuation of tourism activities. The location of the Bukit Tompak tourism area is in Srimulyo Village, District of Piyungan, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Province, Indonesia. A unique tourism development board accommodates the community's roles within the village. This board is under the village authority, with the main task of communicating between the community's aspirations with the Bantul Regency Planning Office to plan the future of the tourism village. Investigating the village potentials is significant to gain local tourism assets. This study aims to value community involvement in providing sufficient natural tourism attractions based on community self-management. It used existing site observation and interview methods to find alternative designs for the tourism development master plan. After facilitating the design development, it continued by the focus discussion with the Local Planning Office for the village development plan and programs. The results show that the involvement roles of the community still need to be improved with the more in-depth knowledge of potential tourism programs and the local natural assets and physical facilities.