INHABITANT’S SENSE OF PLACE IN THE CONTEXT OF TOURISM KAMPUNG

Abstract

Kampung improvement program in Surabaya is considered successful in enhancing the quality of housing and settlement based on sustainable development. Recently, the kampungs development is directed toward tourism thematic (Thematic Tourism Kampung Programme) that adopts cultural conservation value. The goals are not only to improve the socioeconomic prosperity of Kampung's people, but also to conserve the kampung's culture and tradition. As a consequence, the function and meaning of kampung may change from urban kampung to tourism kampung. The kampung settlement becomes more accessible to the public visitors and affect the kampung's sense of place to its inhabitants. This paper aims to enrich the model of sense of place in the context of tourism kampung development in Surabaya. This study is developed through literature review of relevant studies and in-depth interview with some respondents. The different theories of sense of place are reviewed to show the need of a shared definition of what constitutes a sense of place, its features, and its performance in the specific context (tourism kampung). The main dimensions and elements' sense of place were used as questionnaires' variables in the tourism kampung context. The result of this research explains sense of place model in the context of tourism kampong that consist of form, activity, and meaning which has sub variable namely place attachment and bonding.