The Impact of Tourism Development to Environmental and Socio Cultural Conditions of the People in the Taman Sari Tourism Area Yogyakarta

Ramon Hurdawaty *

Sahid Institute of Tourism Jakarta, Jl. Kemiri No.22, Pondok Cabe, Pamulang, Indonesia.

Dewi Ayu Kusumaningrum

Sahid Institute of Tourism Jakarta, Jl. Kemiri No.22, Pondok Cabe, Pamulang, Indonesia.

Defri Efferiandi

Sahid Institute of Tourism Jakarta, Jl. Kemiri No.22, Pondok Cabe, Pamulang, Indonesia.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Aims: (1) To know the impact of tourism development on environmental conditions in the Taman Sari tourism area of ​​Yogyakarta, (2) To know the impact of tourism development on the socio-cultural conditions of the people in the Taman Sari tourism area in Yogyakarta.

Study Design: Case Study.

Place and Duration of Study: Taman Sari, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Betweeen April Until June 2016.

Methodology: This research uses the method the qualitative study. While design research methodology used is a method case study. Data collection was conducted through in-depth interviews with related offices, manager of Taman Sari, visitor and community around Taman Sari Yogyakarta.

Results: (1) The positive impact of tourism development on environmental conditions is the level of public awareness and attention in waste management around the Taman Sari area in Yogyakarta, The negative impacts that are polluted water and air, damage to vegetation and wildlife ecosystems and damage to cultural heritage in the Taman Sari Yogyakarta tourism area, (2) The positive impact the tourism development about social and cultural namely Javanese gamelan, wayang kulit, ketoprak jawa and batik in the Taman Sari Yogyakarta tourism area and cultural acculturation also occurs in buildings and food around Taman Sari Yogyakarta tourist area. The negative impacts, namely a shift in culture among young people and upper middle class people with low taste in arts and culture, in line with the development of tourism in the Taman Sari area of ​​Yogyakarta, many foreign cultural are imitated by young people around the area Taman Sari Yogyakarta tours in particular how to dress and the culture of drinking alcoholic beverages.

Conclusion: There was an impact of positive and negative changes in the development of tourism on the environmental and socio-cultural conditions of the community around the Taman Sari area of Yogyakarta.

Keywords: Tourism, environmental impact, soci-cultural impact


How to Cite

Hurdawaty, Ramon, Dewi Ayu Kusumaningrum, and Defri Efferiandi. 2019. “The Impact of Tourism Development to Environmental and Socio Cultural Conditions of the People in the Taman Sari Tourism Area Yogyakarta”. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology 35 (1):1-9. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i130213.

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