The Development of Rural Tourism in National Geopark of Karangsambung-Karangbolong

The Case of Seboro Village

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220204.052How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Seboro village; rural tourism; geopark; tourism village

Abstract

Being the poorest regency in Central Java, Kebumen evidently has abundant natural potential resources in Seboro Village, located in Sadang District. The nickname “primordial ocean floor” was given to the silent witness of geological history that was revealed on the land of the archipelago. This area is located in the Karangsambung-Karangbolong National Geopark area which will be submitted to the UNESCO Global Geoparks. Local governments and local communities carry out synergies together to manage and develop the existing natural resources. This study aims to examine the tourism potential in Seboro Village as one of the pillars of the Karangsambung-Karangbolong National Geopark. The methodology used in this research is field observation and literature study, with a descriptive explorative approach. The results show that Seboro Village has a lot of tourism potential including the geological heritage of international value such as pillow lava, also well-fertile land as an agro-tourism area, as well as a wealth of cultural heritage that is still being preserved. These things fulfill three important components in a geopark, namely conservation, education, and community empowerment. The development of tourism villages can be worked by synergizing local communities and the local government of Kebumen Regency, including the institution authorized to own geological sites there, BRIN (National Research and Innovation Agency), by labeling “GeoAgro-tourism” as a new concept of geo-tourism and agro-tourism which will be the first in Indonesia. GeoAgro-tourism will generate benefits for Seboro Village in sustainable community economic empowerment that will be generated from geo-tourism and agro-tourism.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ignatius Agung Satyawan
AU  - Ulya Zaen Cahyani
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/02/15
TI  - The Development of Rural Tourism in National Geopark of Karangsambung-Karangbolong
BT  - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Public Policy, Social Computing and Development (ICOPOSDEV 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 345
EP  - 352
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220204.052
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220204.052
ID  - Satyawan2022
ER  -