The Influence of Socio-Economic, Cultural, and Environmental Ethical Factors on the Development of the Capacity of Managing Lake Toba Ecosystem

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10.2991/icosop-16.2017.24How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Capacity Building, Socio-Economic, Socio-Cultural, Ecological Wisdom

Abstract

Lake Toba is one of natural and environmental resources in Samosir Regency; it is the largest lake in Indonesia and famous for its tourism objects. Today, its environmental protection is being threatened by unsustainable development. The objective of this research was to analyze the influence of socio-economic, cultural, and environmental ethical factors on the sustainable development of the capacity of managing Lake Toba ecosystem by identifying the local people's traditional wisdom and its relation to the environmental management in Samosir Regency, to analyze the local people's socio-economic and socio-cultural aspects and its relation to the conservation of Lake Toba ecosystem, to analyze the capacity of managing Lake Toba ecosystem. The research used explanatory survey approach; it was conducted in Samosir Regency. The result of the research showed that the capacity of the ÿlocal people and the Government in managing Lake Toba ecosystem was in moderate category. The variable of education had positive and significant influence on the capacity of environmental management. The variable of income had negative and insignificant influence on the capacity of environmental management. The variable of environmental ethics had positive but insignificant influence on the capacity of environmental management. The variable of social relationship had negative and insignificant influence on the capacity of environmental management.

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AU  - R. Hamdani Harahap
PY  - 2016/11
DA  - 2016/11
TI  - The Influence of Socio-Economic, Cultural, and Environmental Ethical Factors on the Development of the Capacity of Managing Lake Toba Ecosystem
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social and Political Development (ICOSOP 2016)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 173
SN  - 2352-5398
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