Pengaruh Pariwisata terhadap Lingkungan Daerah Lingkar Tuk-tuk Kecamatan Simanindo Kabupaten Samosir Sumatera Utara

Abstract

This thesis is a study of the influence of tourism development that occurs in the tourism environment in the Lingkar Tuk-tuk area, Simanindo District, Samosir Regency, North Sumatra Province, this study focuses on the role of all tourism stakeholders in terms of efforts to prevent the development of negative influences that occur in the surrounding environment. This study uses a qualitative approach with ethnographic methods. The theory used is Tourism Management by I Gusti Pandit. Data collection techniques used in this study are in-depth observation, selection of appropriate informants, literature studies, in-depth interviews and verbal and visual documentation. It is hoped that this study can answer the research questions. Based on the results of the research findings, many negative and positive influences were found from tourism activities, but not all stakeholders in the research area understand this, including mitigation efforts to minimize negative influences. In this research study, there was a lack of attention from tourism stakeholders to their environment, so that slowly many changes occurred uncontrollably both in the natural, economic, social and cultural environments. In this study, some attention was also found from the government in preventing negative influences that occurred, namely creating several programs to support sustainable tourism activities. With this research study, it is expected to be a reference in tourism management towards sustainable tourism, especially in maintaining environmental quality in the Tuk-tuk Ring area and its surroundings. Many cultural tourism objects have become Cultural Heritage that cannot be changed in form.