Daya Dukung dan Strategi Pengembangan Wisata Alam Berkelanjutan di Sekitar Kawasan Geosite Meat Kecamatan Tampahan Kabupaten Toba

Abstract

Tourism is a sector of the economy that makes use of the environment, local culture, and other resources. If effectively handled, tourism can strengthen a region's economic base. The natural tourism region surrounding the Meat Geosite is the natural potential that is currently being developed. The growth of tourism in the Meat Geosite region undoubtedly has both beneficial and bad effects, depending on how well it is planned. The purpose of this study is to identify the carrying capacity and development plan for sustainable natural tourism in the area surrounding Geosite Meat. The stage of this research method is to analyze the capacity of the area to the visiting population as a tourist carrying capacity, namely PCC, RCC and ECC. The next stage is to analyze tourism development strategies using SWOT. Based on the results of the carrying capacity calculation, PCC values were obtained 4,823 people / day, RCC 1,542 people / day and ECC 1,340 people / day. Based on these calculations, the number of visits in the Meat Geosite area has not been met when compared to the average last visit in 2022, meaning that the number of visitors can be increased while still paying attention to the threshold so that the tourist attraction area remains sustainable and economically profitable. The value of the internal factor score of 1.73 and external 1.35 based on the score value obtained the position of the results of the SWOT analysis in quadrant I, namely the Strength / Opportunity (SO) strategy, namely utilizing natural scenery to increase the number of tourist visits, managing the potential of tourist attraction areas.