Community Empowerment in Tourism Village Areas: Efforts to Maintain the Sustainability of Tourism Activities

Abstract

The research aims to provide input for the sustainability of tourism activities in the village through community empowerment programs. The research was performed at the Belangian village, South Kalimantan Indonesia with samples consisted of 127 people. The analysis in this research is a PCA factor analysis. The result shows that the first factor influencing community empowerment is physical capital and social capital, with correlation values of 0.892 and 0.749, respectively. The second factor is human capital and empowerment capabilities, with correlation values of 0.699 and 0.748. Communities are enthusiastic about implementing various empowerment programs, so tourism activities in this area can be sustainable.

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Published
2023-12-29
How to Cite
NORMELANI, Ellyn et al. Community Empowerment in Tourism Village Areas: Efforts to Maintain the Sustainability of Tourism Activities. Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, [S.l.], v. 14, n. 8, p. 3101 - 3111, dec. 2023. ISSN 2068-7729. Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jemt/article/view/8275>. Date accessed: 21 may 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.14505/jemt.v14.8(72).11.