The Role of Village Tourism in Environmental Education and Social Disaster Management

Abstract

Abstract The development of the tourist village is very fast. People are aware of the need for tourism which tends to return to nature and offers a natural atmosphere. There have been many villages that have tried to develop their territory into a Tourism Village. However, this tourist village is not yet fully ready to provide for the various needs of tourists who come at any time. Some are only labeled as tourist villages, but have not maximally applied their tourism charm. The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of tourist villages in providing environmental education and social disaster management. This research uses descriptive qualitative. The use of qualitative methods is also considered because the research instrument is a human being or the researcher himself. The research location is in Grogol Sleman Tourism Village. Researchers conducted observations and interviews with village officials and the community in the tourist village of Grogol. The research subjects were determined by purposive sampling technique. Purposive sampling is a technique of taking data sources according to the special considerations of the researcher. Data collection techniques in this study using a questionnaire (questionnaire), interview (interview), observation (observation), and documentaries (secondary sources). The data analysis technique used in this study was the triangulation technique. The triangulation technique used in this study includes triangulation of methods to compare research results obtained from interviews, observations, and documentation. The results show that the development of the Grogol Tourism Village is one of the steps for entrepreneurial opportunities, environmental management and social disaster management. Grogol tourism village is an independent tourism village. Grogol tourism village initially relied on cultural potential in self-promotion. Over time, the management of the tourism village has innovated to make Grogol Tourism Village a nature-based tourism village, but without eliminating the cultural elements and local wisdom of the local community.