IMPLEMENTATION OF COASTAL AREA MANAGEMENT POLICY BASED ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN BANYUWANGI REGENCY

Abstract

Banyuwangi Regency is part of the administrative area of East Java Province which has a very potential coastal area to be developed and preserved, including Bangsring Beach. This beach is located in Bangsring Village, Wongsorejo District, Banyuwangi Regency which has been developed into a sustainable conservation-based ecotourism known as BUNDER (Bangsring Underwater). Other potential natural resources that have been developed in Bangsring include the Floating House, Coral Garden, and the core zone. This study aims to examine the implementation of coastal area management policies based on sustainable development in the East Java Provincial Regulation Number 1 of 2018 concerning the Zoning Plan for Coastal Areas and Small Islands (RZWP3K) of East Java Province in 2018-2038. As mandated by Law Number 1 of 2014 concerning Amendments to Law Number 27 of 2007 concerning Management of Coastal Areas and Small Islands, the Provincial Government is given the authority by the Central Government to manage the coast and small islands together with the local Regency Government. By using qualitative research methods, this study concludes that there are 2 supporting capacities in implementing sustainable development-based coastal area management policies at Bangsring Beach, namely Regulatory Supporting Capacity and Non-Regulatory Supporting Capacity. The carrying capacity of the regulation is marked by the clarity of the regulations written in the East Java Provincial Regulation Number 1 of 2018 concerning the Zoning Plan for Coastal Areas and Small Islands (RZWP3K) of East Java Province for 2018-2038. While the non-regulatory support capacity consists of human resources and socio-economic conditions in Bangsring Village, Wongsorejo District, Banyuwangi Regency. There are 4 (four) sustainability in developing the coastal potential of Bangsring Beach in Bangsring Village, Wongsorejo District, Banyuwangi Regency, namely ecological sustainability, economic sustainability, socio-cultural sustainability and political sustainability. The concept of sustainable development has become the core of the East Java Provincial Regulation Number 1 of 2018 concerning the Zoning Plan for Coastal Areas and Small Islands (RZWP3K) of East Java Province in 2018-2038, so that it has an impact on improving the welfare of the people in Banyuwangi Regency. Keywords: Policy Implementation, Coastal Area, Sustainable Development.