Beach Tourism Development Strategy through Ecological Architecture Approach in Pacitan, East Java – Indonesia

Abstract

Beach tourism is tourism that widely associated with activities on the water, such as lakes, beaches, bays, or sea, which managed in an integrated and planned manner, so that they are ready to receive tourist visits. So far, the existence of beach tourism areas, which have a unique nature, have not been handled and managed optimally. This tendency is seen in some coastal regions, which have lost their original character and have even lost and changed their functions because they have not noticed. So one of the initial treatments is to identify the potential of beach tourism areas, to be developed through an ecological architectural approach, taking into account the surrounding natural environment, as well as the functions of the region. The purpose of this study is to formulate a beach tourism development strategy in the coastal area of ​ ​ the Pacitan Regency, through an ecological architecture approach. The formulation is base on descriptive exploratory methods, and physical spatial mapping of regional characteristics, as well as social-economic-cultural mapping. The final result of this formulation is as a Regional Regulation proposal, to be recommended and socialized by networking, to be followed up jointly by relevant stakeholders.