Persepsi Masyarakat terhadap Pengembangan Kawasan Ekowisata Islami Curug Cigangsa (Kasus: Kampung Batusuhunan, Kelurahan Surade, Kabupaten Sukabumi, Provinsi Jawa Barat)

Abstract

Eco-tourism as one of tourism activity, that attracts attention from many participant. As a tourism activity, eco-tourism not only offering a beauty of nature but also the unique of social and cultural in some community. The research explained about the local community perception towards eco-tourism development. The research is conducted in Kampung Batusuhunan, Kelurahan Surade, Kabupaten Sukabumi, Provinsi Jawa Barat. The purposes of this research are 1) to analyze level of knowledge and attitude towards myth’s and norm in Kampung Batusuhunan. That may support to protect the community from any devastating effect from tourism, 2) to analyze the local community perception in the development of “Waterfall Cigangsa Islamic Eco-tourism” area, 3) to analyze people expectations about ”Waterfall Cigangsa Islamic Eco-tourism” development. The methodology of research is based on qualitative and quantitative approaches. A quantitative data are earned from the questionnaire, while the qualitative data are earned from the open question. The results of this research showed 1) characteristic of respondent unrelated to level of knowledge and attitude towards myth’s and norm in Kampung Batusuhunan because on the best of age and sex the local people have a high level of knowledge and a firm attitudes to against the norm and myth’s, 2) the result also proved, some respondent approved to the Islamic Eco-tourism development at Kampung Batusuhunan because this idea may prevent negative effect from the ecotourism development, 3) people expectations about “Waterfall Cigangsa Islamic Ecotourism” development mainly in economic sector because the respondents want an economic progress for the local people and Kampung Batusuhunan