Rural Development Initiative Through Nature-Based Tourism Development: Challenges and Opportunities
Abstract
The development of rural areas based on the nature-based tourism in the mountainous area of Kendeng, Somagedhe District is a strategic for the local community. The natural potential with their exotic scenery in the area is possible to be developed as an alternative to rural tourism destinations. Village development by improving natural tourism in this village is intended to support the economic growth of the local community. Attempts to realize this idea have also been carried out in several ways, such as coordinating with all stakeholders, community leaders and consulting with tourism experts. Development efforts have begun, there are still facing several challenges including: there is still a lack of skilled personnel to manage tourism, there is lack commitment among stakeholders including from local village government leaders, low quality of tourism infrastructure such as access roads and parking areas. Behind these limitations, there are actually very open opportunities for the Kendeng mountain region as an exotic and interesting tourist destination to be developed, especially for the economic development of the local community.
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Jalil, A., Mahmood, T & I, M. 2013. Tourism–growth nexus in Pakistan: Evidence from ARDL bounds tests. Economic Modelling, Vol.35, Hal.185-191.
Kaiser, Md Shahidulla Kaiser ,2020, Are Bottom-Up Approaches in Development More Effective than Top- Down Approaches? Journal of Asian Social Science Research, Vol. 2, (1) 91-109 http://jassr.cassr.web.id
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Reichel, A., Lowengart, O., & Milman, A. 2000. Rural tourism in Israel: service quality and orientation. Tourism management, 21(5), 451-459)
Rasoolimanesh, S. M., & Jaafar, M. 2016. Community participation toward tourism development and conservation program in rural World Heritage Sites. In L. Butowski (Ed.), Tourism-from empirical research towards practical application (pp. 1–14). Rijeka, Croatia: InTech
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Sandell, K., & Fredman, P. (2010). The right of public access: Opportunity or obstacle for nature-based tourism in Sweden? Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 10(3), 291 – 309. doi:10.1080/15022250.2010.502366
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Shukla, D., & Mishra, A. 2016. Rural Tourism Research in India–A Content Analysis of Studies of Past 10 Years, International Journal of Tourism and Travel. Vol. 9, (1& 2) p. 40-49
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Strauss, Anselm and Juliet Corbin. 1990. Qualitative Research; Grounded Theory Procedure and Techniques. London: Sage Publication, 1990, p.19.
Yıldırım, T.B., Ak, T. & Ölmez, Z. 2008. Assessment of the natural-cultural resources in Çanakkale for nature-based tourism. Environ Dev Sustain 10, 871–881. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-007-9089-0
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Verma, Shilladitya & Sanjay Jain, 2018, rural tourism in india- issues, challenges and opportunities. International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT), Volume 6, Issue.pp.20-29. www.ijcrt.org
Valentine, Peter S. 1992. Review: nature-based tourism. In: Weiler, Betty, and Hall, Colin Michael, (eds.) Special interst tourism. Belhaven Press, London, Great Britain, pp. 105-127.
Wray, K., Espiner, S., & Perkins, H.C. 2010. Cultural clash: Interpreting established use and new tourism activities in protected natural areas. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 10(3), 272–290. doi:10.1080/15022250.2010.496570
Wall-Reinius, S. 2012. Wilderness and culture: Tourist views and experiences in the Laponian World Heritage Area. Society & Natural Resources, 27(7), 621–632. doi:10.1080/08941920.2011.627911
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2026-05-31
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FAOZANUDIN, Muslih; SULISTIANI, Lilis Sri.
Rural Development Initiative Through Nature-Based Tourism Development: Challenges and Opportunities.
Public Policy and Management Inquiry, [S.l.], v. 10, n. 1, p. 162-175, may 2026.
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