The Role of Natural Capital in Surviving Periods of Crisis: A Case Study of the Nglanggeran Village Community
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Vol. 28 No. 3 (2022)
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17 October 2022
Published
16 November 2022
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tourism, livelihood, resilience, survival strategy, vulnerable
Abstract
The sustainability of tourism-based livelihoods can be threatened when a crisis occurs. Thus, people’s resilience during crisis is a significant factor for people to maintain livelihoods as it is a contributing mechanism for people to escape from crisis. This research examines how the Nglanggeran community sustains their livelihoods by utilizing their natural resources as a strategy to survive Covid-19 pandemic between 2020 to 2021. This study uses an ethnographic approach. The data collection process was carried out through participant observation and in-depth interviews with 14 former migrant workers and who now live in Nglanggeran village. The focus of the analysis in this study is the strategy of the Nglanggeran community in maintaining their livelihoods by utilizing their land. The analysis process uses thematic analysis. People who own paddy fields are more likely to survive than those who plant trees for timber on their land. What the Nglanggeran community does is important in maintaining their resilience and as a survival strategy for the local community. Tourism activities do not have to displace traditional livelihood activities on local people's land, rather land use can be optimized to support sustainable livelihoods. While they can optimalise land use, this does not increase their quality of life. They have survived but their livelihoods remain vulnerable.
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Creswell, J. W., & Miller, D. L. (2000). Determining validity in qualitative inquiry. Theory into Pratice, 39(3), 124–130. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15430421tip3903_2
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Mason, P. (2008). Tourism impacts, planning and management (2nd ed.). New York: Elsevier.
Mbaiwa, J. E., & Stronza, A. L. (2010). The effects of tourism development on rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 18(5), 635–656. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669581003653500
Moser, C. O. (Ed.). (1996). Confronting crisis: A summary of household responses to poverty and vulnerability in four, poor urban communities. The World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-3561-8
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Nost, E. (2013). The power of place: Tourism development in Costa Rica. Tourism Geographies: An International Journal of Tourism Space, Place and Environment, 15(1), 88–106. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2012.699090
Prasekti, Y. H. (2017). Peran wanita tani dalam menunjang perekonomian rumah tangga keluarga petani. Jurnal AGRIBIS, 13(15), 1–16.
Rátz, T. (2000). Residents' perceptions of the socio-cultural impacts of tourism at Lake Balaton, Hungary. In G. Richards & D. Hall (Eds.), Tourism and sustainable community development (pp. 36–47). Routledge.
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Scoones, I. (1998). Sustainable rural livelihoods: A framework for analysis. Brighton: Institute of Development Studies (IDS).
Shen, F., Hughey, K. F. D., & Simmons, D. G. (2008). Connecting the sustainable livelihoods approach and tourism: A review of the literature. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 15(1), 19–31. https://doi.org/10.1375/jhtm.15.19
Skare, M., Sariano, R., & Rochon, M. P. (2021). Impact of Covid-19 on travel and tourism industry. Journal of Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 163, 120469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120469
Su, M. M., Wall, G., & Xu, K. (2016). Heritage tourism and livelihood sustainability of a resettled rural community: Mount Sanqingshan World Heritage Site, China. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 24(5), 735–757. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2015.1085868
Tao, T. C. H., & Wall, G. (2009a). A livelihood approach to sustainability. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 14(2), 137–152. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941660902847187
Tao, T. C. H., & Wall, G. (2009b). Tourism as a sustainable livelihood strategy. Tourism Management, 30(1), 90–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2008.03.009
Tjoe, Y. (2017). Sustaining livelihoods: An analysis of dryland communities in West Timor, Indonesia (thesis). Australia: Griffith University.
Tracy, S. J. (2013). Qualitative research methods. London: Wiley Blackwell.
Turner, B. L., Kasperson, R. E., Matson, P. A., McCarthy, J. J., Corell, R. W., Christensen, L., ... & Schiller, A. (2003). A framework for vulnerability analysis in sustainability science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 100(14), 8074–8079. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1231335100
Walker, J., Mitchell, B., & Wismer, S. (2001). Livelihood strategy approach to community- based planning and assessment: a case study of Molas, Indonesia. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 19(4), 297–309. https://doi.org/10.3152/147154601781766925
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SatianiL. N., PrabawaT. S., & LassoA. H. (2022). The Role of Natural Capital in Surviving Periods of Crisis: A Case Study of the Nglanggeran Village Community. Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika, 28(3), 269. https://doi.org/10.7226/jtfm.28.3.269
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