Strategy of Coastal Communities Development Based on Bono Tourism Development (Tidal Bore) in Pelalawan Regency

Abstract

This research has tv¥o obiect1ves. they are (a) to formulate suitable empowerment effort for local people around Bono tounsm area as early step to advance and prepare them in facinq tourism in their area and (b) to formulate anticipatory step towards the ex1stence of resistance from loca people as impact of their economic urqencv. The locat1on of the research is purposively chosen 1n sub district teluk Meranti 1n Pelalawan reqencv because the cond1t1on of this area which has already been ma1n Bono tounsm development (tidal bore). Th1s research applies qualitative approach in order to understand indiVIdual phenomenon 1n search1nq, find1nq and descno1nq people's behavior 1n terms of the1r readiness in fac1nq tour1sm development in their area. The collected data then analyzed with interaci ve model. The result of the studv found that people were not fullv readv with the development of bono tourism and there 1s cultural shock 1n the community So it Will be understandable that then there 1s resistance potential in the communitv That is whv communitv empowerment model become urqent to be formulated and need to be applied in order to make people ready and to anticipate constructive resistance towards bono tounsm development.