Mapping Ecotourism Suitability Zones and Potential: A Case Study Using Remote Sensing Geospatial Information in Bogor Regency

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AUTHOR

Dedeh Faridah
IPB Sustainable Science Research Student Association (IPB SSRS Association), Bogor Regency, Indonesia

Muhammad Arya Duta Hidayat
IPB Sustainable Science Research Student Association (IPB SSRS Association), Bogor Regency, Indonesia

Ali Dzulfigar
IPB Sustainable Science Research Student Association (IPB SSRS Association), Bogor Regency, Indonesia

Lenny Eka Nurhawaillah
IPB Sustainable Science Research Student Association (IPB SSRS Association), Bogor Regency, Indonesia

Rahmat Asy’Ari
IPB Sustainable Science Research Student Association (IPB SSRS Association), Bogor Regency, Indonesia

Yudi Setiawan
Center for Environmental Research, IPB University, Bogor Regencym Indonesia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8569-7203

Neviaty Putri Zamani
Center for Transdisciplinary and Sustainability Sciences (CTSS), IPB University, Bogor Regency 16680, Indonesia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7687-9443

Rahmat Pramulya
Traceability and Sustainability System for Indonesian Agricultural Commodities (Calgris Indonesia), Bogor Regency, Indonesia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8569-7203

ABSTRACT

Over the past few decades, the trend toward sustainable development globally has increased, and there are many cases of development that has a negative impact on the environment. The ecotourism scheme is one of the answers that can be used to reconcile economic development with aspects of environmental sustainability. Along with the increasing use of ecotourism schemes, of course, the provision of adequate infrastructure is fundamental to running the scheme. This research aims to map ecotourism suitability zones in Bogor Regency based on a geoecotourism model obtained through the integration of various remote sensing geospatial information. The model can produce an integrated landscape component analysis consisting of distance from water bodies, land use, distance from roads, distance from settlements, aspect, slope, and elevation. The results of the analysis are grouped into four classification zones based on ecotourism potential, namely low, medium, high, and very high ecotourism potential zones. Most of Bogor Regency has zone level 3, namely high ecotourism suitability with a total area of 235,940.06 ha or around 77.45% which is dominated by land cover in the form of agricultural land and plantations (coffee, rubber, and tea). Areas with low ecotourism suitability are caused by vulnerability to disasters such as floods and landslides. Based on the classification of the ecotourism potential zones, the direction of infrastructure development in each zone is determined to maximize the ecotourism scheme being implemented. The results of this study are expected to provide recommendations to the Bogor Regency Tourism Office regarding the provision of adequate infrastructure in various ecotourism zones in Bogor Regency and implementing the Society 5.0 concept in Indonesia

CITATION

Faridah F, Hidayat MAD, Dzulfigar A, Nurhawaillah LE, Asy’Ari R, Setiawan Y, Zamani NP, Pramulya R. 2025. Mapping ecotourism suitability zones and potential: a case study using remote sensing geospatial information in Bogor Regency. SSRS Journal A: Agro-Environmental Research. 3: 16 – 30. https://publishing.ssrs.or.id/ojs/index.php/ssrs-a/article/view/10