IMPACT OF TOURISM ON PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT IN BALI PROVINCE
Luh Putu Sudini, I Nyoman Sujana
Magister of Notary, Universitas Warmadewa
Abstract
Tourism is a dynamic activity that involves many people and enlivens various fields of business. Article 1 number (3) of Law No. 10 of 2009 concerning Tourism, Tourism is: "various kinds of tourism activities and supported by various facilities and services provided by the community, entrepreneurs, and government". Bali as one of the provinces in Indonesia, with the majority of the population adhering to the Hindu Dharma Religion along with Customs and Culture, has a variety of objects and potential tourist attractions to be visited by tourists. Problem Formulation: 1) What is the impact of tourism on the physical environment in Bali Province? And 2) What are the efforts made on the physical environment to avoid the negative impacts of tourism in the Province of Bali?.The research method used is the normative legal research method.Tourism in the Province of Bali, is a series of activities carried out by tourists who directly touch and involve the community, thus bringing various impacts on the local community and also on the environment, primarily the physical environment.Bali has a physical environment in the form of natural environment (flora and fauna; natural landscape; and natural phenomena) and an artificial environment (cultural sites, rural areas and historical heritage).The impact of tourism on the physical environment in the Province of Bali, namely: beneficial / positive: Water, Air, Beach, Mountains, Animal life, historical, cultural and religious sites, as well as urban and rural areas. While the impacts that are detrimental / negative namely: water pollution can occur water; air can occur air pollution, noise and public health problems; the beach can damage the coastal environment, coastal erosion occurs; mountains can occur landslides, soil erosion; animal life disturbs animal reproduction, animal migration occurs; historical, cultural and religious sites occur in tourist densities; tourism commercialization; and urban and rural areas occur pressure on land, changes in the function of residential land into commercial land, traffic jams and noise pollution, air pollution, and aesthetic pollution. Meanwhile, efforts made to the physical environment in order to avoid the negative impact of tourism in the Province of Bali, which can be pursued through the application of visitor management.
Keywords: Impact; Tourism; and physical environment.
Topic: Law in tourism