Peranan Pemerintah Daerah Kota Sibolga dalam Pembangunan Pariwisata Berbasis Pelestarian Lingkungan

Abstract

The role of the government is all actions and policies carried out by local governments in carrying out their duties, authorities and obligations function as protectors and public servants.This type of research is a type of qualitative research, namely the type of research used to examine the condition of natural objects, as opposed to an experiment, where the researcher is the key instrument, the data collection technique is done by triangulation (combined), the data analysis is inductive and the results of qualitative research are more emphasize meaning rather than generalization.This study aims to obtain an overview of the role of the Government (Department of Youth, Sports and Tourism), in managing tourism objects, as well as the factors that influence the management of the tourism sector in Sibolga City. The results of this study indicate that the role of the Government (Department of Youth, Sports and Tourism) in the management of the tourism sector is to complete tourism supporting facilities and
infrastructure. Factors that influence the development of tourism objects are supporting factors, namely community participation and the large amount of tourism potential, while the inhibiting factors are limited funds, and lack of access to tourist objects.