Abstract
Lake Toba as one of the largest natural lake in the world occupying the caldera of super-volcano features diverse topography, remarkable historical heritage and archeological value. Because of its unique and rich features, lake toba has become a popular destination for tourists. Considering the significance and the potential of the tourism industry for economic development of the society both locally and nationally, there is an urgency to establish competitiveness and attractiveness the destinations using effective and sustainable strategies based on the market conditions, and the other to balance of interests of stakeholders. The aim of this study is to propose the important of developing system thinking for destination management to be sustainable, as well as the opportunities to pursue strategic policies and conditions for constituting different types of management structures. The process includes the development of a systems thinking approach that represents a holistic understanding of the interconnectedness and relationships between the various components that impact on sustainable development of tourism in Lake Toba. The paper is intended to use this as a framework for decisions and capacity building by government and private stakeholders who share the responsibility in developing, managing and sustaining the system.
Highlights
Destination development is a dynamic and complex system which contains numerous components that involves a diverse array of stakeholders
Using systems thinking approaches for developing integrated destination management organization will enable us to see from another perspective and look deeper to why some events play out in certain ways
Lake toba shows that all these aspects were brought light clearly and rational by using system thinking approach
Summary
Destination development is a dynamic and complex system which contains numerous components that involves a diverse array of stakeholders. It requires management of all tourist resources This is a holistic process that ensures tourism adds value to our economy, social fabric and ecology of our communities. At the same time it should maintain cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life supporting ecosystems This often causes conflict that necessitates compromises based on a better understanding of each other’s needs and requirements. DMO program in Lake Toba is one of priority for Indonesian government that is to design strategy and action plan for tourism development in Lake Toba. To create multi sector development required an integrated process that aims to build commitment of stakeholders in developing DMO program in Lake Toba. Before developing tourism plan in Lake Toba, it is important to consider market potential that appeal to conditions, infrastructure, accessibility, and management, regulatory, economic and social value. A system has a structure and the environments (Bertalanffy, 1971)
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