Ecotourism to improve the quality of Deli riverscape, Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Abstract

The research objective was to propose the Deli riverscape concept through ecotourism. The data were collected by doing depth-interview and participant observation. The anthropology of landscape approach was implied in this study to analyze the spatial concept in Deli riverscape toward building ecotourism. The planning stages were survey, data inventory, data analysis, synthesis, and riverscape concept. The result of this study was the basic concepts of ecotourism development, which were realized in the form of the Deli riverscape. The riverscape concept consists of spatial planning, green planning, circulation, facilities and utilities, and activity. It indicated the need for local community participation in ecotourism through environmental management activities in waste processing. In addition, there is a need for tree planting, which is a social activity in presenting spaces for ecotourism. There is a straight line between Deli riverscape formed and improvement riverscape quality for ecotourism development. It can be concluded that there are four infrastructure developments, namely the main tourist space, supporting space, primary circulation path, and secondary circulation zone.