Geotourism of Telomoyo Volcano complex: an in-depth analysis for future development

Abstract

Indonesia is located between the three world tectonic plates, the Eurasian Plate, the Indo-Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate. The collision of these three plates creates a series of volcanoes and tectonics activity in various regions, especially the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate in southern Java. This subduction forming a row of tertiary-aged volcanoes in the south of the island of Java and quaternary in the central part of the island of Java. One of the Quaternary Volcanoes on the island of Java that is extends in a northwest-southeast, the volcanoes are Ungaran - Telomoyo - Merbabu - Merapi. The use of the geotourism analysis method is used to develop the existing geotourism potential in the Telomoyo Volcano Complex by carrying out a geodiversity inventory carried out through field activities to collect geological component data in the research area. The data collected is minerals, rocks, geological and morphological structures or landscapes that include several stages of work include categorization, assessment, evaluation, clustering and determination of geodiversity. This work is accomplished by identifying geoheritage to increase geological diversity into geological heritage through the stages of determining geodiversity and then classified to determine the status, value, meaning and function of geoheritage. The score ranking carried out to determine the geoheritage ranking by comparing the geotourism of the research location with the geotourism of other locations. The Telomoyo Volcano Complex holds a variety of unique and interesting geological phenomena so it had a promising geological conservation-based tourism potential. However, the lack of public knowledge about the potential for geology-based tourism or geotourism has caused the development of this tourism potential to be less than optimal and less desirable. Education, development and good management of the tourism sector are needed so that the potential of geotourism can be recognized by the wider community and can have a good impact, especially for the surrounding community, especially in the economic field.