Hazard Management in Tourism: A Case Study of The Senaru-Sembalun Hiking Trail, Mount Rinjani National Park, Indonesia

E K S H Muntasib,R Meilani,F Nadhira

doi:10.7226/jtfm.25.3.199

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Abstract

Mount Rinjani (3726 masl) is the second-highest volcano in Indonesia with a newer active volcano called Mount Barujari (2376 masl) inside its crater. The mountain has become the center of tourist destinations in West Nusa Tenggara Province, with hiking as the most popular activity carried out by visitors. This study aimed to identify physical and biological hazard potentials and activities that may put visitors at risk to prepare hazard management recommendations. We carried out an interview and field observation for the study in April 2018. We used the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) risk assessment as a reference in biological and physical hazard analysis, and the National Patient Safety Agency for human activities. We also used ArcGIS 10.1 software to develop a map of hazard potentials. Cliff (physical hazard), tree roots (biological hazard), and running (activity) were hazards with the highest risks. All four management options offered by the UNEP, i.e., reducing risk, accepting the tolerable risk, avoiding risk, and transferring risk, were applicable in this area. We proposed that the management considering to increase local community and visitors' knowledge of hazards as a preventive measure while continuing to provide repressive measures.

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UNISDR (2015) defined hazard as "a potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon or human activity that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation." Hazard may come from a different source, i.e., natural, technological, social, and intentional hazards (UNISDR, 2004; Alexander, 2013), and it is a contributing factor to risk (Gupta, 2013)
Location We carried out the study in April 2018 in the Sembalun-Senaru hiking trail of Mount Rinjani National Park
The potential hazards were found in the Sembalun-Senaru hiking trail, Gunung Rinjani National Park, consisting of physical, biological, and human activities

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The. UNISDR (2015) defined hazard as "a potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon or human activity that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation." Hazard may come from a different source, i.e., natural, technological, social, and intentional hazards (UNISDR, 2004; Alexander, 2013), and it is a contributing factor to risk (Gupta, 2013). Hazard affects the visitors or tourists involved in the accident and the image of the destination and the management itself. Suharto (2016) argues that there was a significant correlation between the image of a tourism destination and visitors' safety and security. He further suggests that the image influence visitors' motivation to visit the destination (Suharto, 2016)

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