The Dynamics of Productive and Non-Productive Spaces in Coastal Tourism Areas in Denpasar

Abstract

Tourism in Bali has redefined the use of space. The formation of new activities carried out by new users, has changed the way people use space. Spaces exist because they form and some use, create governance and bring up spatial practices that may be hampered by the current digital age. This research will examine the process of redefinition of space, the formation of productive and non-productive spaces in accordance with the representation expected by the community. In this study, Sanur Beach, a traditional area that has become a tourism space, will be used as a case study. The method Qualitative, by mapping activities based on time segments for space use, interviews to determine user expectations and experiences, identifying patterns to find out how governments regulate space and building data representations through simulations of the movement of space users. The most significant result is the presence of a new identity in the meaning of space, which has been transformed due to spatial practices that are influenced by space users and the development of digital technology. Thus, the use of space in the era of global tourism in which different cultural backgrounds of space users affect the definition of space. This is where the space planner needs to consider how the representation of space by the user has implications for the regulations of the government and customary regulation.