Villages In West Java Research Articles

The Role Of Bale Sarasehan In The Maintenance And Preservation Of Local Cultural Identity in Cireundeu Traditional Village

Cireundeu traditional village is one of the traditional villages in West Java that still keeping its noble values applied to the community from generation to generation. These noble values are also applied through one of its architectural cultural products, Bale Sarasehan. Its existence is very important in terms of functional and symbolic aspects. Functionally, Bale Sarasehan acts as a gathering place for the community to carry out various traditional activities that can strengthen social ties and cultural values inherent in their identity, such as religious ceremonies, traditional art performances, a space to transmit and pass on cultural knowledge to the younger generation. While the building is symbolically conveyed through its architectural form and also the use of materials in its structure, it also has a connotative meaning or message about the life teachings of its community. This research uses a limited fieldwork method with a qualitative approach and collects data through observation, interviews and documentary studies. Through this research, it is expected to gain a better understanding of the role of Bale Sarasehan, which can contribute to the sustainability of the maintenance and preservation of local wisdom as a local cultural identity in Cireundeu Traditional Village. Cireundeu traditional village is one of the traditional villages in West Java that still keeping its noble values applied to the community from generation to generation. These noble values are also applied through one of its architectural cultural products, Bale Sarasehan. Its existence is very important in terms of functional and symbolic aspects. Functionally, Bale Sarasehan acts as a gathering place for the community to carry out various traditional activities that can strengthen social ties and cultural values inherent in their identity, such as religious ceremonies, traditional art performances, a space to transmit and pass on cultural knowledge to the younger generation. While the building is symbolically conveyed through its architectural form and also the use of materials in its structure, it also has a connotative meaning or message about the life teachings of its community. This research uses a limited fieldwork method with a qualitative approach and collects data through observation, interviews and documentary studies. Through this research, it is expected to gain a better understanding of the role of Bale Sarasehan, which can contribute to the sustainability of the maintenance and preservation of local wisdom as a local cultural identity in Cireundeu Traditional Village.

How to Improved MSMEs Competitiveness in Indonesia?: Augmented Reality for Digital Marketing Innovation

This research aims to analyze the development of Augmented Reality (AR) as a digital marketing innovation in tourist villages in West Java. This research uses the Borg and Gall (2003) development model with quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques. The research results show that this mobile-based AR is said to be feasible for use with an average feasibility test value of 78.7%. The implication of this research is tourist villages in promoting their tourism potential starting from tourist destinations to MSMEs. Apart from that, the presence of MSMEs can also encourage the potential of culinary tourism in tourist villages so that they can develop further following technological developments.

Skrining Diabetes Melitus Sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Kesehatan Masyarakat Desa

Sungaibuntu is a village in West Java. Health facilities in Sungaibuntu are not adequate, this village does not have clinic and a doctor's practice, this can be a gap in the community's lack of understanding of the importance of maintaining health, one of which is Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Therefore, providing education and screening for diabetes mellitus is important as an effort to detect these diseases. The aim of this activity is to increase public knowledge and understanding regarding risk factors, early detection and self-management so that DM can be prevented and treated well. The stages of activities that will be carried out include providing DM education, measuring BMI, measuring blood pressure, and measuring blood glucose levels. The results of the activity showed an increase in participants' knowledge before and after being given DM education, while the screening results showed that 47.9% of participants were obese, 60.6% of participants had high blood pressure, and 18.3% of participants had high blood glucose levels at the time of measurement. DM education and screening can increase public knowledge and understanding regarding prevention, management, complications and good self-management. In this case, the role of the patient, family and related parties is needed so that the impact of DM can be minimized.

A Reworking on the Cow Dung Waste Concern into Design

Globally, environmental pollution stemming from livestock waste remains a widespread and unresolved concern. The contamination resulting from such waste can have adverse effects on both air and water quality, impacting not only livestock owners but also neighboring non-farming communities. This paper focuses specifically on the case study of cow dung waste accumulation in the local ditches of a Cattle Farmers' village in West Java called Bukatanah Village to discuss socio-environmental concerns. Our ongoing research closely aligns with exploring the potential of residents in Bukatanah Village to address the environmental issues prevalent in their living areas. Moreover, this paper is dedicated to illustrating the significance of co-designing the concept in collaboration with the local community rather than imposing a top-down approach in the village. The process is shaped by a series of design ethnography observations, participatory design workshops, material exploration, and project evaluation stages. This paper illustrates a rethinking of solving environmental problems by engaging the locals in "design-making" activities. As a method, the concept of participatory design conducted by the PP-PBL ITB team becomes crucial to be implemented for gaining mutual ideas together with the locals. The research-initiated collaborative system empowers Bukatanah Village residents, fostering creativity and creating home-based business opportunities. This is a continued focus in multidisciplinary community development research, encompassing participatory design and ethnography methods in the process.

Towards IPB Immersive Field Trip Platform: Virtual Reality Field Trip to Introduce Digital Village Ecosystem to Computer Science Students

The virtual field trip format offers several advantages over a fully three-dimensional world, including its ease and cost-effectiveness in creation and development. By utilizing a 360 camera, capturing images becomes convenient, portable, and viable even in remote regions. With the amount of activity involving students and agricultural society, the potential for integrating these field trip experiences into a learning experience is significant in IPB University. Not only it able to help students understand the context before doing the actual field trip, it also able to improve their empathy to the society introduced through the virtual field trip. This research aims to present the development of a virtual reality tour to introduce digital village ecosystem to computer science students and measure its presence among the students. The 360 scenes were captured during a visit to a digital village in West Java, and an immersive learning plan was devised to introduce the digital village ecosystems. The learning path was designed based on the cone of learning principle. To evaluate the effectiveness of the virtual reality system, presence questionnaires were administered, a knowledge test was conducted, and interviews were carried out with 22 students. Research indicates that the virtual field trip successfully introduced one digital village ecosystem in Cibodas, West Java Province. Students were able to explore the village site, learn about the digital village ecosystem, and provide valuable feedback. The presence questionnaire yielded a score of 5.49 out of 7, indicating a positive immersive experience. The two are of improvements are Involvement (4.96 of 7.00) and Distraction Factor (5.20 of 7.00). The interviews identified areas for improvement, such as enhancing content quality and increasing natural interaction within the system. In conclusion, this research has laid the foundation for the IPB Immersive Field Trip Platform by developing a virtual field trip that introduces computer science students to a digital village ecosystem. The findings demonstrate promising results and provide insights for further refinement of the platform.

Klasterisasi Desa di Provinsi Jawa Barat Berdasarkan Indeks Pembangunan Desa (IPD) Tahun 2021 Menggunakan Algoritma K-Prototypes

Cluster analysis is a method used to group data with similar characteristics. There are various clustering methods adapted to different types of data. K-Prototypes is a clustering method that can be applied to mixed numerical and categorical data. The data used in this study are mixed numerical and categorical data derived from the Village Potential data in 2021. The aim of this research is to group villages in West Java based on variables from the Indeks Pembangunan Desa (IPD). Clustering using three clusters adapted to village status according to IPD resulted in 931 villages in cluster-1, 1880 villages in cluster-2, and 2104 villages in cluster-3. The characteristics of cluster-1 villages are villages that have adequate health and education facilities and good infrastructure conditions. Cluster-2 has an average numeric variable lower than cluster-1 but higher than cluster-3.

Clustering Villages in the Mountain Areas in West Java Based on Tourism Potential Using K-Prototype Algorithm

Cluster analysis is a multivariate analysis method used to group objects based on their similar characteristics. In general, in the clustering process only use numerical or categorical data. But, sometimes we also encounter cases that use both numerical and categorical data. Therefore, the algorithm that can be used is K-Prototype. K-Prototype is a development of K-Means that can be used on large data with numerical and categorical types. The basis of K-Prototype development is to measure the distance between the object and its centroid prototype. The number of prototypes depends on the number of clusters formed. In this study, researchers use this algorithm to group mountainous villages in West Java based on their tourism potential, in order to find out the potential that needs to be developed based on five components, namely Attractions, Access, Accommodation, Amenities and Awareness. Based on the Silhouette and McClain Index, the optimal number of clusters is two. Cluster 1 consists of 103 villages and cluster 2 consists of 703 villages. Cluster 1 are villages that are generally better in the Access, Awareness and Amenities, but are still lacking in the Attraction and Accommodation components compared to villages in cluster 2.

The Atonement of Our Parent's Sin: Place-Based Narrative of Indonesia’ Drowning Muslim Community

This article emphasised the local Muslim community's response to environmental change and explored how religious narratives play a significant role in shaping their action. Place-based narrative is employed as conceptual frame to scrutinise the community’s understanding of the drowning condition. As a case study, Pantai Bahagia Village in West Java is selected based on two criteria: (1) deemed as the fastest drowning area in the North Java Coast; and (2) the existing Muslim-based environmental activism initiated by local teachers in responding to environmental change. For method, qualitative case study is applied by conducting interviews, group discussions, and direct observation. Findings show that the local history of Pantai Bahagia interacts with a national political event in the 1960s that eventually triggers massive environmental change in the Beting area. Further analysis of the place-based narrative indicates that familiarity with religious expressions encourages ecological awareness in the local community and provides the basis for environmental activism.

The Assessing Cimenyan Village's IT Readiness for Digital Transformation in West Java

Digital Village Development has become an important agenda in efforts to modernize and improve the quality of life in rural areas. This transformation relies on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to increase convenience and efficiency in various fields.
 The success of developing a Digital Village depends on the readiness of ICT infrastructure. The village office, which is the center for administration and services to the community, must have adequate ICT infrastructure as the main requirement for activating various digital initiatives.
 The research was conducted to determine the current state of readiness of Cimenyan village, Bandung Regency in implementing ICT in village government offices. The readiness level analysis is prepared based on the COBIT framework in 3 domains, namely: IT process domain PO1 (defining IT strategic plans), PO2 (determining information architecture), and PO4 (defining IT processes, IT organization, and their relationships)
 The results of the analysis will be mapped based on the maturity level of each domain in COBIT. The level of maturity obtained will help the Cimenyan Village government to make appropriate preparations for implementing ICT so that the goal of Cimenyan Village becoming a digital village in West Java can be achieved.

Socioecological and Dietary Change from 2001 to 2015 in Rural West Java, Indonesia

We assessed changes in the sociodemographic structure, land use, diet, and nutritional status of the population of a rural village in West Java, Indonesia between 2000–2001 and 2015–2017, a period of rapid socioeconomic change in the country. Over this period, the village’s population increased by 50%, largely comprised of individuals engaged in non-agricultural employment in the village or in nearby cities, and the village maintained its farming characteristics without major changes in the local land use or ecosystem. In 2000, the diet, nutritional intake, and health status of the villagers were generally uniform. Indicators based on BMI, for example, classified 98% of target children and 70% of target mothers as ‘normal’, regardless of household economic status. However, by 2015, more people worked outside the village and dependence on a market economy had increased. Dependence on food from outside the village, such as processed foods that are cheap and easy to obtain and store, had also increased. Foods such as cassava, taro, and sweet potatoes, which were grown and consumed in 2000, were not consumed in 2015. The quantities of beans, nuts, and vegetables consumed had also decreased. Additionally, the use and sharing of natural resources and the accompanying knowledge transfer had been gradually lost. As a result, variation in diet, nutritional intake, and health conditions within the village significantly increased over time, and overnutrition and undernutrition coexisted by 2015.

Tourism Transition and Green Economy: Inspire or Prevent People's income in the Covid-19 Shock

This research was conducted with the aim of analyzing the green economy transition in tourism, especially tourist villages, whether it is able to provide inspiration or actually prevent an increase in people's income in conditions of the COVID-19 shock. The research was carried out in tourist villages in West Java and Lampung Provinces. This study found thatthe transition of a tourist village with the concept of green economy has a strong influence in increasing the income of rural tourism communities in conditions of the COVID-19 shock, this is due to the fact that the green economy concept encourages the utilization of natural resources and environmental preservation, this will ensure a sustainable attraction for tourists which in turn can increase revenue.
 Keywords: COVID-19; green economy; tourism village.

How Social Media Reviews and Perceived Value Affects the Purchase Intention of Beauty Products


 
 
 This research was conducted with the aim of analyzing the green economy transition in tourism, especially tourist villages, whether it is able to provide inspiration or actually prevent an increase in people's income in conditions of the COVID-19 shock. The research was carried out in tourist villages in West Java and Lampung Provinces. This study found thatthe transition of a tourist village with the concept of green economy has a strong influence in increasing the income of rural tourism communities in conditions of the COVID-19 shock, this is due to the fact that the green economy concept encourages the utilization of natural resources and environmental preservation, this will ensure a sustainable attraction for tourists which in turn can increase revenue.
 Keywords: COVID-19; green economy; tourism village.
 
 

Model of Stakeholder Engagement in Halal Tourism Ecosystems in Rural Areas

This study aims to explore stakeholder engagement models in halal tourism ecosystems in rural areas. The research focuses on understanding how stakeholders’ involvement in production, services, infrastructure, and human resources (HR) in the field of halal tourism in rural areas contributes to building an ecosystem. The analysis, based on the concept of Halal in the tourism industry, aims to provide clarity to the Halal ecosystem within hotel, culinary, and tourist destination businesses. The urgency of this research lies in identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the involvement of each stakeholder as a component of the halal tourism ecosystem, with particular emphasis on government regulations. The research adopts a qualitative method using a case study approach within a constructivist paradigm. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs) are conducted to gather data. The primary objectives of this research are to develop a model of the Halal Tourism Ecosystem and provide recommendations for synergizing and optimizing the potential of halal tourism from each stakeholder. Four villages in West Java, namely Dayeuh Kolot Village, Alam Endah Village, Cisayong Village, and Sukalaksana Village, were selected as research locations using purposive sampling. Informants representing various sectors, such as hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, halal centers, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), regional governments, and elected village heads, were involved in the research. The findings reveal that the construction of a halal tourism ecosystem involves six stakeholder components that interact and relate to each other during implementation. These stakeholders include the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia as the ”leading sector” responsible for regulating tourism development in various regions. The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) issues Fatwas to align tourism activities with the principles of the Qur’an and Hadith. Regional leaders play a vital role in policymaking, providing infrastructure, and supporting human resource development and funding for halal tourism initiatives. Tourism business actors, such as hotel owners, managers, tourist attractions, restaurants, and tourism bureaus, commit to capitalizing on halal tourism opportunities within their business operations. While the ideal halal tourism industry ecosystem relies on active involvement and proper execution of roles by all stakeholders, the study identifies challenges. Awareness and achievement of the vision and mission among stakeholders in developing halal tourism remain low due to suboptimal communication, coordination, and collaboration. Therefore, the government’s role is vital in acting as a conductor, harmonizing the efforts of stakeholders in the development of Indonesia’s halal tourism industry.
 Keywords: engagement model, halal ecosystem, tourism stakeholders

Hydrometeorological hazard detection and warning for risk reduction in West Java, Indonesia

Climate-related disasters, including hydrometeorological disasters, have increased over the last decade, accounting for more than 90% of all-natural disasters in Indonesia. To reduce the risk of disaster, the hydrometeorological disaster must be mitigated. The research, carried out at Sukakerti and Tugumukti villages in West Java, aimed at assessing flash flood disaster conditions and designing hydrometeorological disaster early warning instrumentation for community preparedness. Sukakerti Village has a V-shaped river valley and winding primary and secondary forest morphology. Rainfall-caused landslides precede flash floods. Tugumukti village is characterized by undulating hills and is situated directly on a small river flowing from Mount Burangrang. The river that caused the flash flood is only a few tens of meters wide, but settlements have sprung up all around it. Drought affects agricultural activities during the dry season. Hydrometeorological early warning instrumentation for landslides, flash floods, and agricultural droughts comprises radio communication between field devices and routers and a remote data center. Humidity, temperature, solar radiation, wind speed and direction, rainfall, soil moisture, slope, and ground vibration are all sensors. A speaker on the router warns the public of a potential disaster. This technology outperforms GSM and satellite communications in terms of cost, operation, and maintenance.

Creating A Green Tourism Experience Through Development of Tourism Package As A Tourism Destination Marketing Strategy: the Case of Kertayasa Tourism Village

This article aims to concentrate on the subject of destination marketing with a particular focus on the strategy development process through Green Tourism Packages for Tourist Destinations, illustrated by a case study from Kertayasa Tourism Village in West Java, Indonesia. The concept of Green Tourism as an alternative tourism part of ecotourism is one of the efforts that can improve environmental performance through effective and real environmental management techniques which will certainly give a different color to the development of other types of tourism so that it will certainly be very interesting to be developed as a marketing strategy. Furthermore, the achievement of environmental award-based marketing activities that receive international recognition will become an important instrument in marketing their services. In the end, through the concept of green tourism development, tourists or visitors can enjoy holidays according to their interests while supporting the sustainability of environmental conservation in these tourist destinations. The results of this study are ideas and suggestions through design ideas or initial concepts in marketing tourist destinations through packaging of green tour package products for tourists.

Reclaiming the Land: Conflict and Resistance in Contemporary Peasant Social Movement

This study aims to analyze the dynamics of contemporary peasant social movements, especially related to conflict and resistance in reclaiming the land. The end of the New Order era in the late 1990s in Indonesia provided space for peasants to reclaim the land for their cultivated land. Reclaiming is an effort to act of resistance, carried out by oppressed people to regain their rights such as land, water, and other natural resources, as well as other means of production fairly, to create universal prosperity for the people. This study uses a qualitative method, which was carried out by exploring and understanding the meaning of research problems by collecting data that reflects the views of participants regarding the research problem being studied. Data collection techniques were carried out through literature study, observation, and in-depth interviews with peasant and social movement members and leaders in the three research villages in West Java. The results show that reclaiming is successful when there is a political opportunity and mobilization of political network resources during conflicts and peasant resistance. In addition, the importance of the political network of urban activists and university students is used in resisting the policy regime made by the power holders.

Islamic Populism in Rural Indonesia: An Agrarian Change Approach

A massive demonstration in Jakarta called “Aksi Bela Islam” (Action to Defend Islam) marks a continuity of the Islamist currents in post-New Order Indonesia. Many observers called it “Islamic populism”, a populist, cross-class alliance on behalf of the Islamic masses or “ummah” against capitalist development that has marginalized Muslims in the struggle for access to economic and political resources. However, despite this refreshing approach, many studies on Islamic populism still concentrate on the state (instead of capital) and the urban areas in explaining the development of Islamic populism. This article, therefore, offers a different approach to analyzing Islamic populism through the understanding of capitalism as a social relation and shifts to the countryside as its empirical basis by focusing on the case study of Bulak village in West Java. By combining insights from the literature on agrarian change and populism as a political strategy and adopting qualitative methods namely in-depth interviews (including oral history) and field observation, this article found that contemporary Islamic populism in Indonesia is a result of the specific development of capitalist relations in the context of rural agrarian change. In addition, it also found that Islamic populism is not a phenomenon confined to the urban areas, since it also spreads to the countryside. Moreover, Islamic populism in the countryside has distinctiveness, related to context, social background, and the ways it is mobilized.

The Families First Program to Prevent Child Abuse: Results of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in West Java, Indonesia

The Families First parenting program is a 10-week paraprofessional-administered adaptation of the Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting program for West Java, Indonesia. It has not been tested in a randomized controlled trial. The objective was to evaluate the effects of Families First on physical and emotional punishment. We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial and randomly assigned 20 rural and urban villages in West Java, Indonesia, to intervention or waitlist. Caregivers of children aged 0–7 years in intervention villages received Families First. Between 2017 and 2018, measurements were taken before randomization, immediately post-intervention, and 6 months post-intervention. Primary outcome was presence versus absence of caregiver-reported physical or emotional punishment immediately post-intervention. Intention-to-treat regression models accounted for clustering within villages and were run to compare between groups. Participants and study personnel could not be blinded. There were 374 caregivers in the 10 intervention villages and 362 in the 10 waitlist villages included in the trial and in outcome analyses. The intervention did not result in a lower proportion of intervention families using punishment immediately post-intervention (odds ratio [OR] for physical or emotional punishment immediately post intervention = 1.20 (95% CI 0.79–1.82). There were no significant differences for positive and involved parenting, setting limits, and opinion on discipline, but caregivers in the intervention group had significantly lower odds of using positive discipline (OR = 0.65 (95% CI 0.53–0.80). Families First did not prevent punishment in a setting with low levels of reported punishment but should be tested in a setting with higher levels or among people selected for risk or presence.

Collaboration Building Prototyping Based on Sketch as Communication Language in Indonesia Rural Area

Researchers and builders collaborate on the manufacture of two-wheeled vehicles prototype for the Cikadu community in the rural village of West Java, Indonesia. Ethnography is used to understand the activities and solutions of two-wheeled vehicles in the community. The default, intervention, and compromise phase describe the process of collaboration with the community and execution through prototyping involving local workshops. Transparency, mutual trust, and mutual acceptance are the three intersections of the process phase carried out. Regarding collaboration of the local builder, manufacturing process for vehicle prototype, as matter of fact local builder utilizes and refers heavily on perspective sketches rather than shop drawings, these local builder utilizes perspective raw sketches during the logical measurements and prototypes assembling process. Keywords: collaboration, Cikadu, ethnography, sketch, rural vehicle DOI: 10.7176/ADS/102-05 Publication date: August 30th 2022

THE ROLE OF CIREUNDEU TRADITIONAL VILLAGE IN TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Traditional village is an area that is managed by a community with certain customary rules and has a strong relationship with the environment. These customary rules have the aim of maintaining the sacredness of the region and the culture that has been passed down from generation to generation. Cireundeu Traditional Village is one of many traditional villages in West Java, located in Leuwigajah Village, South Cimahi District, Cimahi City. The research, entitled "The Role of the Cirendeu Traditional Village in Tourism Management" aims to find out how effective the participation of indigenous peoples is in managing tourism in their area, especially in the Cirendeu Traditional Village. The results of this study are expected to enrich the repertoire of knowledge, especially those that can contribute to tourism in Indonesia. Based on the description, it can be concluded that the Cirendeu Traditional Village, which has a Sunda Wiwitan belief, can still survive with the beliefs and customs that have been passed down from generation to generation and take care of 3 forests, namely: the Prohibition Forest (Leuweung Larangan), Reforestation Forest (Leuweung Tutupan), Agricultural Forest (Leuweung Baladahan) very well which can be followed by how to take care of the forest which is very interesting to study and becomes a tourist attraction that can be explored philosophically for both local and foreign tourists.