Abstract:
Research Team, 2022 "Development of the Punagaan Coastal Land as a Marine
Tourism Area in Selayar Islands Regency". This study aims to examine the
potential and attractiveness of the Punagaan coastal tourism area, provide
directions for the development of Punagaan coastal land so that they become
guidelines and basic directions in developing the Punagaan area as a coastal
tourism area in Selayar Islands Regency, as well as provide regional directions
that create economic growth through the tourism sector. marine tourism special
economy. This study uses a qualitative descriptive analysis method with an
evaluative, extrapolative approach, and functional relationships between
activities. This study also uses data collection methods in the form of field
observations, interviews, and documentation studies. The data obtained were
then analyzed descriptively and qualitatively so that a concept was born and
served as the basis for further analysis. The results of this study indicate that the
Punagaan coast has the potential to be developed and used as a tourist tourism
area in the Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi Province. This is supported
by the potential and attractiveness of the Punagaan coast which is quite diverse
and the involvement of the community as subjects or actors in conservation
programs so that the impact on the community's economy is increasing.
