Disaster-Prone Tourism Villages into Green Tourism: A Case Study of Bantul Regency

This research aims to determine the transformation of disaster-prone tourist villages towards green tourism in Bantul Regency. This research was conducted using field observation methods and in-depth interviews with various stakeholders, including tourist village managers, tourists and local communities. The research results show that this tourist village has not fully paid attention to environmental aspects in its tourism development. Many tourism activities do not consider long-term environmental impacts, such as the use of single-use plastic and the lack of waste recycling facilities. Apart from that, tourist destinations in this village are not yet ready to face disasters. Infrastructure and early warning systems are still very minimal, thus potentially endangering tourists and local communities when a disaster occurs. Education regarding the potential and handling of disasters has also not been provided thoroughly to tourism village managers, tourists and the community. As a result, many parties do not understand the appropriate evacuation and disaster management steps. This research concludes that further efforts are needed to implement the green tourism concept in disaster-prone tourist villages in Bantul Regency. Tourism village managers need to be given training on sustainable tourism and disaster risk management. Apart from that, there needs to be improvements in infrastructure and early warning systems, as well as intensive education programs for all stakeholders. In this way, this tourist village can develop into an environmentally friendly and safe destination for tourists and the local community. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.