Kepentingan Indonesia Terhadap Penetapan Batur Sebagai Global Geopark oleh UNESCO
Abstrak
This study aims to describe indonesia's effort in pursuing country’s economic interest through the establishment of Batur as a Global Geopark by UNESCO in 2009 to 2019. This study used qualitative approach and descriptive research method. Two frameworks are used in this study, National Interest by Donald E. Nuechterlein is used to describe economic interest as one of the most vital country's interest, and Geotourism by Hose to describe Batur's geology tour development process in Batur Geopark area. This study concludes that, the estlablisment of Batur as Global Geopark is used as a instrument for Indonesia to pursue country’s economic interest.
Keywords : Batur, Geotourism, National Interest, Tourism, UNESCO Global Geopark.