| Abstrak/Abstract |
The natural tourism landscape in the utilization zone on the slope of Merbabu has experienced very significant development in the utilization of the area's footprint in the form of an area utilization permit as a site design. The slope of the Merbabu area is an area that provides environmental services and natural tourism. This study examines the use of business space and public space as a form of community interaction in nature tourism exploitation. The study method developed is a combined qualitative and quantitative approach (mixed methods) which are descriptive qualitative and quantitative, combined analysis (mixed methods) is an analysis of data collection using tests, questionnaires, and triangulation (combined). The results showed that there was community interaction in the use of business space and public space, especially in the utilization zone of the Merbabu slope area. In conclusion, the form of business space and public space has the characteristics of alternative tourism. |
