Developing Sustainable Tourism Based on Geological and Mining Heritage in Indonesia

Abstract Since there is rapid geopark development, geotourism as sustainable tourism is getting popular in many regions in Indonesia. The development of sustainable tourism based on geological heritage and mining heritage is an alternative for managing mined land. This is because some of the geoparks were originally mining areas. The aim of the research is to study the potential sustainable tourism in three geoparks namely Sawahlunto, Pongkor, and one of UNESCO Global Geopark of Belitung. Mining industries have an important role in economic development in Indonesia such as a source of national and local income, however, the negative impact of mining on land change is considerably. Developing sustainable tourism for mined land area is an alternative approach to managing the area as a post mining program. To reach the goal, tourism potential mapping is carried out, as well as qualitative and quantitative assessment in some geopark areas. The result will become useful information for developing an alternative for post-mining land use. The alternative option for post-mining land use is beneficial since Indonesia will frequently plan and implement mine closure. The development of geopark in terms of conservation will be one of the best options for post mining programs. Nevertheless, we need to carefully assess geopark as alternative of mined land because geopark management is complicated. The preliminary result of the research shows the possibility of developing sustainable tourism based on geological heritage and mining heritage.