Suitability of Coastal Tourism Based on the Aesthetics of the Coastal Landcape at air Manis Beach, Padang City, Indonesia

• Authors: Lintang P. S. Yuliadi , A. Taofiqurohman , Sheila Zallesa , Ghinna Al Husna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Air Manis Beach is one of the tourist beaches in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The position of the Air Manis beach facing the Indian Ocean in the west which can see the sunset and the beach is located behind a hill which makes the beautiful scenery and the legend of the Malin Kundang stone the main attraction for tourists. This study aims to determine the value of the aesthetic quality of the Air Manis beach scene based on the physical parameters of its constituent. The research was carried out from December 2021 to July 2022 in the Air Manis coastal tourist area, Padang City, West Sumatra. The method used is the method of observation and literature study and analysis is used to solve research problems, namely the euclidean classification. The results showed that this beach has a low aesthetic quality value. In general, Air Manis beach can be developed into beach tourism.

Keywords

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Air manis beach; aesthetic quality; beach tourism; euclidean classification

Discipline

• ENVIRONMENT_&_ECOLOGY: ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: World News of Natural Sciences
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 56
• Pages: 11-24

Contributors

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Lintang P. S. Yuliadi

• Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Padjadjaran University, Jln. Raya Bandung-Sumedang Km. 21, Jatinangor, Kab. Sumedang 45363, Indonesia

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A. Taofiqurohman

• Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Padjadjaran University, Jln. Raya Bandung-Sumedang Km. 21, Jatinangor, Kab. Sumedang 45363, Indonesia

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Sheila Zallesa

• Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Padjadjaran University, Jln. Raya Bandung-Sumedang Km. 21, Jatinangor, Kab. Sumedang 45363, Indonesia

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Ghinna Al Husna

• Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Padjadjaran University, Jln. Raya Bandung-Sumedang Km. 21, Jatinangor, Kab. Sumedang 45363, Indonesia

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