Pengarang

Sri Endang Saleh

Subjek

- Ekonomi

Abstrak

People around Limboto Lake are generally dependent on the activity of agriculture and fisheries as a source of life. The lake’s environmental changes caused the residents to lose their livelihoods and further decline their revenues. Ultimately, the residents should be able to manage their resources in order to come up with various livelihood strategies to meet the needs of the household. The purpose of this research is to analyze the livelihood strategies around Limboto Lake. The study employs a survey research method which combines quantitative and qualitative approaches. The research takes place in the villages around Limboto Lake, namely, Kayu Bulan Village of Limboto Subdistrict, Lupoyo Village of Telaga Biru Subdistrict, Tabumela Village of Tilango Subdistrict, Iluta Village of Batudaa Subdistrict, and Limehe Timur Village of Tabongo Subdistrict. There is a total sample of 228 households obtained by systematic random sampling. Furthermore, the research engages qualitative and quantitative analysis of the data obtained. The descriptive quantitative approach is used to analyze the data from the questionnaires, and the qualitative data is involved in studying the data from in-depth interviews and observations, to clarify and strengthen the analysis of quantitative data. The result shows that there are twelve strategies implemented by the residents nearby Limboto Lake. These livelihood strategies will be effective only if the residents can process and utilize their assets to sustain their life. Consequently, it is necessary for the inhabitants around Limboto Lake to use the resources of the lake by considering to the lake’s ecological aspects. Keywords - livelihood strategies

Penerbit

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (IOSR)

Kontributor

-

Terbit

2017

Tipe Material

ARTIKEL

Right

IOSR JOURNAL IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (IOSR-JSS)