Nailul Insani, Bagus Shandy Narmaditya, Muhammad Mujtaba Habibi, Fauzi Ramadhoan A’Rachman, Zulkepli Majid
Batur is the first area in Indonesia that is considered worthy of being a geopark by UNESCO. This determination is an acceleration of the progress of the nature and culture-based tourism industry that helps the welfare of the surrounding community with the principle of sustainability. This study aims to examine the role of several parties in enhancing UNESCO global geopark in Batur Bali of Indonesia as well as promoting local economic welfare. The study adopted a qualitative study with case study approach to gain a comprehensive result of the phenomenon. The qualitative content analysis and narrative analysis was used to process various information. This study focuses in UNESCO Global Geopark Batur Bali in Indonesia as the first and most successful in creating a better economic welfare primarily during and post the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings indicate that the Penta helix model can be used to develop Geopark Batur Bali and Indonesia in general in which each party plays their role in this development tourism and local economic development. © 2023 Editura Universitatii din Oradea. All rights reserved.
Universitas Negeri Malang, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Geography, Malang, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Malang, Faculty of Economics, Department of Economic Education, Malang, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Malang, Faculty of Social, Department of Law and Citizenship, Malang, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Faculty of Social Science, Department of Geography Education, Jakarta, Indonesia; Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying, Johor, Malaysia
