REVITALIZATION OF THE ONAN BALERONG MARKET THROUGH SUSTAINABLE URBAN TOURISM APPROACH

• Main Author: Yan Iwako, Gusti
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/71829
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Lake Toba is one of the world's geological wonders in Indonesia. The explosion of Mount Toba has made Lake Toba to be the largest volcanic lake in the world. In 2020, Lake Toba officially achieved the status of one of the UNESCO Global Geoparks. This status has a critical meaning and impact for the cities around Lake Toba as the face of Lake Toba, one of them is Balige district in Toba Samosir Regency. In Balige, Onan Balerong Market exists as the main urban generator in terms of urban tourism. The Onan Balerong has a significant role as a traditional Batak cultural heritage building, a colonial historical heritage, as well as a center of the economic activities for the local people. These roles have various physical and non-physical consequences that need to be borne and prepared for the Onan Balerong Market area from an economic, socio-cultural, and environmental perspective. Sustainable Urban Tourism (SUT) was selected as one of the regional design approaches to create a character and attractive Onan Balerong Market through unique and high-quality Urban Tourism. This paper will contain a literature review that compiles the criteria of Sustainable Urban Tourism (SUT), the regional analysis by using SUT criteria, unique selling points, and best practices, as well as concepts and design illustrations based on design criteria arranged by the SUT approach.