Meaning of Phenomenon and Culture in Rawabogo Tourism Village, Bandung Regency

Abstract

Abstract—This study aims to describe behind meaning of the phenomena and culture in Rawabogo Village. The development of Rawabogo Village became one of the urgencies after the establishment of the tourism village title. Rawabogo Village in Ciwidey District has the Gunung Nagara Padang Site potential and has been designated as a tourism village since 2011. However, until now it hasn't shown significant development of tourism village. Rawabogo Village needs to explore the meaning of phenomena and culture to develop according to their potential. Based on the phenomenon, the meaning method (appropriation) is also needed in addition to the instrumental concept (distance). This research method uses a symbolic hermeneutic approach (Paul Ricoeur) which offers a new paradigm in village planning. This approach describes meaning by combining explanation (distance) and understanding (appropriation) of information units to produce village meanings. The results of the meaning analysis are culture and oral traditions as the life of the cultural community, the Gunung Nagara Padang site as the main attraction potential, village traditions, and tourism products as sustainable tourism in Rawabogo Village. That meaning can be an option for the direction of tourism development in Rawabogo Village.