Judul: Strengthening the Character of the Landscape of the Traditional Settlement of Uma Lengge in Maria Village as a National Cultural Property in Bima Regency, Nusa Tenggara Barat.
Abstrak: Indonesia memiliki keanekaragaman bentang alam dan budaya yang tinggi dari Sabang sampai Merauke, salah satunya adalah lanskap budaya masyarakat adat di Desa Maria, Kabupaten Bima, Nusa Tenggara Barat. Masyarakat Bima memiliki pemukiman tradisional yang disebut Uma Lengge. Keunikan dari Uma Lengge adalah rumah sebagai lumbung padi dan hasil pertanian lainnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi karakteristik tatanan lanskap budaya permukiman tradisional Uma Lengge, menganalisis potensi dan kendala yang mempengaruhi lanskap budaya permukiman tradisional Uma Lengge, dan menyusun rekomendasi untuk kelestarian dan keberlanjutan dalam penguatan karakter lanskap Uma Lengge. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode spasial dan metode deskriptif melalui empat tahapan pelaksanaan penelitian yaitu tinjauan pustaka, wawancara dengan tokoh adat, dan observasi lapangan. Hasil kajian ini mengkaji karakter lanskap permukiman Uma Lengge dan merekomendasikan suatu pelestarian dan Pengelolaan dalam penguatan karakter lanskap. Karakter lanskap permukiman Uma Lengge dipengaruhi oleh lanskap alami wilayah Nusa Tenggara Barat dan budaya masyarakat suku Mbojo yang bermata pencaharian pertanian, serta pengelolaan saat ini lebih difungsikan sebagai lumbung hasil pertanian dan dimanfaatkan juga sebagai objek wisata. Rekomendasi yang diusulkan untuk pelestarian dan pemanfaatannya sebagai objek wisata, berupa penguatan karakter lanskap yang mencangkup penggunaan elemen keras permukiman Uma Lengge, penanaman tanaman khas, pemberian rimpu dan sambolo untuk pengunjung, masyarakat, serta pengelola., Indonesia has a high diversity of landscapes and cultures from Sabang to Merauke, one of it is the cultural landscape of indigenous peoples in Maria Village, Bima Regency, West Nusa Tenggara. The Bima community has a traditional settlement called Uma Lengge. The uniqueness of Uma Lengge is the traditional as a granary for rice and other agricultural products. This study aims to identify characteristics of the cultural landscape of the Uma Lengge traditional settlement, analyze the potentials and constraints that affect the cultural landscape of the Uma Lengge traditional settlement, and formulate recommendations for sustainability and in strengthening the character of the Uma Lengge landscape. The research approach used is spatial method and descriptive method through four stages of research implementation, which is literature review, interviews with traditional leaders, and field observations. The results of this study examine the landscape character of the Uma Lengge settlement and recommend conservation and management in strengthening the landscape character. The character of the landscape of the Uma Lengge settlement is influenced by the natural landscape of the West Nusa Tenggara region and the culture of the Mbojo people who have an agricultural livelihood, and the current management functions is as a barn for agricultural produce and is also used as a tourist attraction. The recommendations proposed for its preservation and utilization as a tourist attraction are in the form of strengthening the character of the landscape which includes the use of hard elements of the Uma Lengge settlement, planting special plants, giving rimpu and sambolo for visitors, the community, and managers.
Keyword: agriculture, cultural landscape, landscape character, national cultural property, traditional settlement, Uma Lengge