Judul: Kajian Pengelolaan Kesejahteraan Satwa dan Pengembangan Pemanfaatannya sebagai Obyek Wisata di Taman Wisata Alam Punti Kayu Palembang Sumatera Selatan
Abstrak: The animals in Punti Kayu Natural Recreational Park are divided into two groups; there are animals in the Punti Kayu Animals Park and wild animals in nature Punti Kayu Natural Recreational Park. A comprehensive study on animals welfare management and their utilization development is important in order to get synergic relation among animals utilization development as tourism object to animals protection, animals conservation, animals welfare principals and also to managers and visitors interest. The aim of this study is to understand animals welfare management in order to get alternative strategy in developing animals-based tourism in Punti Kayu Natural Recreational Park. This study was conducted in Punti Kayu Natural Recreational Park, Palembang, South Sumatra over the past two months, July-August 2009. The objects of study were animals, visitors, and managers Punti Kayu Natural Recreational Park. Data were collected through literature study, interviews and field observations. The data analysis consisted of animals welfare management in the Punti Kayu Animal Park, visitors perceptions to tourism management at Punti Kayu Natural Recreational Park and SWOT analysis to prepare the program of tourism development. Based on the observation, there were 4 wild animals observed in Pintu Kayu Natural Recreational Park. Animals that were collected at the Punti Kayu Animal Park consist of 29 species that can be classified into 3 classes (mammals, birds, and reptiles). Animal management is focused in Punti Kayu Animal Park that can be seen from the feed, stable, and health managements. Implementation achievement of animal welfare in Punti Kayu Animal Park is categorized in the criteria of moderate with average value of 1.6. Visitors motivation coming to Punti Kayu Natural Recreational Park is mostly to enjoy the natural views (52%). The intensity of arrival shows that 35% of visitors have ever come to Natural Recreational Park more than three times. The reason of revisiting the area is because they were interested to watching the animals (54.41%). Most of visitors (61%) prefer visiting animal park to other spots in whole area of Punti Kayu Natural Recreational Park. Beruang madu is the most wanted animal, 27 % visitors wanted to see this animal. Based on visitors perceptions, tourism activities in Punti Kayu Natural Recreational Park have been managed well with total score 11.53. Tourism objects that have been managed in Punti Kayu Natural Recreational Park are pine plantations forests, fauna museum, animal park, lake, recreational park, outbound arena, swimming pool and entertainment stage. Animal-based tourism development in the Punti Kayu Natural Recreational Park is focused in four objects; those are animal park, recreational park, lake and fauna museum. In those four tourism objects, at least five tourism programs can be developed.
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Judul: Management of Sumatran Elephant Welfare and Utilization as a Tourism Object in Serulingmas Wildlife Recreation Park, Banjarnegara
Abstrak: Gajah Sumatra merupakan satwa kategori kritis terancam punah. Kondisi tersebut menyebabkan perlu peran lembaga konservasi eksitu, salah satunya adalah Taman Rekreasi Margasatwa Serulingmas. Penelitian bertujuan menganalisis pengelolaan dan tingkat kesejahteraan Gajah Sumatra, mengidentifikasi bentuk pemanfaatan Gajah Sumatra, menganalisis persepsi dan preferensi pengunjung terhadap pemanfaatan Gajah Sumatra, serta merumuskan strategi pengembangan pemanfaatan Gajah Sumatra. Data didapatkan dari observasi lapang, studi literatur, wawancara dengan animal keeper dan pengunjung. Penilaian implementasi kesejahteraan Gajah Sumatra dalam kategori sangat baik dengan nilai rata-rata 89,96. Bentuk pemanfaatan Gajah Sumatra di TRM Serulingmas meliputi kegiatan pemberian pakan, berfoto, menyentuh gajah dan display gajah. Secara keseluruhan pengunjung memiliki persepsi yang baik, dengan nilai rata-rata TCR 82,94% untuk pengelolaan kesejahteraan Gajah Sumatra dan TCR untuk pemanfaatan gajah sebagai objek wisata sebesar 79,22%. Mayoritas pengunjung tertarik dengan keberadaan Gajah Sumatra di TRM Serulingmas. Strategi pengembangan pemanfaatan Gajah Sumatra dapat dilakukan dengan penetapan harga biaya tambahan, pengembangan program wisata dan peningkatan sarana dan prasarana wisata., Sumatran elephants are critically endangered. This condition calls for the role of exsitu conservation institutions, one of which is Taman Rekreasi Margasatwa Serulingmas. The study aimed to analyze the management and welfare level of sumatran elephants, identify the form of utilization of sumatran elephants, analyze visitor perceptions and preferences for the use of sumatran elephants, and formulate a development strategy for the use of sumatran elephants. Data were obtained from field observations, literature studies, interviews with animal keepers and visitors. The assessment on sumatran elephants welfare management resulted in a score of 89.96, or in good category. Sumatran elephants were used in tourism activities, which included feeding, taking pictures, touching elephants and elephant displays. Overall, visitors had good perception of welfare management of sumatran elephants with TCR score of 82.94% and the use of sumatran elephant as a tourist attraction with TCR score of 79.22%. The majority of visitors were interested in the presence of sumatran elephants in TRM Serulingmas. The strategy propose for developing the use of sumatran elephants include setting surcharge prices, special member promotions, developing tourism programs and improving tourist facilities and infrastructure.
Keyword: gajah sumatra, kesejahteraan satwa, pemanfaatan, wisata

Judul: Metrik Einstein (Anti-) Self-Dual Berdimensi Empat dengan Metode Cartan
Abstrak: Gravitational field equation can be formulated in differential forms (differential geometry), which describes gravity as a manifestation of the curvature of space-time. Curvature of space-time is characterized by a metric that satisfies the gravitational field equation. With differential forms it can be formulated the (anti-) self-dual Einstein equation, which is a modification of the Cartan structure in (anti-) self-dual basis. Calculation of (anti-) self-dual metric with (anti-) self-dual Einstein equation is simpler than the calculation using Christoffel symbols.
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