Judul: Penilaian Ekonomi Wisata dan Strategi Pengelolaan Wana Wisata Kawah Putih di Kabupaten Bandung, Jawa Barat.
Abstrak: Wana Wisata Kawah Putih merupakan salah satu destinasi wisata yang berada di Desa Alam Endah, Kabupaten Bandung, Jawa Barat. Keberadaan wisata tersebut memberikan manfaat bagi masyarakat lokal yang mendirikan usahanya di dalam kawasan. Kuatnya daya tarik wisata ini dilihat dari keunikan sumber daya alam berupa Kawah Putih. Namun adanya kecenderungan jumlah kunjungan menjadi suatu hal yang perlu diperhatikan untuk kelangsungannya. Dengan demikian perlu adanya strategi pengelolaan agar Wana Wisata Kawah Putih bisa lebih berkembang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis persepsi wisatawan, mengestimasi nilai ekonomi, menganalisis dampak ekonomi dari kegiatan wisata, dan menganalisis strategi pengembangan kawasan Wana Wisata Kawah Putih. Metode yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif, Travel Cost Method (TCM), multiplier effect, dan SWOT. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa persepsi wisatawan terhadap kondisi alam dinilai baik sedangkan persepsi terhadap beberapa fasilitas seperti toilet, tempat parkir dinilai cukup baik, aksesbilitas dan keamanan dinilai masih buruk. Nilai ekonomi Wana Wisata Kawah Putih sebesar Rp 1.556.462.334 per tahun. Dampak ekonomi langsung sebesar Rp 7.276.043.520 per tahun, dampak ekonomi tidak langsung sebesar Rp 2.427.908.160 per tahun, dan dampak ekonomi lanjutan sebesar Rp 391.875.972 per tahun. Nilai Keynesian income multiplier yaitu sebesar 1,05, ratio income multiplier tipe I sebesar 1,33, dan tipe II sebesar 1,38. Adapun SWOT menempatkan Wana Wisata Kawah Putih pada sel I yang mengindikasikan berada pada posisi tumbuh dan membangun. Adapun strategi yang dapat dilakukan yaitu dengan meningkatkan promosi wisata baik melalui media cetak, elektronik, maupun sosial media dan menambah atraksi tambahan di sekitar kawasan
Keyword: dampak ekonomi, nilai ekonomi, SWOT, travel cost method, Wana Wisata Kawah Putih

Judul: Dampak Ekonomi dan Strategi Pengelolaan Ekowisata di Wana Wisata Cikole Kabupaten Bandung Barat
Abstrak: Bandung Barat District has tourism potential which contribute to increase regional economic development. Tourism activities support bussiness unit and create employment for local community. Wana Wisata Cikole is a new natural tourism spot in Lembang Subdistrict, Bandung Barat District and has not yet known to many people. However a competition within tourism object around Lembang Subdistrict become a threat to the development of Wana Wisata Cikole. The purposes of the study were to: (1) identify the characteristics of tourist, business units, and labor in Wana Wisata Cikole, (2) analyze the economic impact of recreational activities in Wana Cikole on local community, (3) analyze the tourist satisfaction rate on tourism attributes in Wana Wisata Cikole, and (4) formulate management strategy of Wana Wisata Cikole. Analysis used were descriptive analysis to identify the characteristics of tourist, business units, and labor, Multiplier Effect to analyze the economic impact, Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) and Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) to analyze tourist satisfaction index, and Strenght Weakness Opportunity Threat (SWOT) to formulate the management strategy. Multiplier Effect analysis shows that Wana Wisata Cikole has been given direct, indirect, and induced economic impact on the economy of local community. The tourist satisfaction index of Wana Wisata Cikole is at satisfied criteria. To improve tourism services, the tourism management needs to increase the quality and the quantity of employees, improve the availability of information boards, enhance the security system, increase the amount of tour guide, as well as improve the handling of visitors complaints. Alternative management strategies of Wana Wisata Cikole to increase economic impact on local community are adds new tourist attraction as well as adds facility and infrastructure.
Keyword: management strategy., customer satisfaction index, multiplier effect, economic impact, Wana Wisata Cikole

Judul: Optimization of Alginate-Chitosan Microcapsules Formation for Leydig Cells Encapsulation
Abstrak: Hypogonadism is a clinical condition characterized by low concentrations of testosterone. It is caused by malfunction of Leydig cells in producing testosterone. Encapsulation method will protect the transplanted cells from the immune system rejection. The aims of this study was to optimize the formation of microcapsules for Leydig cells encapsulation. The microcapsules were made of alginate and chitosan as the first and the second coating agents, respectively. The result showed that the minimum concentration of alginate was 1.5% (w/v) with a viscosity of 33.8 cPs, resulted spherical microcapsules with diameters of 230-270 µm. The optimum concentration of chitosan as the second coating agent was 0.5% (w/v), resulted spherical microcapsule with mechanical stability in 4 hours. Leydig cells can be trapped inside the capsule with a density that proportional with concentration of cells used in the encapsulation.
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