Nature, Land, and Sustainability : Exploring the Livelihood Strategies of Local Community and Development of ^Miliarder Village^ Tuban Regency, Indonesia
Deti Rahmawati 1 - Endang Susilowati 2

Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember

Abstract

The sustainability of rural people^s lives is highly dependent on the availability of natural resources. Nature, soil, and environmental sustainability need to be managed for the sustainability of people^s lives and livelihoods. This study tries to elaborate on the livelihood and life assets of the community after the phenomenon of ^milarder village^ because of the loss of community agricultural land. The research method used in this study is quantitative with purposive sampling techniques to represent villages affected by industry in the Jenu sub-district. Popolation in this study are farmers and fishermen. Primary data was obtained from a survey with a sample of 30 people. The loss of land makes the environmental ecosystem and the sustainability of the lives of the people of Tuban Regency experience significant transfiguration. The variables in this study are 5 sustainable livelihood capitals including: human capital, natural capital, social capital, financial capital and physical capital. Social capital is the capital with the highest value (value 14.78) in the study area, the community has social values such as high gotongroyong and community organizations that run actively. Financial capital ranks as the second highest value (value 14.70), this is because after land acquisition, many people have compensation money with a high value, making people^s savings high. After losing land, many people chose to change professions and even moved to other villages and other districts. Strict assistance is needed after the compensation money is given, this is due to the low financial literacy of the community, so that buying the results of the compensation into consumptive goods makes survival strategies weak and requires extra assistance.

Keywords: Rural Livelihood, Local Community, Nature, Land, Sustainablity, Tuban milliarder Village

Topic: Development Studies and Humanities