MERAJUT HIDUP DARI BENGOK Pola-Pola Pemanfaatan Bengok (Eceng Gondok) Di Sekitar Danau Rawa Pening Dalam Perspektif Pembangunan Berkelanjutan
Abstract: Rawa Pening is one
of the 500 lakes in Indonesia, but has the condition of ecological demage quite
severe when compared with other lakes. This is because of theuncontrollable
weed water plants growth that covers most of the Lake Rawa Pening.Previous
research shows, in 2002 weed water plants population in Lake Rawa Pening hasreached
20% - 30% surface its waters – or area of 150 Ha, and growing each year. There are
efforts to control and eradicate the weed, but do not show significant result.
On the other hand, there are people who take advantages of weed water plants to
adequate theireconomic social life. They used with various patterns of
utilization of giving substantial economic value themselves in accordance with
the pattern of the utilization of that done. This research examines abaut the
utilization of weed water plants or water plants or water hyacinth, in the
perspective of sustainable development concept, using qualitative methods and
types of research descriptive. The source of the data in this research is societies
that utilize water hyacinth as a source of their livelihood by doing
observation and interview, beside supported with data skunder. The concept of
sustainable development focus of the balance of economic aspects, social and
environment. The utilization of water hyacinth as craft products, and the
utilization of peat land as fertilizer or growing media fungus is expected to
slightly resolve the problem of ecological in Rawa Pening, besides give
economic benefits and resolve socialissues, namely give jobs for the community.
Keywords: Lake Rawa Pening,
weed water plants or water hyacinth, Patterns of untilization of Water
Hyancinth, Sustainable Development
Penulis: Alvianto Wahyudi
Utomo
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd160254
