Rural wealth creation strategy on coastal villages in Indonesia (Case Study: Weru village, Lamongan)

¹ Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, Indonesia
² Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: ivandyhalim@gmail.com

Abstract

Rural Wealth Creation (RWC) can be considered how developing a rural economy, by increasing its potential including physical, financial, natural, human resources, and social, leads to self-sufficiency. Those also affect other factors such as infrastructure and creating opportunities for different villages and their people to grow and develop in villages. This research is purposed to show how implementing a rural economy is based on the RWC concept, with its locus focusing on coastal villages in Indonesia, especially Weru village, located on the north coast of Lamongan. Weru Village in Paciran District is one of the fishing centers in the Lamongan Regency where the dominant catch is fish. Data on this research is collected by multimethod approaches, which include Delphi analysis based on an interview with a stakeholder, and another interview with fishermen based on probabilistic sampling to determine factors that influence them. Stakeholder analysis was carried out to determine the actors who have influence and interest in the development of coastal villages. It is followed by identifying its advantages, disadvantages, and effectiveness in its implementation based on in-depth interviews. This leads to the policy-making process of giving strategies for developing the rural coastal economy in Weru village.