PRAKTIK LAND GRABBING: DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP TRANSFORMASI WISATA DAN SOSIAL EKONOMI MASYARAKAT DI KECAMATAN UBUD, KABUPATEN GIANYAR, PROVINSI BALI
maghrisa nur pasha, Prof. Dr. R. Rijanta, M.Sc. dan Dr. Erlis Saputra, S.Si., M.Si.
2026 | Tesis | S2 Geografi
Tourism development in Ubud District has undergone a long-term transformation that is closely intertwined with changes in land use, local livelihoods, and socio-cultural structures. This study is motivated by the growing intensity of land-use conversion from agricultural land to tourism infrastructure, which raises critical questions about land control, social equity, and sustainability. The research aims to analyze how tourism expansion has shaped spatial transformation and facilitated land grabbing practices, as well as to examine its economic, socio-cultural, and educational impacts on local communities. By framing tourism development as a structural process, this study highlights the interconnection between global tourism dynamics and local agrarian change.
This research employs a mixed qualitative-spatial approach, combining temporal spatial analysis of land-use change (1999–2025) with in-depth interviews involving local communities, customary leaders, and tourism workers. The findings reveal that tourism-driven land grabbing in Ubud does not occur through overt coercion, but rather through legal-formal and short-term agreements perceived as beneficial by local landowners, such as land leasing, employment opportunities, and temporary compensation. In the long term, however, these mechanisms weaken community control over land, accelerate the proletarianization of local labor, and increase economic dependence on low-wage tourism employment. The expansion of tourism has also shifted educational orientations toward short-term vocational pathways aligned with the hospitality sector, while socio-culturally it has blurred the boundaries between private, sacred, and public spaces through the commodification of rituals and everyday life. Overall, the study demonstrates that tourism-led development in Ubud has produced structural inequalities and socio-ecological vulnerabilities, positioning land grabbing as a central feature of contemporary tourism transformation.
Kata Kunci : Land Grabbing, Tourism, Agrarian Transformation, Socio-Ecological Impacts