Sustainability of clean water supply through ecotourism (A Study in Lembang Subdistrict)

The growth of tourism in Bandung City is also one of the factors that cause the rapid growth of population in Bandung City. This condition will certainly increase the need for a clean water supply for residents in this city. Fulfillment of clean water needs for inhabitants in the city of Bandung conducted by a regional company that is Regional Water Company TirtaWening Bandung that utilizes several sources of clean water such as surface water, springs, and groundwater that is located in the Cikapundung sub-watershed, which is still very potential for the provision of raw water for the needs of the inhabitants of Bandung and the land-used in the Cikapundung watershed itself is very diverse. Lembang subdistrict as the upstream area in this sub-watershed has a significant role in the water supply condition. This study will create a conceptual framework of sustainable tourism for clean water sustainability using a system dynamics approach that integrating land use, tourism, clean water, and sustainable tourism, and is expected to contribute to be an alternative solution to the problem of water supply in urban areas of Cikapundung sub-watershed, especially Bandung City, in the long run.