ABSTRAK
USWATUN NISA.
Partisipasi Masyarakat Terhadap Keberadaan Hutan Mangrove di Desa Percut Kecamatan Percut Sei Tuan Kabupaten Deli Serdang. Di bawah bimbingan DARMA BAKTI dan FEBRINA ARLIHutan mangrove di Desa Percut Kecamatan Percut Sei Tuan Kabupaten Deli Serdang mulai terdegradasi dan mengalami kerusakan akibat aktivitas manusia dan alam. Penelitian ini difokuskan pada tingkat partisipasi masyarakat terhadap keberadaan hutan mangrove di Desa Percut, yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui adanya hubungan antara karateristik individu dengan partisipasi masyarakat dan kendala-kendala yang mempengaruhi partisipasi masyarakat. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada bulan April-Mei 2016. Pengambilan sampel mengunakan metode purposive samplingdengan melakukan wawancara dan penebaran kuisioner pada masyarakat yang berada di kawasan mangrove desa Percut. Adapun hasil penelitian ini diketahui bahwa tingkat partisipasi masyarakat terhadap keberadaan hutan mangrove adalah sedang dengan indek 58,65% dimana tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan antara karateristik individu (umur, jumlah anggota keluarga, lama bermukim, pendidikan) dengan partisipasi masyarakat terhadap keberadaan mangrove didesa Percut, namun hanya karakteristik individu pendapatan dan pekerjaan yang memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan partisipasi masyarakat.
Kata kunci : Hutan Mangrove, Partisipasi Masyarakat, Karateristik Individu
ABSTRACT
USWATUN NISA. Society Participation Against the Existence of Mangrove Forest in Percut, Percut Sei Tuan Sub district, Deli Serdang Regency. UnderAcademic Supervision by DARMA BAKTI and FEBRINA ARLI.
Mangrove forest in Percut, Percut Sei Tuan sub district, Deli Serdang regency begins to be degraded and damaged due to human activities and nature process. This study focuses on identifying society participation level toward the existence of mangrove forest in the Percut, which aims to determine the existence of relationship between individual characteristics and society participation and the constraints that affect society participation. This study was conducted on April to May 2016. The sampling technique was purposive sampling method which was done by conducting interviews and distributing questionnaires to society in mangrove areas, in Percut. The result of this study shows that society participation toward the existence of mangrove forest is in average level with the 58.65% index. It means that there is no significant relationship between individual characteristics (age, number of family members, long living, and education) and society participation. Yet individual characteristics such as income and job show that they have significant relationship with society participation toward the existence of the mangrove forest.
Keywords: Mangrove Forests, Society Participation, Individual Characteristics
