Utilization of Used-Goods as an Environmental Aesthetics Tourist Attraction Case Study: Kampong Pelangi, Semarang

摘要

Used-goods or scraps do not only pollute the environment but also damage the aesthetics of the environment visually. Handling those scraps wrongly could cause the environment be a slum area. In contrary, by handling those scraps in a good way could not only avoid the diseases but also could upgrade the quality of the environment. One of the examples is what Kampong Pelangi society has done to their environment. Kampong Pelangi which is now a unique tourist spot in the city of Semarang has succeeded to recycle used-goods (reuse) to be the products that not only be used but also be elements of aesthetics enhancement in the village area. Because of those reasons, we are attracted to write of this research paper. The research method is qualitative study with observation approach, interview, and literature study. The expecting results of the discussion are the identification of used-goods that are used by Kampong Pelangi society. Thus, those recycled-goods become part of the visual aesthetics which become one of elements of tourism in Kampong Pelangi.