The Impact of Stone Mining Activities in Relation to Environmental Damage in Warembungan Village, Pineleng District, Minahasa Regency

摘要

The problem in this study is the occurrence of landslides and landscape changes in Warembungan Village, Pineleng District, Minahasa Regency. The purpose of this study is to examine the Impact of Stone Mining Activities concerning Environmental Damage in Warembungan Village. Descriptive qualitative method is used in this research. The population in this study are people who are directly involved in stone mining and those who are affected by stone mining. The technique of collecting the sample is random. Data collection techniques are interviews, observation, and documentation. The place and time of this study were in Warembungan Village in February - March 2017. Data analysis techniques used in this study were qualitative data analysis namely data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results of this research about stone mining activities in Warembungan Village have physical and socio-economic impacts. The physical impact due to stone mining in Warembungan Village is the occurrence of landslides due to cliffs from stone mining activities, changes in landscape shape. Socio-economic impacts are given jobs for the people in the Warembungan village and communities outside the Minahasa area.