Affiliations: [a] Department of Environmental, Spatial & Agrarian Law, Faculty of Law, Padjadjaran University, Sumedang Regency, Indonesia
| [b] Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia
| [c] Department of Environmental, Spatial & Agrarian Law, Faculty of Law, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia
Abstract: Certain lands in the Parigi district of the Pangandaran Regency are dominated by karst (both exokarst and endokarst). The study focuses on the use of land in the karst area of Parigi, a district in the Pangandaran Regency, and how karst areas are used for agriculture and tourism, seeking to identify the synchronisation of the regulations of both. The method of study was the juridical normative method and descriptive qualitative approach. Secondary data was obtained from regulations, while the primary data was obtained from field observation and interviews with the community, local government officials and staff at the West Java Geological Institute. The study showed that Pangandaran karst lands used for agricultural and tourism purposes are not yet regulated by the law although they generate economic benefits for local government. New regulation is needed, which should also cover the unused karst lands that generate intangible benefits as conservation areas.
