ABSTRACT: The government Padang City in West Sumatera, Indonesia issued a Letter of Decree of Padang Mayor No.3/1998, setting historical buildings amounted to 74 old buildings. Nowadays, the historical buildings keep decreasing, along with the lack of government control and the occurrence of natural disasters, such as earthquakes in 2009. It becomes an irony considering that those buildings preserving stories, cultures, art, and romantic lives. In the past, some of the old buildings were functionally exchanged, and partly it was left neglected and crumbled away. It is needed historical seriousness and awareness from many stakeholders, both the government and the parties of the tourism industry, including Padang society, to develop and to preserve the Padang Old Town tourism. This study is aimed to analyze the policies implemented by the government of Padang City in managing and realizing the Old Town as an asset source of tourism areas. The method used in this study is a qualitative research one, including the stage of observation, interviews, and documentation. The results show that the government of Padang City has implemented several policies to manage and make the Old Town as tourist destination area in Padang, since 1998; but, in the reality, there are still many problems faced, especially related to the ownership status of the old building itself. The building ownership is still controlled by private parties. These conditions are even compounded by an earthquake occurring on 30^th September 2009, which caused the Padang’s old buildings were damaged more seriously and some were even flat to the ground.

KEY WORDS: Policy Analysis; Old Town; Padang City; Tourism; Development Planning.

About the Authors: Refni Yulia, M.Hum. and Meri Erawati, M.Hum. are the Lecturers at the Department of History Education STKIP PGRI (College of Education anf Teacher Training, Teacher Union of the Republic of Indonesia) West Sumatra, Jalan Gunung Pangilun, Nanggalo, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia. Dr. Nopriyasman is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of History, Faculty of Humanities UNAND (Andalas University) in Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia. E-mails address: refniyulia17@gmail.com, merierawati@gmail.com, and nopriyasman@yahoo.com

How to cite this article? Yulia, Refni, Meri Erawati & Nopriyasman. (2016). “Analysis of Policy and Management of Old Town Based-Tourism in Padang City” in TAWARIKH: International Journal for Historical Studies, Vol.8(1) October, pp.45-58. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press and UIN SGD Bandung, ISSN 2085-0980.

Chronicle of the article: Accepted (September 8, 2016); Revised (September 27, 2016); and Published (October 28, 2016).

Policy Analysis; Old Town; Padang City; Tourism; Development Planning

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