Marine Tourism Infrastructure and Human Resources Development

In the development of marine tourism, two kinds of impacts on the environment will emerge, positive and negative. The positive impacts include: (1) increasing accessibility and economic activities (2) increasing amenities, and (3) creating attractions. The negative impacts include: (1) pollution of the environment, change the quality of the environment. (2) change the original shape of the Marine tourism area, and (3) social impacts. When the development concepts have been realized and managed optimally, it will automatically have a major impact on improving the community’s economy in a sustainable manner in the future, which will open up large enough jobs. On the outside the region, the community can feel the positive impact of the development of tourism and economic improvement, because the community can also take the opportunity to try in the fields related to the development of marine tourism around the area. Conversely, it could only receive bad consequences from the development of marine tourism. It can be concluded, that there will be sustainable development if there is a balance between infrastructure development and human resource development. This research is part of a case study on the initial concept of structuring the Gampong Krueng Raya coastal area, Sabang City, NAD, from the socio-economic aspect. This research uses descriptive qualitative and interpretative methods. Data and information obtained by literature study and field observations.