Community Water Literacy of Sacred Natural Sites
An Indigenous Alternative for Sustainable Groundwater Management
- DOI
- 10.2991/aebmr.k.220128.022How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Water Literacy; Sacred Natural Sites; Groundwater Management; Indigenous Knowledge; Sustainable Development
- Abstract
Water is an essential component of Balinese daily life, particularly in the spiritual realm, where holy water is required for rituals. This research employ descriptive analysis to describe water literacy among Hindu Balinese community, based on indigenous concepts related to sacred natural sites and sustainable groundwater management. To address this issue, a survey of 139 Balinese adults was undertaken in SARBAGITA (Denpasar Regency, Badung Regency, Gianyar Regency, and Tabanan Regency). According to the findings, the indigenous community network raised community awareness toward water management of sacred natural sites. They must be created and implemented because attitudes are shaped by knowledge of water management issues. In order to create and implement community water literacy and guide policy decisions on indigenous water resource management, more awareness and focused extension support are required. For further research, focusing on future education-based interventions should be based on specific policy decisions to include indigenous water knowledge in school curriculum and groundwater management methods, rather than simply sharing knowledge and raising awareness to achieve groundwater management sustainability.
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- © 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Amrita Nugraheni Saraswaty AU - Maryunani AU - Sri Muljaningsih AU - Putu Mahardika Adi Saputra PY - 2022 DA - 2022/01/28 TI - Community Water Literacy of Sacred Natural Sites BT - Proceedings of the Brawijaya International Conference on Economics, Business and Finance 2021 (BICEBF 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 165 EP - 171 SN - 2352-5428 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.220128.022 DO - 10.2991/aebmr.k.220128.022 ID - Saraswaty2022 ER -