Tropical Wetland Journal
Vol 5 No 1 (2019): Tropical Wetland Journal

Rational Choice of Farmers in The Peat Land Conversion the Gambut sub-district, South Kalimantan

Budi Suryadi (Post-Graduate Programe Lambung Mangkurat University)
Bachruddin Ali Ahmad (Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Lambung Mangkurat University)
Husein Abdurahman (Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Lambung Mangkurat University)
Syahrida Syahrida (Faculty of Law, Lambung Mangkurat University)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Nov 2019

Abstract

Peat land existence from day to day has decreased. Peat land deficit correlates with increasing development activity. From beginning until now peat lands are always faced with the need for development. The fact of Peat land is one of the land that used for the interest of development activities from government and private. This research used qualitative methods with a variety of phenomenology. Data collection techniques used a thick description and data analysis a used interactive model with four grooves that is data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion continuously until saturated. Research result shows that farmers become an actor in the conversion process peat lands to other functions. Farmers action to sell peat lands to government and the private sector is rational choice at the time. Although selling land, farmers do not lose land because farmers have land abroad through purchase new land from money sales result peat lands previous.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

twj

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Education Medicine & Pharmacology Other

Description

The journal will accept any manuscripts related to tropical wetland issues. The articles in this journal may from dissertations, theses, research reports, scientific papers and articles reviews. This journal is published in every 2 (twice) in a year (July and ...