Interaksi Pulau-Pulau Kecil Di Kawasan Selatan Kabupaten Buton Terhadap Kota Bau-Bau

Abstrak

In this study, several other development areas in the island of Buton were selected as areas having potential interactions with the research area that consist of seven districts. The method employed here is of quantitative analysis with gravity model to determine the value of interactive potential with other development in Buton Island that, in turn, transformed using statistical scaling method. The value of the level of development of small islands and the Value of the level of real interaction between the small island and Bau-Bau City can be described using cross tabulation method. The results demonstrated that the high value of real interaction between the small islands in the southern region of Buton regency with the Bau-Bau City can not be followed by higher level of development when, in the process of interaction, there was no effort to improve human resources, no economic activities in local market and the interaction with other developing area remain lower. Based on the assessment of researched locations interaction with other area of development in Buton Island, the highest value of all interactive potential between the regions in the researched location was found in Batuatas-Sampolawa subdistrict, followed by Kadatua-Batauga and Siompu-Batauga subdistricts. Recommendation for optimization in the research location, among others, is the improvement of human resources, provision of capital for local traders, improving the quality and quantity of transportation, provision of modern fishing equipment, opening of new sea transportation routes for all islands and making goat and poultry farms as the main livelihood of sectors after fisheries. Keywords: Real interaction, Interactive potential, Interaction Optimization, level of development