Eco-tourism through carrying capacity in Eris Village North Sulawesi: problems in process

Abstract A tourist destination must be developed in a balanced way, making the attractive to tourists while maintaining sustainability of its environment. Destinations are not only provide comfort for by build various facilities but also local people living place. One efforts is develop eco-friendly destinations including built it. If development carried out destroying environment, many parties will harmed, as result, interested visit. Therefore, create sustainable important based on carrying capacity. The advantages knowing threshold so that does over tourism and environment itself still maintained remains comfortable community. This research was conducted destinations, focus measurement process. goal find problems occur process it can an anticipatory step developing destination. method used this case study Eris Village North Sulawesi, where village has natural community conditions have potential Interviews were with stakeholders their projections. results obtained show determination spots at beginning becomes issue creating especially