The Prospective Analysis of Coastal Town Development Based on Waterfront City (Case Study: Bantan Sub-District, Bengkalis–Riau Province)

Bantan Sub-district is one of area in Bengkalis District, Riau Province. Located on the coast called the Selat Baru Beach, ecological island separated from its parent, in this case is the Island of Sumatra, remote and insular nature. Having a large number of endemic species and the diversity of high value has a relatively small catchment area so that most of the surface water and sediment flow into the sea. In terms of social, economic and cultural, small islands is unique compared to its parent island. Bantan Sub-district, the potential as a small island is extremely limited and vulnerable to environmental changes, so must be optimized utilization and carefully constructed. The advantage of this area is located adjacent to Malaysia and there is an international ferry port to Malaysia. By positioning the region directly opposite the Selat Baru Beach, the right concept for supporting any limitation in this area is Waterfront City, followed by realizing sustainable conservation of environment. But, before doing some studies to support the concept, it is very important to measure prospectively of Bantan Sub-district based on coastal town in creating a waterfront city. The method used in this study is deductive method with the intention of seeing prospectively coastal city development activities based on waterfront city. The results of analysis, coastal town development based on waterfront city in Bantan Sub-district are very prospective business to develop. The business is well positioned as a mature and profitable strategic advantage profile. This analysis is a combination between matrix ETOP and SAP position. The integration of the supporting elements can create a sustainable coastal town. As the leading sectors and capital develop, the region favored the tourism sector, especially beach tourism. With the object of coastal tourism can be a tourist attraction in the Bantan Sub-district, then this can be used as a strategic area of tourism development that will be able to bring significant profits to the advancement and improvement of the economic potential of tourism locals.