Geoclogs: The Potential of a Special Economic Zone in Halmahera Utara Regency

Abstract

This study aims to review the economic potentials of Halmahera Utara Regency with Geo cluster, geologistic, and geostrategy variable approach, these three variables named geoclogs are still minimal terms discussed in previous studies. Geoclogs defined as a geographical or geographic approach by emphasizing the relationship between economic and financial investigations. Geocluster's potential analysis shows that Halmahera Utara Regency has a very creative community. Handicraft mat pandan from Halmahera Utara is very famous until exported out of the country. Almost all people in Halmahera Utara have a mat making skill.This skill is inherited gradually from generations. This product is usually used in traditional wedding ceremonies in Halmahera Utara. Geologistic potentials, Halmahera Utara, will be very fast forward if transport there repaired. Not only ground transportation but air transport and sea transportation. Halmahera Utara has a very extraordinary natural beauty, and if the access to transportation to go to the place is smooth, more and more tourists, both local and international, so encapsulate become one of the factors for the economic growth of Halmahera Utara Regency. Potential Geostrategy, this district is a remote or distant region, both from the capital city and provincial capital, Sofifi. However, its position has a high bargaining value because it is on the Pacific Rim, dealing directly with countries in the Pacific recesses, let alone ASEAN countries. That is, Halmahera Utara has a value of geostrategic worth reckoned, in addition to the abundant natural resources.

Geologistics: An Emerging Notion in Maritime Supply Chain

“…The authors examine conceptual and apparatus of geologistics and formulated the subject of geologistics as a science, as well as its relation to human geography. Wullur et al (2020) Analyse the economic potentials of Halmahera Utara Regency with Geo cluster, geologistics, and geostrategy variable approach that these three variables named as geoclogs are still minimal terms discussed in previous research.…”

“…Apart from that, for the past year geologistics are being discussed as geoclogs by Wullur et al (2020). Geoclogs as a new concept integrates three economic spatial planning variables which is geo cluster, geologistics, and geostrategy (Wullur et al, 2020). In this paper, Wullur are discussing on the economic potentials of the Halmahera Utara Regency with these three variables.…”

“…In the past literature, researcher still have no clear identification on the geologistics concept as it is still not universally known in any area especially in maritime. Although, there is a lack on the sources of the literature it still have some sources that might help to get some ideas on how the geologistics concept should be interpret (Wullur et al, 2020;Grytsevych & Senkiv, 2017;Pytulyak, 2014;Sachaklian, 2012;Lussault, 2011). Thus, this is the reason on why this concept (geologistics) was are not being used extensively especially in the maritime nations of the world.…”