SOSIOLOGIA : Jurnal Agama dan Masyarakat ISSN : 2986-4682 DOI : https://doi.org/10.35905/sosiologia Journal Homepage: https://ejurnal.iainpare.ac.id/index.php/sosiologi/index Received: 18 Mei 2023 / Eccepted: 01 Juni 2023 / Published: 15 Juni 2023 Copyright: © 2022 the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Published by Al-Kindi Centre for Research and Development, London, United Kingdom. Page | 139 Pertambangan Kawasan Karts dan Kondisi Sosial Masyarakat Wahyuddin Bakri 1 , Suardi Laupe 2 , Andi Muhammad Ikbal Salam 3 1 Wahyuddin Bakri, Fakultas Ushuluddin Adab dan Dakwah, IAIN Parepare, Indonesia 2 Suardi Laupe, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Politik, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia 3 Andi Muhammad Ikbal Salam, Universitas Sulawesi Barat, Indonesia Corresponding Author: Author’s Name, Suardi Laupe, E-mail: spd.suardy@ymail.com | ABSTRAK Karst merupakan bentang alam yang sangat vital, kawasan karst sebagai destinasi alam yang alami berfungsi sebagai penyangga air, mampu menampung air sepanjang tahun dan bermanfaat dalam memenuhi pasokan air bersih bagi kelangsungan hidup masyarakat Maros. Kawasan karst disekitar Desa Salenrang telah dieksploitasi dalam skala besar dan hingga kini mempengaruhi kondisi ekonomi masyarakat. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengatahui dampak kondisi sosial ekonomi masyarakat diakibatkan pertambangan kawasan Karts. Informan dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari pemerintah, tokoh masyarakat, tokoh adat, pemerhati lingkungan, dan masyarakat. Metode penelitian ini yaitu kualitatif dengan pendekatan sosiologi lingkungan, teknik pengumpulan data yaitu penelitian lapangan yang ditempuh melalui observasi, wawancara mendalam dan telaah dokumen. Sementara analisis data diantaranya pengumpulan data, penyajian data, reduksi data, hingga kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pertambangan kawasan Karts berdampak besar pada kehidupan ekonomi masyarakat sehingga mempengaruhi keberlangsungan kehidupan masyarakat hingga pada merubah struktur sosial, interaksi sosial dan keadaan ekonomi. Dampak pertambangan kawasan Karts mempengaruhi kondisi masyarakat baik secara positif maupun secara negative, secara positif pertambangan kawasan Karts berdampak pada pengurangan pengangguran, membuka lowongan pekerjaan, merangsang pembangunan insfrastruktur sosial seperti tempat ibadah, perbankan dan pasar dan sarana pendidikan, perubahan pola pikir masyarakat industry. Sementara secara negative dampak pertambangan kawasan Karts diantaranya adalah terjadinya degradasi lingkungan, terjadinya konflik sosial dikarenakan adanya ketidakadilan ekonomis, dan menurunnya penghasilan petani dikarenakan kerusakan lingkungan. | KATAKUNCI Karst, Kawasan Pertambangan, Masyarakat, Dampak Ekonomi |ABSTRACT Karst is a very vital landscape, karst areas as natural destinations function as water buffers, are able to store water throughout the year and are useful in meeting the supply of clean water for the survival of the Maros people. The karst area around Salenrang Village has been exploited on a large scale and until now has affected the economic conditions of the community. The research aims to determine the impact of the socio-economic conditions of the community due to mining in the Karts area. The informants in this study consisted of government, community leaders, traditional leaders, environmentalists and the community. This research method is qualitative with an environmental sociology approach, the data collection technique is field research which is taken through observation, in-depth interviews and document review. While data analysis includes data collection, data presentation, data reduction, to conclusions. The results of research show that mining in Karts areas has a major impact on the economic life of the community so that it influences the sustainability of people's lives to the point of changing social structure, social interaction and economic conditions. The impact of mining in karts areas affects the condition of society both positively and negatively, positively mining Karts areas has an impact on reducing unemployment, opening up job vacancies, stimulating the development of social infrastructure such as places of worship, banking and markets and educational facilities, changing the mindset of industrial society. While the negative impacts of mining in Karts areas include environmental degradation, social conflicts due to economic injustice, and decreased farmers' income due to environmental damage. |KEYWORDS Karts, Mining Area, Community, Economic Impact