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This paper describes the development of a blended-based sustainable training model. The blended learning model is used to overcome participants' limited time constraints in ongoing training to increase the competency of tourism village community empowerment facilitators. The research method used is development research. The research subjects were community empowerment facilitators in tourist villages, DKI Jakarta, and West Java. The data collection techniques used were observation, interviews, and literature review. Data analysis in this research was carried out using qualitative descriptions. The study results show that conceptually implementing a blended learning-based continuous training model increases facilitators' competence in empowering the Tourism Village community through the stages of input, process, and output analysis. In the input component, the training manager maps the competency of the facilitator's objective conditions; the training process component uses an andragogy approach where participants have self-concept practical experience and can overcome the problems they face; and the output component produces tourism village facilitators who master three competency elements, namely basic, core and special. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Over decades, urban roads in Jakarta have been suffering from flooding due to excessive surface runoff. A majority of existing urban road pavement installation in Jakarta has been utilizing the conventional pavement type. A typical conventional pavement is ineffective in reducing the surface runoff volume, particularly during high precipitation events. All stormwater has to flow onto the drainage with extreme discharge. As a consequence, the urban roads are full of puddles of various heights and lengths of time. To reflect on this issue, the authors conducted a review paper, to sum up, the extensive but dispersed literature on commonly permeable pavements. This study reviewed porous asphalt, pervious concrete, and interlocking concrete pavers. In addition, four crucial points are highlighted as consideration: (1) the structural capability, (2) permeability, (3) water quality and (4) economic risk. This research review concluded that permeable pavement is more effective in reducing flooding compared to conventional pavement. Among those three pavement types, porous asphalt pavement is the most possible to be implemented for urban roads in Jakarta, especially for light traffic. Since this pavement meets the Indonesian national standard requirements for structural capability and has less economic risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]