Although Jakarta experiences high annual rainfall totals (~1855mm), the aquifers are not fully recharged, a problem exacerbated by the urban land cover (Climate-Data.org 2018; Kimmelman 2017; Lyons 2015). Figure 1: Illustration of Jakarta 2007 flood event which had a 50-year return period. JBA Indonesia River Flood Maps (50-year Return Period
Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia with a population of about 9.6 million people, inhabiting an area of about 660 square-km. In the last three decades, urban development of Jakarta has grown
In addition to its polluted air and problems of overcrowding, Jakarta is also sinking at an alarming rate and researchers say large parts of it could be submerged by 2050.
To combat Jakarta’s traffic jams, the Governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama – commonly known as “Ahok” – has begun to implement several short and long-term policies since coming to office in October 2014. One of his long-term plans includes establishing a new Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) system. Construction has already begun and
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Public housing as a form of public housing policy is the answer to the problem of urbanization and urban housing problems, especially in Singapore and Japan. The Singapore government provides public housing built by the HDB (Housing Development Board) with high apartment types and minimum standards to reach 80% of the population.
The Jakarta city administration, with the approval of the Jakarta City Council, allo- cated a total budget of US$17.83 million in the first year of the Kampung Deret Pr o- gram (Jakarta Raya 2014 ).
Critiquing attempts to create “all-in kinds of solutions” (257) to urban problems in Jakarta, he calls for an engagement with “inventive policy”: a form of urban policy that is more flexible and incremental. Arguing that residents are “already participating” (255) in urban policy and have developed their own (temporary)
Jakarta is set for serious institutional problems because of the lack of regulations that govern urban institutions in Indonesia. Bold Initiatives Waiting for the formulation of a legal umbrella on urban regions, would indeed take a long time, while on the other hand, an institutional design is urgent for Jakarta after it is no longer the
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