TITLE:
Managing the Urban Environment of Jakarta, Indonesia
AUTHORS:
David J. Edelman, Diah Setyorini Gunawan
KEYWORDS:
Urban Environmental Management, Jabotadebek, City and Regional Planning, Developing Countries, Southeast Asia, ASEAN
JOURNAL NAME:
Current Urban Studies,
Vol.8 No.1,
March
3,
2020
ABSTRACT: This article brings the contemporary thinking and
practice of Urban Environmental Management (UEM) to the solution of current
environmental problems in Jakarta, Indonesia, which is both the largest city in
Southeast Asia and the heart of the world’s second largest urban agglomeration, Jabotadebek. Such cities face more immediate problems than those in the
developed world and have fewer resources to deal with them. The study first
considers the context of Indonesia, and then reviews issues of poverty
alleviation, industry, transportation, energy, water, sewage and sanitation, and finance. Finally, it proposes a 5-year plan to help
alleviate the urban environmental problems of the city utilizing a real-world
database and a limited budget.