Planning the Megacity

Jakarta in the Twentieth Century

By:

Christopher Silver

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Planning, History and Environment Series

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Planning the Megacity examines the dramatic transformation of Jakarta over the past century. In 1900, the colonial capital of the Netherland Indies, then known as Batavia, was a compact city of approximately 150,000 inhabitants. During the next hundred years, but especially after 1950, it was transformed into the sprawling ‘megacity’ of more than 9 million in an urbanized region that boasted nearly 18 million by 2000. How this metamorphosis took place and what it meant for the life of Jakartans are questions central to the story of the city, as is the role of both local and national leaders in the control and manipulation of processes of growth. As Christopher Silver reveals, Jakarta’s place as Indonesia’s most prestigious city, and its capital city, subjected it to conflicting approaches to planning, and placed its development within the vortex of national development. He reveals how colonialism, the struggle for independence and for improving the national condition, together with aspirations for economic modernization, contributed to the distinctive character of Southeast Asia’s largest metropolitan area.

Author Biography:

Christopher Silver is Dean of the College of Design, Construction and Planning and Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Florida, Gainesville.

Release date Australia

April 4th, 2011

Author

Christopher Silver

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

4 Tables, black and white; 16 Line drawings, black and white; 41 Halftones, black and white

Pages

254

Series

Planning, History and Environment Series

Dimensions

156x234x14

ISBN-13

9780415665711

Product ID

10042680

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