Jakarta: City of a Thousand Dimensions - Paperback
by Abidin Kusno
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Abidin KusnoSeries:Across the Global South: Built Environments in Critical PerspectivePublish date:2023-08-19Pages:304
Languages:EnglishPublisher:National University of Singapore PressISBN-13:9789813252264ISBN-10:981325226XUPC:9789813252264Book Category:Business & Economics, Architecture, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Industries, Urban & Land Use Planning, Human GeographyBook Topic:ConstructionSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCAP6NK6SB
A study of the forces that shaped Jakarta into the city it is today. Indonesian writer Seno Gumira Ajidarma has called Jakarta a city of a thousand dimensions. A megacity of 30 million under threat from rising sea levels and temperatures, Jakarta and its resilient residents improvise and thrive. This book teases out some of the dimensions that have given shape to contemporary Jakarta, including the city's expanded flexibility in accommodating capital and labor, and the consistent lack of planning that can be understood as a result of both politics and the poetics of governing in the region. Jakarta is essential reading for those seeking to understand one of Asia's most dynamic cities.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:National University of Singapore PressISBN-13:9789813252264ISBN-10:981325226XUPC:9789813252264Book Category:Business & Economics, Architecture, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Industries, Urban & Land Use Planning, Human GeographyBook Topic:ConstructionSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCAP6NK6SB
Abidin Kusno is professor in the faculty of environmental and urban change at York University, Toronto, and former director of the York Centre for Asian Research.
Publisher: National University of Singapore Press
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