Juxtapositions in Jakarta: How Flood Interventions Reinforce and Challenge Urban Divides

Flood preparedness initiatives of high-risk communities of Jakarta

Disas ter p reparedness o f a megacity is enhanced by disaster preparedness of its communities. This case study shows how flood preparedness in the high-risk communities of Jakarta can be achieved through a combination of understanding their risks, preparing for disasters, and by improving the early warning of incoming inundation. What’s inside 1 Hazard and socio-economic profile of Jakarta 1 H...

Bridging Urban Digital Divides? Urban Polarisation and Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs)

The societal diffusion of information and communications technologies (ICTs) remains starkly uneven at all scales. It is in the contemporary city that this unevenness becomes most visible. In cities, clusters and enclaves of ‘superconnected’ people, Ž rms and institutions often rest cheek-by-jowel with large numbers of people with non-existent or rudimentary access to communications technologie...

Termite Diversity in Urban Landscape, South Jakarta, Indonesia

The population of South Jakarta, a city within the Province of Jakarta Capital Region, is increasing annually, and the development of land into building causes termite diversity loss. The aim of this research was to determine the diversity of subterranean termite species and their distribution in South Jakarta and to evaluate the soil profile termite habitat. This study was conducted in South J...

The urban features of informal settlements in Jakarta, Indonesia

This data article contains the urban features of three informal settlements in Jakarta: A. Kampung Bandan; B. Kampung Luar Batang; And C. Kampung Muara Baru. The data describes the urban features of physical structures, infrastructures, and public services. These data include maps showing locations of these settlements, photography of urban status, and examples of urban fabric. The data are obt...

Non-structural Measures in Urban Flood Management