Jakarta: City of a Thousand Dimensions

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.

Author: Abidin Kusno
Publisher: National University of Singapore Press
Published: 08/19/2023
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9789813252264
ISBN10: 981325226X
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Industries | Construction
- Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning
- Social Science | Human Geography

About the Author
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.