1st Edition

Urban Flood Risk Management Looking at Jakarta

By Christopher Silver Copyright 2022
206 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Like so many of the coastal cities in Southeast Asia (and other regions) established during European colonialism, there has been an ongoing challenge for decades dealing with the growing frequency and intensity of flooding. Jakarta’s flood problems since the 1990s have been nothing less than monumental and the inability of the local and national governments to mitigate flooding in Jakarta is the... Read more
Introduction: Rising Water 1. Water in the Urban Landscape 2. Harnessing the Rivers for a Water City 3. Water Management in the New Capital 4. Return to the Waterfront 5. Job One: Dealing with Floods 6. The Social Costs of Flood Control 7. Jakarta’s Present and Future of Flood Risk Management

Biography

Christopher Silver, PhD, FAICP, is Professor at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida. He is a four-time Fulbright Senior Scholar in Indonesia and holds honorary professorships at the University of Indonesia and the Institute of Technology, Bandung.