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The number of people who live in a city is surprisingly hard to work out. That's partly because populations shift…
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How decades of flooding prompted the ‘new’ Jakarta move
After delays due to the pandemic, the government of Indonesia approved a plan to relocate the capital city from Jakarta…
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I’ve been visiting the city of Palu in Central Sulawesi, a province in Indonesia, for the past 38 years as…
ByA new app hopes to get Jakarta walking again
Growing up in Jakarta, one of the most vibrant yet congested cities in the world, I used to be highly…
ByMaking smart cities work for people. No 1: Crowdsourcing flood maps in Jakarta
The “Smart City” is a vision of what cities might look like in the future if they adopt a range…
ByWhat can a megacity like Jakarta do to tackle pollution and end gridlock?
Action on mobility and climate need to be taken now. As one of the most congested cities in the world,…
BSD City: a response to Jakarta’s rapid urbanisation
Carissa Widjojo works on strategic planning and corporate strategy at Sinar Mas Land, the Indonesian property developer behind the Bumi Serpong…
ByThis Indonesian man runs a mobile library from the back of his horse
What do you need to start a library? Ask most municipal governments, and the answer will involve some combination of…
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