Jakarta : City of a Thousand Dimensions
Jakarta : City of a Thousand Dimensions
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Author(s): Kusno, Abidin
ISBN No.: 9789813252264
Pages: 304
Year: 202308
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 38.64
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

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.


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