Jakarta, drawing the city near /

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Jakarta, a city rife with disparities like many cities in the Global South, is undergoing rapid change. Alongside its megastructures, high-rise residential buildings, and franchised convenience stores, Jakarta's massive slums and off-hour street markets foster an unsettled urban population surv...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Simone, A. M. (Abdou Maliqalim) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2014.
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Subjects:
City planning > Indonesia > Jakarta.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Regional Planning.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
City planning
Social conditions
Jakarta (Indonesia) > Social conditions.
Indonesia > Jakarta
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Rehearsal for an urban commons in Jakarta
  • The near-South: between megablock and slum
  • The urban majority: improvised livelihoods in mixed-up districts
  • Devising relations: markets, streets, households, and workshops
  • Endurance: risking the familiar
  • Inventive policy: integrating residents into running the city
  • Conclusion: reimagining a commons.

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