Jakarta : drawing the city near / AbdouMaliq Simone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simone, A. M. (Abdou Maliqalim), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Indonesia--Jakarta.

City planning.

Jakarta (Indonesia)--Social conditions.

Jakarta (Indonesia).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : University of Minnesota Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 surviving in difficult conditions. But where does the vast middle of urban life fit into this dichotomy? In Jakarta, Drawing the City Near, AbdouMaliq Simone examines how people who the largest part of the population, such as the craftsmen, shopkeepers, and public servants, navigate and affect positive devel

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Rehearsal for an Urban Commons in Jakarta; 1 The Near-South Between Megablock and Slum; 2 The Urban Majority Improvised Livelihoods in Mixed-up Districts; 3 Devising Relations Markets, Streets, Households, and Workshops; 4 Endurance Risking the Familiar; 5 Inventive Policy Integrating Residents into Running the City; Conclusion: Reimagining a Commons; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4529-4293-5

OCLC:

891445939