WILL Jakarta be a pleasant place to live in 2030? The Jakarta government predicts that Jakarta’s population will exceed 10 million people. Jakarta’s heavy population burden will spread to its satellite towns. The city which now has an estimated 9.5 million inhabitants will become one of 20 megacities as well as one of the economic centers of the world.

The city spatial and environmental plan for Jakarta from 2010 to 2030 should provide guid