The Cost to Jakarta’s Coast
The 2010-2030 Spatial Plan for DKI Jakarta still includes reclamation as part of the development plan for North Jakarta, although controversy over this issue continues. A series of environmental damages must be repaired first. A Citizens Coalition will also file a class action suit requesting revisions to the spatial plans for the region.
July 14, 2010
THE special area of the capital city Jakarta has a coastline which is 32 kilometers long extending from the fishing community of Marunda to Kamal Muara. Now, if we look from the coastal waters, various features of Jakarta can be seen from the north. From the most easterly side, bordering on the district of Bekasi, the fishing community of Marunda can be seen with only two neighborhoods remaining. The Eastern Flood Canal, which just reached to the
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