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In Jakarta, climate change has been detected through rising air temperatures, increased intensity of rainfall in the … sedimentation (as a result of erosion in the watersheds above Jakarta and as indicated by sediment yield in the downstream area). In …, computed average discharge in the downstream area (near Jakarta) increased between 2.5 and 35 m<Superscript>3</Superscript …
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recognised that estimates of the vulnerability of cities are essential for planning adaptation measures. Jakarta is a case in … future coastal flood hazard, we set up a GIS-based flood model of northern Jakarta to simulate inundated area and value of …
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Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia with a population of about 9.6 million people, inhabiting an area of about 660 … square-km. In the last three decades, urban development of Jakarta has grown very rapidly in the sectors of industry, trade … process. It has been reported for many years that several places in Jakarta are subsiding at different rates. The leveling …
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Suharto's image abroad will mostly be as a Cold Warrior and unwanted tyrant, but most Indonesians see him through a more complicated filter. His death may now mark the beginning of a journey to a greater understanding of his legacy. Or Indonesians may prefer to quietly turn the page, leaving him...
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Will history treat Suharto kindly? Certainly many of his countrymen today do not. But the pendulum of condemnation has swung too far, and Suharto’s death last week should be the impetus for a reappraisal of his legacy. While it is right for the unsavory aspects of the “New...
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The Jakarta Metropolitan area has experienced urban sprawl. Existing planning processes do not appear to manage sprawl …
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Jakarta has suffered major floods in 2002, 2007, and 2013. To cope with and adapt to both the current and future flood … Jakarta. The model is based on the Damagescanner model, adapted for Jakarta using local information on hazard, exposure, and … class and to derive vulnerability curves specific for Jakarta. We compare the resulting simulated damages to reported …
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Jakarta, as the capital of the Republic of Indonesia, has long been known to be at risk from flood hazard. It is … order to investigate the community responses and adaptation strategies employed in Jakarta, in-depth interviews were …
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Asian cities. Part One contains essays from participants from Chongqing, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and …
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, but also that of the city overall. An examination of the water infrastructure in Jakarta, Manila and Ho Chi Minh City …
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