Urban flood risk management : looking at Jakarta /

Urban flood risk management : looking at Jakarta /

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Author / Creator:Silver, Christopher, 1951- author.
Imprint:Abingdon, Oxonn ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
© 2022
Description:viii, 197 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Routledge Research in Sustainable Planning and Development in Asia
Subject:
Flood control -- Indonesia -- Jakarta.
Urban runoff -- Indonesia -- Jakarta -- Management.
Storm sewers -- Indonesia -- Jakarta.
Flood control.
Storm sewers.
Urban runoff -- Management.
Indonesia -- Jakarta.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12701249
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ISBN:9780367774271
0367774275
9780367774301
0367774305
9781003171324
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"Like so many of the coastal cities in Southeast Asia (and other regions) established during European colonialism, there has been an ongoing challenge for decades dealing with the growing frequency and intensity of flooding. Jakarta's flood problems since the 1990s have been nothing less than monumental and the inability of the local and national governments to mitigate flooding in Jakarta is the most visible manifestation of fundamental water management deficiencies. This book offers a comprehensive and systematic historical assessment of Jakarta's water management practices from the colonial era through the early years of the Indonesian republic and Jakarta's emergence as a sprawling megacity. The book draws upon a vast multidisciplinary literature and a wide array of government documents to unravel the complex history of water management that has led to approximately forty percent of the city now lying below sea level. This book will be a useful reference to those who research on topics such as urbanization in Southeast Asia, sustainable development, urban and planning history, environmental planning, issues of water management (and flooding) and the politics of planning and development"--
Other form:Online version: Silver, Christopher, 1951- Urban flood risk management 1 Edition. New York : Routledge, 2022 9781003171324

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