Changing Spaces Making Places: Social Inequality Case Studies - Jembatan Besi, Jakarta, Indonesia And Northwood, Irvine, California, USA Flashcards
What is the population of Jakarta?
The most populated city in Indonesia, with 10,770,000 people
What is the population of Jembatan Besi?
31,335 people in 2010
Where is Jembatan Besi located?
4km northwest of the city Center, next to the Ciliwung River
What are the social conditions of Jembatan Besi?
People live in tightly-packed slums, schools are poorly equipped and most children do not finish school, but instead are sent to work to make family income
What are the economic conditions of Jembatan Besi?
The poorest 10% only have access to 2.9% of Indonesia’s wealth, and employment is often insecure and irregular, mostly being unskilled labour
What are the health conditions of Jembatan Besi?
Factories like those used to create garments have very few health and safety precautions, sanitation and clean water is very rare and healthy fruit or vegetables are a luxury
What are the pollution conditions in Jembatan Besi?
Air pollution is very high, the rivers and groundwater are filled with sewage and waste and the buildings are littered with rubbish
What are the nutrition conditions in Jembatan Besi?
Food is mostly rice and preserved meats, with very little fresh protein or produce, and is often shared between people, causing malnutrition. Water is also disease-ridden and highly polluted
What are the housing conditions in Jembatan Besi?
Houses are tightly-packed and made from scrap metal, wood and bricks. They have little to no sunlight and houses are stacked on top of other houses. Kerosene and electrical wires are improperly used and tapped into, so fire risks are very high due to the tight packing of people (average of 5 people per home)
What was the plan for the creation of Irvine?
The edge city was fully designed with the vision statement to be safe, clean and have a high quality of life
Where is Northwood located?
Northwood is a neighbourhood of the edge city Irvine, which is near to Los Angeles in California, USA. It is 10km east of the Pacific Ocean
What is an edge city?
A place that’s away from the CBD (Central Business District) of a city, and is almost like a separate place, having its own businesses and self-sufficient urban areas
What are the social conditions of Northwood?
The crime rate is 61% lower than the national average, schools are regularly assessed as among the highest achieving nationally and there is a large range of employment opportunities
What is the population of Northwood?
In 2018, 49000 people lived in Northwood
What are the economic conditions of Northwood?
There are a number of high-end tech companies in a range of spheres including video games, semiconductors, aerospace engineering and medical research. There is a lot of investment into these existing and start-up companies
