jembatan besi, indonsia

Question 1

case study

Answer 1

jembatan besi, jakarta indonesia

Question 2

jakarta

Answer 2

capital of indonisia, a counrty of 256 million people making it the 5h largest in the world

Question 3

wealth distrubution

Answer 3

wealthiest 10% control nearly 50% of the household income while the poorest 10% have only 3.4%

over 1/4 live in slum settlements

Question 4

what is jembatan besi

Answer 4

a slum, about 4km northwest of the city center, it has developed organically over the best 40 years.
with a population of around 4000

Question 5

social and economic conditions

Answer 5

deamarnd for affordable housing exeeds supply, neither the goverment or the private sector has the ability to cope with the demarnd.

most people in jembatan besi struggle to make ends meet, the advrage income of residnece is about $4 a day.

Question 6

what employment like

Answer 6

employment is often insure with most residnece only be able to provide unskilled casual labour. many familys own family run business that require very little start up capital and have the ability to run from home.

some are employed in factories however there is very little protection around thease with few health and safety precautions

Question 7

health

Answer 7

health is a major concern, sanitation hardly exists, toilets in the slum, they are shared and flush out into open sewers in the street

water is polluted and the slum was orginaly built on a former waste tip.

epidemics of water bourn disease such as typhiod and cholra are common

hot and humid = maleria

hepatitis from dehydration

Question 8

pollution

Answer 8

air pollution are at very high levels due to the use of kerosene from cooking, this poses health risks

Question 9

nutrition

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nutrition is poor, most consumption is rice with little protein or fresh fruit and vegtabels

Question 10

eductaion

Answer 10

schools are poorly equipped, families cannot allow their children to complete formal qualifications as they need to earn money to supplement family income.

garment industry is a major source of unemployment or many young females

Question 11

housing conditions

Answer 11

one of the most densely populated areas in indonesia, often houses have had extra storys added to them making their structure weak

fire is a constant risk due to overcrowding and the use of kerosene and improved elecrtic wires ect, most of wich suffer from overloading