jembatan besi- Jakarta

Question 1

Background

Answer 1

-Indonesia is the 4th largest country in the world
-10 million live in the capital and one quarter live in slums
-Densely populated slum with 4000 plus people
-4km north west of the capital
-Population density - 35000/km^2
-Densely populated because of lack of education so people have alot of kids

Question 1

Education

Answer 1

-Poorly equipped schools
-Very few children complete a formal education
-Small fees in high school
-Children have to work therefore cant attend school
-Indonesia 4th largest education system but it was ranked education report of 50 nations Indonesia ranked last.

Question 2

Housing condition

Answer 2

-Narrow alleyways and tall building meaning natural light is constricted
-Made from timber and brick and makeshift materials
-No toilets (unsanitary)
-Lots of people in one house
-High fire risk crowded and use of kerosene as fuel and improvised
-electrical wiring
- 32 houses in Jembatan Besi were destroyed and 3 people were injured when a fire broke out in late March 2018

Question 3

Income and employment

Answer 3

-Average income 4US dollars a day but its very irregular
-Due to lots of self employment, selling food, making food from salvaged materials
-Most informal industry (making clothes) but this has very little protection meaning working condition are very poor
-The richest 10 percent control 30 percent of household income in Jakarta
-compared to areas like Kelapa Gadingcan earn well above the national average, often exceeding $50,000 annually

Question 4

Health

Answer 4

-Very little sanitation due to lack of infrastructure
-No clean running water
-Use groundwater supplies
-Leads to epidemics of water borne –diseases such as typhoid
-Kerosene used for cooking which causes lots of air pollution = respiratory issues
-Nutrition is mainly rice - malnourished

Question 5

Natural characteristics

Answer 5

jambatan Besi - Jakarta slums built along the Ciliwung river which is prone to flooding. Shaped negative place identity in a way that its unwanted land, people forced to live there because of poverty.

Question 6

The future

Answer 6

Jakarta housing and administrative buildings agency has identified 392 areas that need improving however people are just being relocated to the slums so its not actually improving