Jembatan Besi, Jakarta, Indonesia

Question 1

Background on Jakarta

Answer 1

Pop.= 267 M
The wealthiest 10% have access to 29.5% of the country’s wealth but the poorest 10% only have access to 2.9% of its wealth

1/4 of the 10.5 M that live in Jakarta live in slums

Question 2

Background on Jembatan Besi

Answer 2

It is 4km NW of Jakarta’s city centre

Developed organically over the last 40 yrs

One of Jakarta’s most densely populated districts 59 948/km

Next to the Ciliwung river

Question 3

Why do people live in these slums?

Answer 3

Demand for affordable housing greatly exceeds supply and gov as well as private sector cannot cope with large pop.

People cannot afford formal housing

Question 4

Income/ employment in Jambatan Besi

Answer 4

Average income $4/day but it is irregular income, employment is insecure as residents can only offer unskilled labour

Significant amount of self employment e.g. selling food and second hand goods

Few health and safety precautions for factory workers

Question 5

Toilets and groundwater

Answer 5

Very few homes have toilets and the few toilets in the slum are poorly built and run for profit. Toilets flush out into open sewers on the street.

Groundwater supplies are polluted because Jembatan Besi was a former waste tip.

Question 6

Impacts of pollution on disease

Answer 6

Water borne diseases like cholera and typhood are common. Tropical climate puts people at risk of malaria. Elderly at risk of dehydration from diarrhoea.

Air pollution poses significant risk to residents because of high emissions and use of kerosene in cooking