Routledge Jakarta: Claiming Spaces and Rights in the City - Routledge

Explore the rapid transformation of Jakarta through this academic study from the Routledge Research on Urban Asia series. This book examines how new urban authorities and drivers of change are reshaping the city at an unprecedented speed. As economic, socio-political, and natural environments undergo severe shifts, new opportunities emerge for various actors within the urban landscape. Written by contributors who have lived and worked in Jakarta for many years, this text provides a deep look at how urban space is constructed. It explores the entanglement of different layers that exist within the political and socio-economic life of the city. Readers will gain a better understanding of how actors move between formal and informal structures to claim rights and spaces in a changing metropolitan environment.