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CITY SCALE - HISTORY
Historical Maps
Analysis:
- Course of Ciliwung river changed due to canalization after floods in 1621
- The canal system caused the river to lose its current, and deposit large amounts of sediment
Batavia Old Town
Poor living conditions in this walled town, causing diseases like malaria – eventually leading to the destruction of the wall in 18th century. Currently known as Kota Tua Jakarta (“Jakarta Old Town”) with some of the old buildings still preserved.
Historical Land Use Maps
Jakarta Urban Area, 1985Jakarta Urban Area, 1993
Analysis
- Preference of industrial areas along the bay due to port industries
- Mostly residential with mixed buildings along the river – showing that industries/ commercial buildings depend on the river
Five Phases of Dutch Water Management
CITY SCALE - HISTORY
Flood History in Jakarta
Source: Octavianti, T. & Charles, K. (2019) ‘The evolution of Jakarta’s flood policy over the past 400 years: The lock-in of infrastructural solutions’, Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 37, 1102–1125.
Flood History & Important Policy/Decisions in Jakarta, Indonesia
Source: Octavianti, T. & Charles, K. (2019) ‘The evolution of Jakarta’s flood policy over the past 400 years: The lock-in of infrastructural solutions’, Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 37, 1102–1125.
