Christopher Silver

Urban Flood Risk Management

Looking at Jakarta

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a historical assessment of Jakarta's water management practices from the colonial era through the to Jakarta's emergence as a sprawling megacity. It will be a useful reference to those who research on topics such as urbanization in Southeast Asia, sustainable development, urban and planning history, environmental planning.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 324g
• ISBN-13: 9780367774301
• ISBN-10: 0367774305
• Artikelnr.: 67822645

Autorenporträt

Christopher Silver, PhD, FAICP, is Professor at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida. He is a four-time Fulbright Senior Scholar in Indonesia and holds honorary professorships at the University of Indonesia and the Institute of Technology, Bandung.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Rising Water 1. Water in the Urban Landscape 2. Harnessing
the Rivers for a Water City 3. Water Management in the New Capital 4.
Return to the Waterfront 5. Job One: Dealing with Floods 6. The Social
Costs of Flood Control 7. Jakarta's Present and Future of Flood Risk
Management