Routledge Handbook of Urban Indonesia

Sonia Roitman is Associate Professor in Development Planning at The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. Her research interests include housing and poverty alleviation policies; the role of grassroots organisations in urban planning; disaster planning and informal practices; and gated communities, segregation, and planning instruments in Global South cities. Her main research locations are Indonesia, Uganda, Argentina, and Australia. She serves in the Board of the RC21 Committee (Research Committee of the Sociology of Urban and Regional Development, International Sociological Association) since 2014. Deden Rukmana is Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Community and Regional Planning at Alabama A&M University, USA. He has eight years of experience as an urban planner in Indonesia. His research centres on health disparities and homelessness in the US, and spatial planning and development challenges in Indonesia. His previous publications include The Routledge Handbook of Planning Megacities in the Global South (ed., 2020). He serves as the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning representative to the Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN) since 2022.

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Preface

PART I

Planning Indonesia in Context

1 Urban Indonesia: Challenges and Opportunities

Sonia Roitman and Deden Rukmana

2 History of Urban Planning in Indonesia, 1900–2020

Christopher Silver

3 Planning Education in Indonesia: History, Development, and Future Challenges

Bakti Setiawan

PART II

Informality, Insurgency and Social Inclusion

4 Tenure Security and Kampung Upgrading in Jakarta: The Role of Community Perception and State Recognition in Jakarta

Andri Supriatna and Redento B. Recio

5 Participation Within the Insurgent Planning Practices: A Case of Kampung Susun Akuarium, Jakarta

Amalia Nur Indah Sari, Andesha Hermintomo, Dian Tri Irawaty, and Vidya Tanny

6 Resistance to Formalisation in Informal Settlements: Evidence from Pontianak

Yustina Octifanny, Dini Aprilia Norvyani, and Siti Asri Heriyani Pertiwi

7 Community Action and Legibility of the State: The Case of Malang

Fauzul Rizal Sutikno

8 Community Organisation and Neighbourhood Improvement Through Collective Action and Bottom-up Gender Planning in Yogyakarta

Ainun Murwani, Atik Rochayati, Surati, Wulan Utami, Susilah, Eko Nur Cahyanti, Sujiyanti, Jasri Mulia, and Sonia Roitman

9 Interpretation of Islamic Values into Urban Planning Discourse and Practices in Banda Aceh

Sylvia Agustina, Elysa Wulandari, Myna Agustina, and Fahmi Aulia

10 Contested Memories and the Production of Space in a Post-Conflict City: Ambon between Tolerance and Trauma

Kadek Wara Urwasi

PART III

Design, Spatial, and Economic Practices

11 Resuscitating Design in Shelter Policy for the Poor: Lessons from Surabaya

Ashok Das

12 Changing People’s Attitude Towards Urban River in Yogyakarta: The Case of the Mundur-Munggah-Madhep Kali Movement

Wiryono Raharjo and Paulus Bawole

13 The Street Alley (Gang) as Negotiating Space in the Urban Kampung: The Case of Semarang

Wakhidah Kurniawati, Diah Intan Kusumo Dewi, and Nurini

14 Barriers and Opportunities to Cycling in Mataram

Suryani Eka Wijaya and Muhammad Imran

15 The Light and Shadow of Small City’s Flexible Zoning: Learning from Jepara

Setyo Atdiwaluyo

16 Why Rural Urbanisation and Industrialisation Does Not Always Bring its Promised Welfare Impact: The Case of Salatiga

Ahmad Gamal

PART IV

Creative and Innovative Practices

17 The Dynamics of Multi-scalar Networks Underlying the Creative City Process: The Case of Bandung

Galuh Syahbana Indraprahasta, Fikri Zul Fahmi, and Purnama Alamsyah

18 The Creativity of the Kampung: The Case of Solo

Ahmad Rifai, Nina Asterina, Rizqa Hidayani, and Nicholas A. Phelps

19 Exploring City Branding in Wonosobo: How the Tale is Told

Dhimas Bayu Anindito and Retas Aqabah Amjad

20 Metamorphosing the Bogor Botanical Gardens as the “Crown Jewel” of Bogor City

Rezky Khrisrachmansyah, David S. Jones, and Vera Dian Damayanti

21 The Challenges to Give a New Life to the Dormant Heritage City of Palembang: Where Did It Go Wrong?

Riela Provi Drianda, Muhammad Avaniddin Ananda, Adiwan Fahlan Aritenang, and Laila Zohrah

PART V

Urban Sustainability and Resilience

22 Planning for Resilience in Bandung: Case Studies of Local Disaster Management Strategies

Anthony Kent, Saut Sagala, Danang Azhari, Jeeten Kumar, and Amesta Ramadhani

23 Planning for Sustainability and Resilience in Ternate: A Situated Knowledge

Achmad Firas Khudi and Harya S. Dillon

24 Towards a Sustainable Life of Local Communities in Coastal Cities: A Longitudinal Study of New Town Development in Makassar

Rahmat Aris Pratomo, D. Ary A. Samsura, and Erwin van der Krabben

25 Path Leading to Urban Sustainability: Reflections from Solid Waste Management in Surabaya

Fitria Aurora Feliciani

26 Equal Access to Water in Cirebon Regency Urban Area: The Role of Spatial Plan

Sri Maryati and Tommy Firman

27 Conclusion: Seeing from Urban Indonesia

Deden Rukmana and Sonia Roitman

Index