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Jakarta 2 months ago
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Jakartans look for space to breathe in concrete city
Public demand for more parks comes as Jakarta’s green open spaces remain insufficient, covering just 5.59 percent of the city’s total area as of April, well below the 20 percent target set under the 2007 Spatial Planning Law.
Jakarta 8 months ago
Yearender: Jakarta’s public space grow, but unevenly delivered
From 24-hour city parks to libraries extending their evening hours, Jakarta closed the year with a series of public space initiatives. Yet these expansions remain concentrated around economic hubs, reinforcing the spatial inequality that has long shaped the capital.
Jakarta 1 year ago
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ASEAN Park plan faces pushback over Barito Market relocation
The Jakarta administration’s plan to relocate South Jakarta’s Barito Market to make way for the proposed ASEAN Park has sparked strong opposition from a number of traders, who fear the move will cost them their livelihoods.
Jakarta 2 years ago
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Bangkok reaches urban greening milestone as Jakarta shambles along
While Jakarta continues to struggle in addressing perennial problems related to the limited green spaces in the city, its Thai counterpart has reached a milestone in adding more natural areas to Bangkok by bringing to life thousands of mini parks, a strategy that experts say can be adopted in the Indonesian capital.
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