Assessing the relocation of Indonesia's capital city from Jakarta to Kalimantan
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Keywords: Jakarta, Kalimantan, Capital City, Relocation
Abstract Type: Virtual Paper Abstract
Authors:
Seth Appiah-Opoku, Geography Department, University of Alabama
Alfath Syaban, Geography Department
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Abstract
Indonesia is a large maritime country consisting of 17,508 islands with 273,879,750 inhabitants. Jakarta, Indonesia's capital city, is located in the western part of Java and is the largest and most populous city in Indonesia. It serves as an economic, social, and political hub on a national and regional scale. The city is 50 percent highly vulnerable to flooding and volcano activity, with the potential for earthquakes, tsunamis, megathrust, and land subsidence. It has a very high urbanization rate, resulting in severe traffic congestion, and serious air pollution. Consequently the Indonesian government is relocating the capital city. The proposed new capital’s location is on Kalimantan which geographically in the middle of Indonesia, lying on one of the busiest trading routes (Makassar Strait). It is a single island with the world's largest rainforest and highest biodiversity. This paper discusses the implications of relocating the capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan including growth and environmental consequences associated with land conversion and urban expansion.
Assessing the relocation of Indonesia's capital city from Jakarta to Kalimantan
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