Overview
- Includes a detailed case study of the city of Surakarta’s urban policies and housing
- Presents a detailed and unique map of Surakarta’s slums
- Provides a comprehensive overview of the urban processes taking place in Surakarta: urbanization, rapid population growth, urban governance and the insurgence of informal housing and marginal settlements
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Urban Book Series (UBS)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Global Developments and Urban Challenges
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Indonesia
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Case Study: The Indonesian City Surakarta
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Conclusion
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About this book
This book analyses the housing and governance policies of the city of Surakarta, in Indonesia. It addresses the question of whether Surakarta’s strategy for handling the city’s informal sector and marginal settlements shows evidence of sustainability and good governance. The book illustrates current trends in urban development and discussions on effective strategies for improving living conditions in slums on both a global and national scale. Using four main programs as examples, it presents a detailed overview of Surakarta’s housing policies regarding the poor. It critically evaluates the city’s relocation measures and shows that Surakarta’s city government has put into place an effective policy, reaching the poor by inclusive approaches. Influenced by global discussions and best practices, the programs examined are characterized by elements of good governance and Solo’s strategies have already been disseminated to other Indonesian cities. However, the book argues that deficits remain regarding participation and transparency.
The work is based on Christian Obermayr's outstanding Master’s thesis, defended in 2013 at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sustainable City Management
Book Subtitle: Informal Settlements in Surakarta, Indonesia
Authors: Christian Obermayr
Series Title: The Urban Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49418-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-49417-3Published: 12 January 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84158-8Published: 07 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-49418-0Published: 04 January 2017
Series ISSN: 2365-757X
Series E-ISSN: 2365-7588
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 190
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Sustainable Development, Public Policy, Regional Development