Entries by Dwiyanti Kusumaningrum, https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/author/dwiyanti/

Planetary urbanisation: Why Indonesia destroys its green islands to ‘green’ cities elsewhere

Today, urbanisation occurs on a global scale. It is taking place not only within cities and urban areas but even in many non-city zones that serve as ‘operational landscapes’ for supplying cities’ demands. This concept of ‘planetary urbanisation’ explains how non-urban realms in the Global South have played a strategic role as operational landscapes supporting cities in the Global North.

‘Mysterious’ bamboo fence off Tangerang coast spotlights uneven urban development

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The Tangerang bamboo sea fence has sparked public controversy. For weeks, the public were left in the dark over the identity of the parties responsible. Who erected this 6 meter-high sea fence in the Java Sea? And why?

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Date created: 1 July 2015

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