Jakarta: City of a Thousand Dimensions

by Abidin Kusno

A study of the forces that shaped Jakarta into the city it is today.

Indonesian writer Seno Gumira Ajidarma has called Jakarta a city of a thousand dimensions. A megacity of 30 million under threat from rising sea levels and temperatures, Jakarta and its resilient residents improvise and thrive. This book teases out some of the dimensions that have given shape to contemporary Jakarta, including the city's expanded flexibility in accommodating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 981325226X
• ISBN13: 9789813252264
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: National University of Singapore Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"