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Sustainable City Management: Informal Settlements in Surakarta, Indonesia

Sustainable City Management: Informal Settlements in Surakarta, Indonesia

Hardcover

Series: Urban Book

Environmental StudiesGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 3319494171
ISBN13: 9783319494173
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Jan 12 2017
Pages: 190
Weight: 1.23
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.58
Language: English

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.

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