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Learning from Cities - The 2nd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation

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Name of City: Jakarta Name of Province/State:Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta Name of Country/Region:Indonesia Geographic Region:Asia-Pacific Population: 9,607,787(2010) Surface Area: 66,233 km² Population Density: 13,000 to 30,000 per km2, unevenly distributed GDP per capita: USD 12,600 Title or Slogan of the Initiative: The Pluit Reservoir Revitalization Project: SociallyInclusive Coastal Protection Today and for 2030 (Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Jakarta) Start Date of the Initiative: 2012 End Date of the Iinitiative: 2015 Thematic Area: Society Environment Governance/Management □ Independence Square, also called Dataran Merdeka, is located in the center of Jakarta

the reservoir, and change these places into parks and other public open place of good quality. The project starts now and

Background Information of the Initiative

continues until 2030, so as to copy with

As the Indonesia's capital, Jakarta,

climate change in a socially responsible

with a population 9,607,787, has 66,233

way. Involving the cooperation between

square kilometers of land area and

government and enterprises, this project

69,775 square kilometers of sea area.

strives to reduce threats to environment

In terms of economic structure, Jakarta

through innovative development modes

mainly relies on financial services, trade

with the help of public support.

and manufacturing industries. In 2008,


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