Learning from Cities— The 2nd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation
100 Works takes charge of the rest part. As an
gridlock and power failure, which led to
increasing number of foreign population
the suspension of the affairs for many
live along the reservoir, and production
government departments, business for
and domestic waste are thrown into
enterprises and shops, and the supply of
reservoirs and rivers, the state of water
daily necessities for the people was cut
facilities, out of repair for a long time in
off. Data from police station show that
Jakarta, is not ideal.
because of the heavy floods in Jakarta,
Flood disaster has caused great
340,000 people there fled from their
damage to Jakarta’s production and
homes and 36 people were killed. River
people’s life. Take January 2013 as an
blockage led to poor drainage, making the
example. At that time, the continuous
whole city filled with a pungent smell. In
heavy rain within just two days made
the aftermath of the flood, squatters there
more than 50 blocks in Jakarta sufferfrom
saw the outbreak of many diseases due to
devastating floods in Jakarta, three-
the contact with pollution brought by the
fourths of urban area ponded. More than
flood.
20,000 homes were flooded, and even
Apart from the climate, geology and
the Presidential Palace was waterlogged
engineering, another important cause
for the first time. Worse still, people there
for the flood in Jakarta is the excessive
also have to be confronted with the traffic
urbanization. On one hand, population
□ Jakarta’s residents take part in the resettlement program