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The Power Game: The power relations in land reclamation project development, Jakarta coast, Indonesia

Utami, Dian Wahyu LU (2022) SGEM08 20221
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
In order to address land shortages, many large cities worldwide, including Jakarta, adopt coastal land reclamation (CRL) as a solution, boosting the city's economic development. However, it comes with several unfavorable side effects. Therefore, this thesis aims to analyze the development process of coastal land reclamation along with the impacts on society and power relations in these constructions. Through fieldwork in the Jakarta coastal area, qualitative data were obtained through surveys, interviews, and group discussions. This study discovered that the creation of artificial islands happened between 2010 and 2015 and has slowed down since 2015 by using Geography Information System (GIS) to track the land-use change in the research... (More)
In order to address land shortages, many large cities worldwide, including Jakarta, adopt coastal land reclamation (CRL) as a solution, boosting the city's economic development. However, it comes with several unfavorable side effects. Therefore, this thesis aims to analyze the development process of coastal land reclamation along with the impacts on society and power relations in these constructions. Through fieldwork in the Jakarta coastal area, qualitative data were obtained through surveys, interviews, and group discussions. This study discovered that the creation of artificial islands happened between 2010 and 2015 and has slowed down since 2015 by using Geography Information System (GIS) to track the land-use change in the research area. The land reclamation project causes various impacts on the community, especially fishers who live around the location. The construction that occurred before the permit was issued and the overlap of applicable regulations without involving the community in the development of land reclamation proves that this project has an imbalance of power relations. Various power resources and tactics such as manipulation, intimidation, and authority are used by actors in the development project. Therefore, social power often occurs in government projects and causes the formation of marginalized groups as 'victims' of development. (Less)
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author
Utami, Dian Wahyu LU
supervisor
organization
course
SGEM08 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
land reclamation, social conflict, landscape production, power relations, Jakarta
language
English
id
9098290
date added to LUP
2022-08-29 12:55:14
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2022-08-29 12:55:14
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  abstract     = {{In order to address land shortages, many large cities worldwide, including Jakarta, adopt coastal land reclamation (CRL) as a solution, boosting the city's economic development. However, it comes with several unfavorable side effects. Therefore, this thesis aims to analyze the development process of coastal land reclamation along with the impacts on society and power relations in these constructions. Through fieldwork in the Jakarta coastal area, qualitative data were obtained through surveys, interviews, and group discussions. This study discovered that the creation of artificial islands happened between 2010 and 2015 and has slowed down since 2015 by using Geography Information System (GIS) to track the land-use change in the research area. The land reclamation project causes various impacts on the community, especially fishers who live around the location. The construction that occurred before the permit was issued and the overlap of applicable regulations without involving the community in the development of land reclamation proves that this project has an imbalance of power relations. Various power resources and tactics such as manipulation, intimidation, and authority are used by actors in the development project. Therefore, social power often occurs in government projects and causes the formation of marginalized groups as 'victims' of development.}},
  author       = {{Utami, Dian Wahyu}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Power Game: The power relations in land reclamation project development, Jakarta coast, Indonesia}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}