Seminar Strategies for a Sustainable Greater Jabotabek Jakarta, July 8-10, 1996 (Proceedings)

Jabotabek is expanding rapidly, and, if satisfatory service levels are to be achieved, the investment needs for public infrastructure are in billion of dollars. Public financing alone will not be possible for all identified investments, and funding alone will not solve all problems. Choices have to be made in terms of sectoral composition, timing, and size of project; also, improved administration and coordination in metropolitan area will be required for better services, long-term area planning, and environmental sustainability. Increased private sector and community participation will be required.

The Seminar on Strategies for Sustainable Greater Jabotabek, held in Jakarta, from 8 to 10 July 1996 -- sponsored by Bappenas (National Development Planning Agency) in cooperation with the Directorate General for Human Settlements, Department of Public Works and the World Bank -- was launched to promote communication among the decision makers and concerned community of the Greater Jabotabek area, representatives of the central government, the local agencies of Jabotabek and some of otehr Indonesia cities, NGOs, private sectors, domestic and international experts, and academicians of Indonesia and other countries, international agencies, consultants and the World Bank staff, and wide variety of professionals. The discussion and presentation were directed towards a new paradigm of sustainable development for Greater Jabotabek for 21st century.

The purpose of this Seminarv was to clarify the issues and possible trade offs of continued urbanization; then, to set an agenda for sustainable development strategies for the area, including policies and actions related to land management, institutional approaches, community involvement, transport, waste and watershed management, etc. Broader regional and urbanization objectives and international experience from metropolitan cities were considered. The proceedings, papers, and case studies of the seminar are incorporated in this book.

Table of Contents:

Foreword

Table of Contents

Opening Remarks (Anthony J. Pellegrini)

I. URBANIZATION IN INDONESIA
A. Strategies, by High Ranking Officials

II. GREATER JABOTABEK
A. Background Overview
B. Government Board Strategies
C. Sectoral Strategies

III. RELEVANT NON-INDONESIAN URBAN REVIEWS