Jembatan Besi vs Norhtwood
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- Created on: 15-03-23 12:07
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- Jembatan Besi vs Northwood
- Jembatan Besi, Indonesia
- Jakarta
- Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia
- 10.6 million live in Jakarta
- Wealthiest 10% has access to nearly 30% of the countries wealth
- Poorest 10% have access to 2.9% of the countries wealth
- Jembatan Besi is a slum in Jakarta around 4km from the city centre
- Population of >31,000 crammed in to 0.523km² making the population density 59,948/km²
- Social conditions
- Health is a major concern.
- Open sewers run in the streets
- No clean running water
- Polluted groundwater as built on a former waste tip
- Cholera and Typhoid is common
- Air pollution is very high from the use of kerosene for cooking and emissions from the city
- Cannot afford to complete education
- Economic conditions
- Average income is US$4/day but isn't a regular income
- Mostly self-employment in Jembatan Besi
- Selling food or second hand goods is common
- Garment industry is large in Jembatan Besi
- Little protection within this industry with very few health and safety precautions
- Housing Conditions
- Huge fire hazard due to overcrowding and kerosene use
- Electrical wiring also increases this risk due to overloading.
- First floor is relatively well built using timber and brick
- Stories above that were built using any materials they could find
- As population keeps increasing, housing grows in height
- Houses have no direct sunlight due to narrow alleys and tall buildings.
- Huge fire hazard due to overcrowding and kerosene use
- Future
- Urban authorities are trying to make inroads into the worst parts
- Slums aren't going in the foreseeable future
- Strong sense of community in them so don't want it to be cleared
- Jakarta
- Northwood, California
- Economic conditions
- Median income US$113,000 a year
- National average US$63,000
- Good access to employment
- Number of well established TNC's
- Kia, Mazda, Toshiba
- Number of well established TNC's
- Social conditions
- Healthcare is excellent
- Air pollution is relatively low as it avoids the smog of LA
- 5 high schools several tertiary education facilities
- 68.5% of residents aged 25+ (20.5% possess masters or doctorates)
- Crime rate is 61% lower than national average
- Half the residents are white, second most being from Asia (mainly Vietnam)
- Housing conditions
- Most households own their own home (91%)
- Average household size is 2.8 persons
- Many streets are lined with trees
- General
- 49,000 people living in just under 18,000 households
- Nearly half of households are families with children
- Future
- Even during downturns in the economy employment was still high
- Economic conditions
- Jembatan Besi, Indonesia
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