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Social innovation in times of flood and eviction crisis: The making and unmaking of homes in the Ciliwung riverbank, Jakarta
Author(s) -
Widyaningsih Anastasia,
Van den Broeck Pieter
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
singapore journal of tropical geography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1467-9493
pISSN - 0129-7619
DOI - 10.1111/sjtg.12370
Subject(s) - eviction , flood myth , transformative learning , displacement (psychology) , sociology , urban planning , political science , economic geography , economic growth , geography , civil engineering , economics , law , engineering , pedagogy , archaeology , psychotherapist , psychology
This study considers displacement occurring around the Jakarta flood mitigation projects between 2015–17 and explores the emergence of social innovation by affected kampung communities along the Ciliwung River. A framework combining theories on domicide and social innovation is developed to scrutinize two main case studies, Bukit Duri and Kampung Tongkol, revealing their connection to the city's urban development trajectory as well as the continuous struggle over adequate housing for low‐income groups. The study questions official plans, policies and responses towards flood‐induced displacement and resettlement planning. It also brings social innovation into the debate to unpack how displacement became a key moment for transformative change. The paper argues that, although urban eviction is related to globalization, outcomes are not foreclosed. Predominant urban mechanisms are contested, shaped, and transformed by local communities.