Jakarta applies three methods for expansion<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has applied,
\nsimultaneously, three development methods to expand the area of
\nJakarta. They are: extension, intensification and establishment
\nof new satellite cities.<\/p>\n
Chief of City Planning Office Udin Abimanyu said Saturday the
\narea extension method has been applied by the city since the
\n1960s in the Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi areas, known as the
\nbuffer zones of Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"But there will come a time when the greater Jakarta area can
\nno longer be exploited, so we have to choose land reclamation as
\nanother alternative of the extension method,\" Udin said at a
\nseminar discussing measures to anticipate increases in the
\nbuilding intensity.<\/p>\n
The one-day seminar, held in the Shangri-La Hotel, was opened
\nby H. MK. Tadjudin, rector of the University of Indonesia. TB
\nRais, deputy governor for economic and developmental affairs, was
\nthe key-note speaker, as well as a number of other speakers.<\/p>\n
More than 100 representatives from more than 30 property
\ndevelopers, as well as university students from various technical
\nschools, attended the seminar held by the University of Indonesia
\nin cooperation with city administration, the Indonesian Real
\nEstate Association and the Kompas group.<\/p>\n
The municipal administration, which is planning a land
\nreclamation project along Jakarta's north coast to accommodate a
\ngrowing population, pledged that the reclamation will not damage
\nthe environment. An analysis on environmental impact is currently
\nbeing prepared for the project.<\/p>\n
Udin said other effective methods to expand the city include
\nthe establishment of new satellite cities and land
\nintensification method.<\/p>\n
The development of new satellite cities within the greater
\nJakarta area, such the Lippo City in Tangerang, is the
\nrealization of Jakarta's administration initiative introduced in
\nthe 1980s, he said. This initiative is designed to meet the
\nsteadily rising demands for housing, and at the same time spread
\nthe development of Jakarta to the eastern or western directions.<\/p>\n
Udin said the land intensification is now being encouraged by
\nthe city, especially in areas which have high levels of economic
\nvalue. The method, applied through the establishment of high-rise
\nbuildings, is aimed at taking the maximum benefit from the
\nlimited availability of lands.<\/p>\n
The method is stipulated under Governor Decree No. 678 dated
\nMay 31, 1994, which allows developers to build a building with
\nmore than 32 stories, he said.<\/p>\n
The method enables the city to not only build more parks, but
\nit also helps the city's programs in urban development, he said,
\nadding that the land intensification method is also applied to
\nanticipate the sharply rising growth of population.<\/p>\n
Udin said the population of Jakarta, which occupies an area of
\n65,000 hectares, increased from 3 million in 1961 to 8.25 million
\nin 1990.<\/p>\n
\"With a growth rate of 2.4 percent a year, the population of
\nJakarta is projected to reach 9.2 million people this year,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Chances<\/p>\n
Gunawan Tjahjono, a lecturer of architecture of the university
\nof Indonesia, said the city still has chances to grow since the
\npopulation of Jakarta is not as dense as New York, Hong Kong or
\nTokyo.<\/p>\n
TB Rais said the Jakarta administration is determined to
\ndevelop the city according to Decree No. 678, making Jakarta a
\nservice city comparable to any other international capital.<\/p>\n
Rais said the decree is issued to anticipate the growth of
\nJakarta's population, which is estimated to further increase to
\n12 million by the year 2005, when over five million jobs will be
\nneeded.<\/p>\n
Based on previous city planning, buildings over 32 stories
\nhigh were restricted due to the limited availability of
\nsupporting facilities such as fire engines with long ladders and
\nmajor roads to facilitate traffic flow heading for the city's
\nbusiness centers.<\/p>\n
In addition to national funds for the financing of city
\nplanning, the city administration is inviting foreign investments
\nto help develop the property sector, he said.<\/p>\n
Higher projections in property investments in Jakarta is not
\nan ambitious idea because 63 percent of the national currency
\ndistribution is in Jakarta, he said, and 55 percent or Rp 65
\ntrillion (US$28 billion) of the country's total foreign
\nborrowings of Rp 120 trillion ($55 billion) circulates in the
\ncapital.<\/p>\n
The Kuningan golden triangle in South Jakarta has attracted
\ninvestments worth Rp 11 trillion ($5 billion) over the last ten
\nyears, he added. (mas\/22)<\/p>",
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