Challenges associated with urban growth: housing
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe how urban growth has created challenges for managing housing and quality of life in Jakarta.
Key learning points
- There are challenges associated with managing urban growth in Jakarta.
- Rapid population growth has created housing shortages in Jakarta.
- There are challenges associated with squatter settlements in Jakarta.
Keywords
Kampung - an informal settlement in Indonesian cities that is self-built without planning permission. Homes are overcrowded, poorly constructed and lack basic services
Infrastructure - the basic services and facilities needed for a city to function, such as water supply, electricity, sewage systems, transport and waste collection
Common misconception
Most homes in Jakarta have piped water and are connected to city sewage infrastructure.
Only 65% of Jakarta has piped water. In kampungs, many homes lack running water and toilets, relying on public wells and pumps and shared toilet facilities, which can spread disease.
Teacher tip
Students could use satellite images to locate areas of Jakarta where kampungs have been built along rivers and in other marginal areas such as along railway lines.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions:
Land sinking due to overuse of groundwater
A city with global economic and cultural influence
When the birth rate is higher than the death rate
Q2.How does Jakarta’s location support its growth?
Q3.What does “natural increase” mean in Jakarta’s population growth?
Q4.What is one problem linked to Jakarta’s rapid urban growth?
Q5.Why might someone wrongly think Jakarta is only important nationally?
Q6.Which of the following is an effect of urbanisation in Jakarta?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions:
Informal settlement, often overcrowded and self-built
Basic city services like water, transport, sewage
A city with global economic and cultural influence
Q2.What is a key feature of a kampung?
Q3.What does infrastructure include in a city like Jakarta?
Q4.Which of the following statements is not true for most homes in Jakarta?
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