Community Struggles for Land in Jakarta: A case study of kampung community struggles to obtain security of tenure. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Community Struggles for Land in Jakarta: A case study of kampung community struggles to obtain security of tenure

In Jakarta, informal settlements (kampung) have provided access to urban land and housing for a large part of the population. Some kampung settlements have been integrated as part of the city through the granting of administrative status. However, for residents in particular kampung settlements continuing to live in their kampung has been a struggle because of the constraints imposed on them by the state. The fall of the New Order government in May 1998 marked the beginning of the reformasi era, and with it new hope for better governance and democracy. Nevertheless, there seems to be a growing movement of kampung communities led by NGOs struggling for their rights to the city. This book is concerned with the struggles of kampung communities?how they have evolved under the changing social and political changes in the Reformasi era. It shows that the kampung communities? claims to land were essential in gaining their social rights as citizens, and that the success of the outcomes depended on their ability to seize political opportunities.

Lana Winayanti has a degree in architecture and urban planning. She has worked in the housing area since 1985. She is currently working at the Ministry of Housing on policy development and with various stakeholders at Habitat Indonesia National Secretariat to enhance knowledge and innovation in housing and urban development in Indonesia.