Surviving in an Asian Megacity

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Witnessed: 8428 times

Type: video
  Rated: 2 times

Indonesia

Internally displaced persons, Poverty, Shelter

gentrification, Jarkata, Poverty, urban poor

Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) (What's this?)



About the documentary:
With a population of over 10 million, Indonesia's capital Jakarta is one of Asia's mega-cities. Like similar cities, there is increasing tension between an expanding elite population and a growing urban poor. The mayor of Jakarta has a solution to this problem - evict the urban poor. This video looks at life in three poor communities in Jakarta, highlighting their strategies for survival in very uncertain times. Produced and directed by Robert Wyrod/Rachel Rinaldo.



This documentary comes from Engage Media website.

Produced: 2004/12/15
Distributor: Oceania Indymedia Newsreal
Duration: 5 minutes 34 seconds

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