Micro-topography and Water Urbanism: Jakarta as a case study KU Leuven
The research will focus on Jakarta’s transformation (now the fastest sinking city in the world) through the specific lens of water, soil and topography. It will critically evaluate ways to settle in the water-sick landscape—all —exacerbated by sea level rise, continued water table depletion, subsidence and the increase in flow volumes from increased runoff as well as (more) heavy rain. The city urgently requires a radical paradigm shift in ...