Jakarta 🤪 Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What is jakartas population?
A
32 million
2
Q
What is causing Jakarta to sink?
A
Rapid urbanisation -> increase in pop -> high water demand -> groundwater extraction = subsidence
More buildings = ground giving way as too heavy
3
Q
How much is Jakarta subsiding by yearly?
A
25cm a year
4
Q
What’s happening to houses sitting behind the sea wall?
A
Sit 1m undersea
5
Q
What’s illegal groundwater extraction leading to ?
A
Increased waterborne diseases eg dhengi fever
