Jembatan Besi And Northwood Flashcards
(13 cards)
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Jembatan Besi location and characteristics
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- slum in Jakarta, Indonesia
- 10 million ppl live in the capital
- Jembatan Besi is a slum located 4km NW of the city centre
- over 4000 ppl live there
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Income and employment (jem)
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- average income = $4/day (irregular)
- self employment, e.g selling food
- some work on garment shops but have little protection for workers and few health and safety precautions
3
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Education (jem)
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- poorly equipped schools
- children don’t always complete formal school
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Housing conditions (Jem)
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- timber and brick ground floor but extra stories added making it unstable
- constant risk of fire due to overcrowding, improvised electrical wiring
- narrow alleyways and tall buildings mean there is little natural light
5
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Future (jem)
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Jakarta housing and administrative building agency identified 392 slum areas planned for improvement
Ppl just relocate to other slum areas
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Health (jem)
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- very little sanitation
- no clean running water - contaminated
- waterborne diseases are common
- high levels of pollution
7
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Northwood location and characteristics
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- located in Irvine Southern California
- southern edge of LA conurbation
- 49.000 ppl in just around 18,000 houses
- nearly half are families with school-age children
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Income and employment (north)
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- median income $113,603/year
- university of California is the city’s single largest employer
- high-tech companies, e.g Broadcom
- medical, aerospace firms
- Kia motors
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Education (North)
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- 5 high school - among best-achieving in the USA
- several tertiary education facilities
- 68.5% of over-25s have first degrees
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Housing conditions (North)
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- single family houses on relatively large lots
- 91% of households own their own home
- av household size is 2.8
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Ethnicity (North)
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- half residents are white
- second largest group is Asian
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Crime (North)
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Crime rate 61% lower than national average
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Health (North)
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- excellent healthcare
- low air pollution
