As many other cities in the world, DKI Jakarta faces serious problems in the flood. In rainy season, common flooding is caused by several factors as follows: lowland areas in the northern part of Jakarta below sea level, urbanization rate, irregular population density, slum neighborhood where scattered rubbish where quickly provoke the flood to stagnate and increase rather than receding. This flood is mainly caused by not only above factors but also land subsidence an average of 5-10 cm every year. This paper reviews the Jakarta government's plan for flood prevention. Positively, Jakarta government has done some good policies such as the development of flood retaining spaces, dredging activities for shallow water rivers, water pumps development and management team. On the contrary, the government has made evictions to the communities located around the river, causing humanitarian and political issues. In order to overcome above issues, the paper proposed possibility application of Japanese’s river culture in DKI Jakarta as remedy for prevent flood during rainy season.
Ocean and Aerospace Engineering Research Institute, Indonesia
Department of Aeronautical, Automotive and Ocean Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
