Category Archives: Editorial

Density: Myth and Reality

Is Jakarta really dense? Or just not efficient? By density we should really mean to include the people, not just the square meters of built floor; and meanings, not just empty [...]

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Inisiatif dan Partisipasi Warga

Minggu ini Rujak menerima bahan-bahan terkait inisiatif warga dalam membangun kota: Rumah Bersama (Co-housing); Ruang Keluarga Jakarta; Jakarta Tiga Masa, dan On Provisional Publics and Intersections: Remaking District Life in North [...]

Dilema Angkutan (Umum) Jakarta

Jakarta macet total tahun 2011? Di tahun 2011 itu diperkirakan luas kendaraan di Jakarta sama dengan luas jalannya. Siapkah Jakarta dan masyarakatnya menghadapi itu? Hanya tersisa satu setengah tahun sebelum [...]

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Ekologi Jakarta: Potensi yang Terancam

Ekologi Jakarta terancam punah. Penduduk penghuni dalam kota Jakarta berkurang, menurun setidaknya dalam 10 tahun terakhir. Keragaman berkurang, bukan saja dalam arti fungsi (terutama dengan menghilangnya hunian di tengah kota), [...]

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Living in the Bubbles

Last week’s news on Jakarta has been quite encouraging. Community initiatives such as greenlifestyle, greenmap, Indonesian Folding Bike Community, and even rujak.org received media coverage. Media were also eager to [...]

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A week full of hope: disappointment next?

Will we feel disappointed already THIS week,  after Jakarta celebrated its 482nd anniversary with lots of promises LAST week?  Tell us what you feel and expect [...]

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Jakarta gets Rujak.org on its 482nd anniversary

Jakarta gets www.rujak.org on its 482nd anniversary from and for all of us, who just want a better place to live sustainably. Does the anniversary means anything at all? [...]

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EVERY ONE IS INVITED TO SHARE.

Dear friends, We want to invite you to use and contribute to www.rujak.org [...]

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