A new book chapter examines the relationship between water and land in Semarang, Indonesia. This article provides a systems-thinking approach to flood management in Semarang. It is the first output of the KONEKSI project assessing the socio-ecological impacts of flood infrastructure in Semarang. It was written by Ron Johnstone (UQ), Sonia Roitman (UQ) and Idha … Continue reading
Last week we met in Surabaya to discuss how communities are developing climate resilience. In addition to UQ|UP Sonia Roitman and UQ Zane Goebel (School of Languages), the workshop was joined by colleagues from Universitas Indonesia (UI), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP) and Institute Technology Surabaya (ITS) who … Continue reading
Sonia Roitman was invited to give a lecture for Urban Planning students from the International Master Program on Urban Planning and the International Bachelor in Urban Planning at Universitas Gadjah Mada, in Indonesia. The lecture was well attended, by 40 participants in person and 60 participants via Zoom. It was a great start of the … Continue reading
Sonia Roitman was invited to present at the Research Seminar on Climate Change Adaptation and floods in Semarang (Indonesia) and Kampala (Uganda). The discussion was hosted by the Faculty of Architecture, at the Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (UKDW) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. A very lively discussion, including colleagues from the Risks and Disasters Research Center at … Continue reading
KONEKSI is a Knowledge Partnership Platform between Australia and Indonesia funded by DFAT (Australian Government). The first group of projects funded by KONEKSI addressed Gender and Climate Change in Indonesia. UQ|UP Sonia Roitman is leading one of these projects, which is conducted in Semarang in partnership with Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP), Brisbane City Council, and Semarang … Continue reading
Last Friday UQ|UP Sonia Roitman was invited as one of the guest speakers for the book launch of ‘Governing Urban Indonesia’ that took place at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This book has been edited by Prof Ed Aspinall and Prof Amalinda Savirani, and published by ISEAS. The book discusses the complexity of managing … Continue reading
With rising urban inequalities worldwide, inclusionary planning instruments can contribute to more just and inclusive cities and societies by making housing accessible to various social groups. Although these instruments have existed for several decades, their implementation has not always been successful. There is a limited understanding of how these instruments contribute to the public good … Continue reading
The chapter written by Sonia Roitman discusses historic and current conditions of urban planning in Indonesia, and how ‘Indonesian Planning’ has contributed to the conceptual and empirical development of what is often called ‘Southern Planning’ (Watson 2016)—the theory and practice of urban planning as it has developed in the Global South. It argues that three … Continue reading
As Indonesia prepares to inaugurate its new capital, Nusantara, on 17 August, Dorina Pojani, UQ|UP member and author of Trophy Cities: A Feminist Perspective on New Capitals, was invited by the BBC to comment. Watch the full reportage below: Continue reading
The RC21 Conference has just finished in Santiago de Chile. This is the annual conference of the Research Committee of the Sociology of Urban and Regional Development (International Sociological Association). This year’s conference discussed the dialogue between the Global North and South in urban studies. More than 400 participants attended the conference. Sonia Roitman chaired … Continue reading