Indonesia

• place characteristics


  a slum

  4km from city centre

  4,000 pop (very densely populated)

  next to Ciliwung River
• housing conditions


  waste is flushed into open sewers on streets

  slums are built on top of each other from wood and scrap metal (only 25% is well-built)

  risks of disease and fires are high

  no clean water
• environmental conditions and access to resources

  high levels of of air pollution due to use of kerosene for cooking

  choler and typhoid are common

  groundwater supplies are also polluted
• income


  avg income of US$4 a day

  lots in informal employment sector

  wealthiest 10% control 30%of household income
• health


  lack of sanitation

  cholera, typhoid, malaria and respiratory problems are common

  food insecurity leads to malnutrition

  LE is 70yrs old
• education


  most schools are poorly equipted

  most can't send their children to school as they need them to work
• what does the future look like?

  slums are unlikely to go

  392 slums are planned for improvement