social inequality case study - Jembatan Besi, Jakarta

• place characteristics


  > NW of the city centre

  > slum, densely populated

  > 31000 people in 1/2 km^2
• housing conditions


  > very dense - fire spreads rapidly

  > slums

  > well built ground floor

  > scrap materials for other floors
• environmental quality


  > kerosene causes pollution
• access to resources


  > lack of electricity and sanitation

  > kerosene used to heat homes - fire hazard
• what factors influence people's social inequality?

  income

  health

  education

  age/gender
• how does income affect social inequality?

  > EDC

  > top 10% have access to 31% of resources

  > poorest have access to 3%

  > informal work, not regulated, vulnerable (60%)

  > $4 or less a day

  > formal jobs (garment industry) poor quality
• how does health affect social inequality?

  > toilet flush into water & streets

  > health - diseases like cholera and typhoid

  > water is polluted

  > climate is perfect for mosquitoes - malaria

  > lots of pollution

  > poor diet - v little veg and protein
• how does education affect social inequality?

  > slum schools are poor & most children end up in the informal sector
• how does age/gender affect social inequality?

  > generational families

  > migrant workers