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Social Inequality: Jembatan Besi - Coggle Diagram
Social Inequality: Jembatan Besi
Place characteristics:
A slum located in the capital of Indonesia (Jakarta (5th largest capital in the world))
Over 1/4 of Jakarta's inhabitants live in slum settlements, 10million live in Jakarta total
Jembatan Besi = slum located 4km N away from the capital
Jembatan Besi has around 4000 residents
Evidence of social inequality:
Housing conditions:
Densely populated
Residents build homes through materials found
No direct sunlight due to small alleys
Risk of fire due to overcrowding, kerosene, improvised electrical wiring
Environmental quality:
Air pollution at very high levels
Kerosene used for cooking emits high levels of pollution
Built on a wasteland
Polluted waters
Sewage runs through the river around them
Access to resources:
Cannot afford basic resources
Make use of what they can find
Factors that influence people's social inequality?
Income:
Average and irregular daily income is $4 per day
Informal/self employment jobs
Big garment industry is the main employment
Little protection for jobs like this
Young women tend to be employed in factories due to demands
Health:
Cannot access healthcare easily
Sanitation hardly exists
No clean water, waste runs into the river
Few homes have toilets
Nutrition is based on rice with a lack of fruit and veg
Dehydration due to a lack of clean water
Water borne diseases are common, frequent epidemics
Education:
Schools are poorly equipped
Not many complete formal education
Too expensive and children are needed for work
Demography/personal mobility:
Mainly families with children
Less very young/old as they are more at risk (diseases)
South East Asian
Buses do not run in that part of town, cannot afford bikes, cars
What is the future for Jembatan Besi?
Not disappearing any time soon
Urban authorities are trying to build inroads in the worst areas
Slum clearances mean residents move to worse slums
Community units are planned for improvement
How does social inequality impact upon people's lives in Jembatan Besi?
Strong sense of community between themselves and their children