An Urban Environmental Security Perspective on Jakarta's Waste Management System

Waste disposal has been a major problem in big cities, including Jakarta. Data from the local government shows that the city produces hundreds of tons waste daily, and The problems lie in the substance and the quantity of waste that contaminates the environment and threatens the health of the community. However, inadequate waste management has been ineffective due to several factors. This essay aims to analyze the impacts of a conventional perspective and to envisage the viability of a new perspective of waste management in Jakarta. To do so, I will begin with approaching the three characteristics (suppliers, backyard, and fixers) of the center-periphery relationship that come out of the conventional city development perspective. The new perspective that I propose is shifting from "grey city" to "green city" in the framework of the urban system and its economic and political consequences in order to reshape a city-rural sustainable relationship. The shift will bring insight for better waste management.