Planning for rural development : experiences and alternatives. Cases from Indonesia and Lesotho
Concept ; Government intervention ; Indonesia ; Lesotho ; Rural development ; Rural planning
Beginning from a synopsis of the concept and scope of rural development the study assesses the experiences of the government interventions which aimed at promoting rural development in Indonesia and Lesotho. - (AGD)
A geologic and mineral resource assessment of Indonesia
This paper presents an assessment of all undiscovered mineral resources in Indonesia by province. In addition to hydrocarbon, study results indicate that Indonesia may be well-endowed in nonfuel mineral resources, particularly in Timor, Nusa
In 1983, a pilot project was initiated for an applied geomorphological mapping programme for Indonesia, financed by a World Bank loan. The area between Semarang and Rembang, central Java, was selected as being quite representative for the Indonesian
Trade liberalization and the geography of production : agglomeration, concentration, and dispersal in Indonesia's manufacturing industry
Agglomeration ; Indonesia ; Industrial concentration ; International trade ; Liberalisation ; Production ; Settlement system ; Spatial distribution ; Trade policy
The forest fires in Indonesia 1997-98 : possible causes and pervasive consequences
Biodiversity ; Drought ; Ecosystem ; El Niño ; Forest ; Forest fire ; Health ; Human impact ; Impact ; Indonesia ; Monsoon ; Pollution ; Tropical rain forest
The recent (September 1997 to June 1998) forest fires in Indonesia represent an unprecedented ecological disaster. This article describes recent events, evaluates the possible natural and human causes of the fires, and surveys the possible
Indonesia's Medan Merdeka: national identity and the built environment
Built up area ; Cultural landscape ; Cultural studies ; Ideology ; Indonesia ; Jakarta ; Jawa ; National identity ; Nationalism ; Semiotics of space ; Urban area
The paper examines the manipulation of symbols within the Independence Square in central Jakarta as a means of understanding the task of creating a particular national unity in post-colonial Indonesia. This reading is contingent upon the possibility
ENSO rainfall variability and impacts on crop production in Indonesia
Agricultural production ; Agroclimatology ; Climate oscillation ; Climatic variability ; El Niño ; Forecast ; Impact ; Indonesia ; Precipitation ; Rice
Using rice production and rainfall data extending back to 1950 for the 27 Indonesian provinces, this paper examines temporal and spatial relationships across Indonesia between El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) induced rainfall variability and rice
Climatic, environmental and human consequences of the largest known historic eruption : Tambora volcano (Indonesia) 1815
Aerosol ; Atmosphere ; Catastrophe ; Climatic cooling ; Impact study ; Indonesia ; Tsunami ; Volcanic eruption ; Volcanism
The 1815 eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa island, Indonesia) expelled around 140 gt of magma, making it the largest known historic eruption. 71 000 people died. The eruption injected 60 mt of sulfur into the stratosphere, which resulted
Ecotourism potential in the Togian Islands, Indonesia
Cultural studies ; Ecotourism ; Environment ; Impact ; Indonesia ; Island ; Tourism
Tourism has been a mixed blessing to Indonesia. The country is now exploring ecotourism, which is small scale, locally managed, and less harmful to the environment and local cultures. He and some colleagues visited the Togian Islands of Sulawesi
Interregional migration in Indonesia as a reflection of social and Regional inequalities
In this article it is shown that the present peripheral-capitalistic development in Indonesia has reinforced the various types of regional sectoral and social inequalities which already came into existence during colonial times. With the help
of the 1971-census date on inter-provincial migration in Indonesia it was possible to identify different patterns of migration. Then the Provinces were grouped according to their centre of periphery characteristics and compared for their migration factor