The ‘wickedness’ of governing land subsidence: Policy perspectives from urban Southeast Asia

Drawing on Jakarta, Metro Manila and Singapore as case studies, we explore the paradox of slow political action in addressing subsiding land, particularly along high-density urban coastlines with empirical insights from coastal geography, geodesy analysis, geology, and urban planning. In framing lan...

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Main Authors: Siriwardane-de Zoysa, Rapti, Schöne, Tilo, Herbeck, Johannes, Illigner, Julia, Haghighi, Mahmud, Simarmata, Hendricus, Porio, Emma, Rovere, Alessio, Hornidge, Anna-Katharina
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Anthropogenic factors
Building codes
Case studies
Cities
Climate change
Climatic changes
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Empirical analysis
Engineering and Technology
Environmental aspects
Geodesy
Geography
Geology
Groundwater
Influence
Interdisciplinary aspects
Land reclamation
Land subsidence
Land use
Management
Marine geography
People and Places
Physical Sciences
Political action
Sea level
Security
Subsidence
Synthetic aperture radar interferometry
Temporal variability
Urban planning
Water shortages
Water supply
Water, Underground
Zoning
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description Drawing on Jakarta, Metro Manila and Singapore as case studies, we explore the paradox of slow political action in addressing subsiding land, particularly along high-density urban coastlines with empirical insights from coastal geography, geodesy analysis, geology, and urban planning. In framing land subsidence as a classic ‘wicked’ policy problem, and also as a hybrid geological and anthropogenic phenomenon that is unevenly experienced across urban contexts, the paper uses a three-step analysis. First, satellite-derived InSAR maps are integrated with Sentinel-1A data in order to reveal the socio-temporal variability of subsidence rates which in turn pose challenges in uniformly applying regulatory action. Second, a multi-sectoral mapping of diverse policies and practices spanning urban water supply, groundwater extraction, land use zoning, building codes, tenurial security, and land reclamation reveal the extent to which the broader coastal governance landscape remains fragmented and incongruous, particularly in arresting a multi-dimensional phenomenon such as subsidence. Finally, in reference to distinct coastal identities of each city–the ‘Sinking Capital’ (Jakarta), ‘Fortress Singapore’, and the ‘Disaster Capital’ (Manila) the paper illustrates how land subsidence is portrayed across the three metropolises in markedly similar ways: as a reversible, quasi-natural, and/or a highly individualized problem.
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subjects Anthropogenic factors
Building codes
Case studies
Cities
Climate change
Climatic changes
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Empirical analysis
Engineering and Technology
Environmental aspects
Geodesy
Geography
Geology
Groundwater
Influence
Interdisciplinary aspects
Land reclamation
Land subsidence
Land use
Management
Marine geography
People and Places
Physical Sciences
Political action
Sea level
Security
Subsidence
Synthetic aperture radar interferometry
Temporal variability
Urban planning
Water shortages
Water supply
Water, Underground
Zoning
title The ‘wickedness’ of governing land subsidence: Policy perspectives from urban Southeast Asia
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