Is relocating Indonesia’s capital feasible?

University of Sydney experts comment on the proposed move

Jakarta has a population of 10 million and is rapidly sinking. The Indonesian Government announced plans to relocate the country’s capital to the island of Borneo, but will it improve living and environmental conditions? (Read more here.)

Featured image credit: Castle Of Batavia Mural Wallpaper by Piet Hein Eek based on Het kasteel van Batavia by Andries Beeckman, ca. 1661.

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