The 'wickedness' of governing land subsidence: Policy perspectives from urban Southeast Asia.

ABSTRACT: 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 wa

SUBMITTER: Siriwardane-de Zoysa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8189459 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature