Indonesia is embarking on an ambitious USD 32b plan to relocate its capital from Jakarta to Nusantara, a purpose-built city on Kalimantan. With exactly one year until its inauguration date, there are concerns that the city’s construction is behind schedule. Will Nusantara be ready for the big move?
Will the new capital be physically to accommodate the influx of people? Are the local, indigenous tribes prepared to integrate with Indonesians of other ethnicities? Is Nusantara able to achieve its grand green targets? And most importantly, will it succeed in alleviating the population pressures on Jakarta?
00:00 Introduction
01:21 Building Nusantara from scratch
07:21 Impact of Nusantara on local people
16:56 Controversy around Nusantara as new capital
24:00 Environmental costs of Nusantara
33:27 The move from Jakarta to Nusantara
40:50 Nusantara: a waste of resources?
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