Environmental Impacts of Planned Capitals and Lessons for Indonesia’s New Capital

Indonesia’s new planned capital in East Kalimantan is being touted as a “smart, green, beautiful and sustainable city” but has stoked fears of massive environmental damage to the island of Borneo, one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots and carbon sinks. Precedents of other planned c...

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Main Authors: Hoong Chen Teo, Alex Mark Lechner, Saut Sagala, Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/11/438