An extreme land subsidence in North Jakarta from a heritage architecture view
North Jakarta is a city predicted to sink within the next 30 years. Geologists, geodesists, and civil engineers have done a lot of land subsidence mapping. From an architectural perspective, various methods, including field surveys, Google Street Views, 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional architectural...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2025.2533217 |
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| Summary: | North Jakarta is a city predicted to sink within the next 30 years. Geologists, geodesists, and civil engineers have done a lot of land subsidence mapping. From an architectural perspective, various methods, including field surveys, Google Street Views, 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional architectural modeling, revealed that the Museum Bahari (built between 1652 and 1719) is 255 cm below the street level. An old photo from 1939 was used as the basis for the research period, where the position of the building is still relative to the surrounding environment. The subsidence that has occurred since 1939 is 255 cm over 85 years, or 3 cm/year. If the sedimentation of the soil where the museum is located has not reached a stable point, then land subsidence will continue. In the next 30 years, there will be a subsidence of 90 cm. This finding strengthens the predictions theory that North Jakarta is projected to almost sink in the next 30 years or around 2050. These findings provide accurate field data to verify landslide measurements based on satellite imagery. Efforts to preserve old buildings affected by land subsidence require design solutions so that the authenticity of the building is visible. |
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| ISSN: | 1347-2852 |