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Indonesia Council Open Conference 2025
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Mapping the gendered megacity: urban sprawl, commuting, and labour market outcomes in Greater Jakarta

Organised Panel

Organised Panel

9:00 am

09 July 2025

Forum 1 (Melbourne Connect)

Session 3: Gender and Social Change: Indonesia’s Economic Transformation

One Conference streams

Social and economic development

Submission Description

This study uses spatial analysis to explore the relationship between urban sprawl and gender dynamics in commuting and labour market outcomes in Greater Jakarta. We analyse data from Landsat 8 satellite images (2013-2023) alongside data from the Greater Jakarta Commuter Survey conducted by BPS-Statistics Indonesia. Using Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques, we quantify various indicators of urban sprawl, such as population density, built-up area, accessibility, public facilities, and land-use changes. This analysis allows us to produce spatial distribution maps that illustrate different typologies of urban sprawl and their relationship to gendered work and commuting outcomes. Our findings provide insights into how urban form and mobility influence gender dynamics in the labour market. This study contributes to a better understanding of the complex interplay between urban expansion and gendered economic participation in one of the world's largest urban agglomerations.

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