The 3rd APMCHUD theme is = Empowering Communities for Sustainable Urbanization: Strengthening Local Capacity for Building Local Economy and Adapting to Climate Change

What is APMCHUD?
APMCHUD is Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development
APMCHUD means to exchange experience among its members in overcoming the practical problems of urbanization in the field, including housing and other slums. An APMCHUD member currently consists of Indonesia, Qatar, Iran, India, Pakistan, China and Armenia.
Vision::Global Knowledge hub and facilitator of human settlement development
Mission::Promoting Sustainable Development of Human Settlements in Asia Pacific Region.
Why Solo?
Indonesia will …

4th International Symposium of Nusantara Urban Research Institute (NURI) committee invite you to participate on our symposium that be held on November 7th 2009 at Architecture department of Engineering Faculty, Diponegoro University, Tembalang Campuss, Semarang, Central Java- Indonesia.
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Abstract submission dateline: Oct 1st, 2009 (billingual, max 300words, single space, times new roman 10)
Abstract Announcement       : Oct 3rd, 2009
Full paper submission          : Oct 25th, 2009
Sympossium date               : Nov 7th, 2009
Excursion                           : Nov 8th, 2009 (in confirmation)
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Background: Traditionally, markets in Indonesia were not just places to trade goods and services, but also a place of cultural and social exchange. In the ancient days, markets open once a week (the Javanese calendar only has 5 days in a week; Pahing, Pon, Wage, Kliwon, and Legi) because the population was not as dense as today. The day on which the market is open is known as “dina pasaran” (market day). More over, every village had their own market day. This meant that anyone from a particular village, who …

A reservoir near Jakarta has recently overly flooded and not just some flood, it raised and overflowed the dam, cracked it widely, putting up all the concrete and soil from the side reservoir, 20 meters tall, tumbling to the surrounding, which unfortunately was overcrowded with human settlements. As seen on the picture, the damage was vast and so far a hundred lives were gone, houses shattered, body parts missing, pets dead, and illness sprouted.

Since the world is now discussing about the so-called Global Economic Crisis, we thought it would be appropriate if we discussed a little bit about abandoned projects in the metropolitan. In this case, we take a look at two abandoned projects in Surabaya. What has these abandoned projects to do with global economics? Well, one of them, Adistana (the reddish tower on the right), has been abandoned since the monetary crisis that had hit Indonesia in the late 90’s. While the other project (Carrefour, right next to Adistana – on …