Building in Indonesia 1600-1960
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9789460223839
Subjects: Architecture, asia; City planning, asia; Infrastructure (economics)
Description: This book is about architecture and urban planning, a main theme related to historical infrastructural development in the Indonesian archipelago. Through the centuries, the construction of roads and bridges, later the railways and the introduction of motorized transport causes an increasing accessibility and a deeper exploration of the hinterland on the larger islands; which given rise to the establishment of agribusiness on a large scale and new town settlements.