ABSTRACT

With a coastline of approximately 81,000km, and more than 17,500 islands, Indonesia is extremely vulnerable to coastal inundation (Marfai and King, 2008a, 2008b). The capital and largest city of Indonesia, Jakarta, is particularly vulnerable to coastal and riverine flooding (Aerts et al, 2009; Yulianto et al, 2009), as well as localized flooding due to intense precipitation events. This vulnerability stems from a complex interaction of several physical and socio-economic parameters.