Synopsis
The impacts of the rapid growth of the megacity Jakarta.
- Programme: Equator from the Air
- Series: 1
- Episode: SE Asia
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2020
- Geography | Urban environments | Settlement in urban areas | Settlement types
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