Akino Tahir and Risye Dwiyani represented Resilience Development Initiative Urban Refugees Research group to deliver a paper presentation entitled, “Secondary Cities and Forced Migration: Accommodating Refugees and Asylum Seeker in Indonesia” in 55th ISOCARP World Planning Congress 2019 in Bogor, Indonesia. The International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) was founded in 1965 and is a global network of city and regional planners. ISOCARP one of the main activities is organizing World Congress focuses on a planning theme of foremost international interest in urban planning.
Akino Tahir and Risye Dwiyani presented the capacity exploration of secondary cities in Indonesia in accommodating the influx of refugees and asylum seekers, with Makassar as a case study. Using a simplified City Resilience Framework developed by Arup International Development (2015) as a framework, the study is looking at how Makassar strives for city resilience while providing 1) adequate shelter, health care and protection; 2) basic service provision; 3) economic development and employment; and 4) social and political inclusion and community cohesion for its resident refugees and asylum seeker. The study focuses on the analysis of the first two elements: shelter, health, protection and basic services provision. By understanding the system and how it affects displaced people, it is expected that the focus for future improvement that contributes to the city’s resilience can be identified.
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