What is
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING?

Compact Neighbourhoods for Jakarta's
Low-income Communities
Rapat Tetangga is a study to determine the needs and characteristics in creating a residential environment that is integrated (compact), self-sufficient and resilient, while still considering aspects of the quality of dialogue between residents.
Taken from the word 'Rapat' (compact/meeting) and 'Tetangga' (Neighbours/Neighbourhood).
So the word 'Rapat' in a meeting of neighbours can have 2 meanings:
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real meetings which in which dialogue is exchanged
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or the idea of solidarity and togetherness.

Study Focus:
Pesakih, West Jakarta
This research was driven by the adoption of new habits that occurred during the pandemic:
People trying to recenter their lifestyle around fulfilling their primary needs locally
So, the word 'Meeting' in Neighborhood Meeting can have 2 meanings:
Meetings which contain the meaning of dialogue;
Meeting ( compact ) which means dense.

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