JAILCD2025-004: Techno-ecotourism as a Strategy to Enhance Rainwater Management and Community Wellbeing for Flood Mitigation in Jakarta

Abstract

Flooding is a long-standing issue in Jakarta that is caused by insufficient urban green spaces and its ineffectiveness of managing rainwater. Green spaces currently make up just 9,98% of Jakarta’s total area, significantly less than the optimal goal of 30%. This shortage deepens the impacts of flooding, causing infrastructure damage, disruptions to daily life, increased health risks, and decreases the overall wellbeing of communities. While previous research has primarily focused on flood mitigation interventions along Jakarta's rivers, these efforts often overlook the significant role of Jakarta's urban landscapes in reducing floods. To address this challenge, this study will focus on the DPR/MPR area of Jakarta, which has extensive idle green spaces that remain underutilized. By exploring the potential of these spaces, the research aims to leverage green spaces within a dense urban area as natural infrastructure to reduce flood risks and enhance community wellbeing. This research investigates the potential of techno-ecotourism as a transformative solution for rainwater management while simultaneously societal well-being. It examines key parameters of wellbeing, Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD), and the programs and spaces within techno-ecotourism. Using a methodology that combines literature reviews and precedent studies, this research demonstrates that techno-ecotourism is an effective strategy for integrating rainwater management with tourism practices. Additionally, the findings show that by creating recreational and educational spaces through the integration of technology and ecology in tourism, it increases community awareness about flood mitigation while actively engages Jakarta's residents in contributing to sustainable solutions. This research underscores the critical role of the techno-ecotourism strategy in significantly enhancing both Jakarta's rainwater management capabilities and community wellbeing in facing floods which offers long-term benefits for Jakarta’s urban resilience.