Locating the Future: The Geographical Logic Behind Indonesia’s Capital Relocation
摘要
The relocationRelocation of Indonesia’s national capitalNational capital was conceived not only as a political decision but as a geographical strategy aimed at bridging long-standing developmental gaps. But what makes a location fit to carry the symbolic and practical weight of a new national centre? And why was East KalimantanKalimantan—long peripheralPeripheral to the country’s political imagination—suddenly thrust into the foreground of national planning?