Human-riverine interactions in Southeast Asia I

Panel Convenor(s)

• FC

  Freek Colombijn

  Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
• SH

  Sarkawi B. Husain

  Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia

Panel Chair(s)

• RP

  Rita Padawangi

  Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore

Presenter(s)

• RP

  Rita Padawangi

  Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore
• RA

  Ruriana Nafilah Anggraini

  Kyoto University, Japan
• LP

  Linggar Putra

  Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 

  Ibnu Fikri

  State Islamic University Walisongo Semarang, Indonesia

Conveners: Freek Colombijn (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Sarkawi B. Husain (Universitas Airlangga).

From the earliest human settlements, rivers have had a major impact on structuring human behaviour in the form urban development patterns, economic activities, and symbolic meanings ascribed to river. The place name of ICAS 13, Surabaya, refers according to a myth to a fight between a crocodile and a shark in the river mouth! In this paper we want to explore the human-riverine interactions, building on the concept of hydro-social cycles proposed by Jamie Linton and Jessica Budds. The panel will focus on human-riverine interactions, not only the way the river has shaped human behaviour, but also how humans have shaped the river. People do not only act on water, but water can be seen as an actant itself. The panel also invites papers using a multi-species approach in which humans no longer necessarily take centre stage. Meanwhile, humans will remain major actors. Issues of governance, pollution, canalization and “normalization” of rivers, flooding, conflicting uses (transportation, entertainment, habitation, agriculture and fishing, discharging waste, and symbolic meanings can all be discussed. The geographical focus of the panel is Southeast Asia.

Presentations:

• 09:00 – 10:45 (GMT+7)

  Rivers and Cities: Spatial Contestations and Collective Action in Urbanizing Indonesia
  

  Presenter: Rita Padawangi – Singapore University of Social Sciences
• 09:00 – 10:45 (GMT+7)

  Rivers and Relocation: A Study of the Displaced Urban Poor in Kampung Bukit Duri
  

  Presenter: Ruriana Nafilah Anggraini – Kyoto University
• 09:00 – 10:45 (GMT+7)

  The River Brantas in Surabaya: Understanding the Riverine Hydrosocial Dynamics of an Indonesian Industrial City
  

  Presenter: Linggar Rama Dian Putra – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam