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Living in constant disruption of eviction threats throughout the
history, Cilincing Fishing Village is one of Jakarta’s North Coast
inhabitants that will face direct ecological and political erasure in
the near future. The ability to manage and distribute these conflicts
in a strategic, timely approach becomes crucial for aiding the
community’s exclusion in the current development plan. By
maintaining its ability to adapt and self-regulate, the
community of fishermen can reclaim its place, heal the environment, and
enhance their livelihood. Reclaiming Reclamation aims to design adaptive urban infrastructure that mainly focuses on mangrove restoration, fish
farming through silvofishery, and preserving the activities of the
oldest crematorium and columbarium existing on-site. Through the
ethics of care as a foundational approach, the fishing communities
are equipped with the elements to adapt with both political and
environmental scenarios. By giving this agency to the fishing
community, they can reclaim their place and livelihood while
adapting to the government reclamation plan, not to mention,
holding an important role as the frontliners of resiliency in Jakarta’s
North Coast.