COVID 19 in gated community at Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate how far the principles of Gated Community can break the chain of the spread of the COVID19 virus. In 2020, the world was widely shocked by Coronavirus (COVID19), which started in Wuhan, spread throughout the globe without exception to Indonesia. As one of the busiest cities in Indonesia, Jakarta becomes one of the gateways for COVID19 in Indonesia. The outbreak of COVID19, made the Jakarta City Government implement a quarantine system policy, which has an impact on the daily lives of Jakarta’s inhabitants. This situation causes the inhabitants’ community only to be able to move around in their neighborhood. The access restrictions for outsiders of residence arose so that some settlements in Jakarta imposed a gated community system. The research method used is a qualitative method, which is carried out with literature and observation studies. The data used comes from several regulations issued by the government regarding the COVID19 pandemic and phenomena in the field. The research location is the Kelapa Gading. This region is a residential area with a majority of the gated community, in the area of the gated community housing can prevent or even break the COVID19 chain in the study area.

Housing Experience in Gated Communities in the Time of Pandemics: Lessons Learned from COVID-19

“…However, there is a lack of direct medical evidence to conclude that gated communities are more effective in reducing the risk of COVID-19 infection [ 19 ]. In fact, Seanders and Maroofi [ 20 ] investigated the impact of gated communities on the spread of COVID-19 with reference to Jakarta, Indonesia, with the authors claiming that gated communities have the potential to slow down the spread of COVID-19 virus due to their relative self-sufficiency. However, further investigation and evidence is required in this regard.…”