Co-Designing Sustainable, Just, and Smart Urban Living: A Monograph, 2019-2021 (original) (raw)

This monograph reflects on the implementation of and lessons learned—both theoretically and practically—from the Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS)’ three-year program on “Co-designing sustainable, just and smart urban living in Indonesia” (2019-2021). The first of the three years was the most active, when we planned the overall program and initiated several major activities, engaging with a wide spectrum of stakeholders. The second year was marked prominently by the adaptations we had to make due to the restrictive regulations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The adaptation included postponement of several major programs. While some programs which would involve extensive in person engagement were postponed, we managed to move on, encountering new digital possibilities, and even began significant initiatives in research and publications on religion and COVID-19, as well as collaborations with the wider spectrum of government agencies/ministries, civil society organizations and religious organizations. The third year consisted mostly of executing the postponed programs and reflecting on our achievements, which results in this monograph.