This article considers the relationship between forced evictions and the ‘exemplary centre’ through an examination of three urban waterfront sites in Indonesia in comparative perspective. How is the notion of the ‘exemplary centre’ related to forced evictions and the aspirations of marginalised populations in contemporary cities of Indonesia? What are the chances of asserting alternative ideologies when a capital‐centric and modernist vision of the city as ‘exemplary centre’ dominates official planning paradigms? Competing visions of the ‘exemplary centre’ arise from distinct centres of power, from the state level to the grassroots community level; however, the dominant state vision of urban space is often internalised by those most at risk of displacement by modernist projects. Strategies to thwart forced evictions in riverbank settlements in Jakarta, Solo, and Surabaya offer alternative imaginings of the ‘exemplary centre’ – imaginings that enable the urban poor to visualise their hopes and to overcome the spatial uncertainties that characterise their everyday lives. While these efforts indicate resistance to marginalisation, they also provide a distinct kind of ‘exemplary’ vision based on residents’ own understanding of ideal city living. Concurrently, some alignment to existing ‘exemplary centre’ narratives is traceable in the effort to assert these alternatives.

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强迫迁离，空间（不确定）不确定性以及在印度尼西亚建立示范中心

本文通过对印尼三个城市滨水地带的比较研究，来考察强迫迁离与“示范中心”之间的关系。“示范中心”的概念与印度尼西亚当代城市的强迫迁离和边缘化人口的愿望有何关系？当以资本为中心的现代主义城市将城市视为“示范中心”时，主张替代意识形态的机会是什么？对“模范中心”的竞争愿景来自从国家到基层社区的不同权力中心。但是，城市空间的主导国家视野通常被那些最有可能因现代主义项目而流离失所的人们内化。挫败雅加达，梭罗和泗水河岸聚居地的强迫迁离策略，提供了“示范中心”的另类构想，这些构想使城市穷人能够形象化他们的希望，并克服表征他们日常生活的空间不确定性。尽管这些努力表明了对边缘化的抵制，但它们也基于居民对理想城市生活的理解，提供了一种独特的“示范性”愿景。同时，在主张这些替代方案的过程中，可以追溯到与现有“示范中心”叙述的某种一致性。尽管这些努力表明了对边缘化的抵制，但它们也基于居民对理想城市生活的理解，提供了一种独特的“示范性”愿景。同时，在主张这些替代方案的过程中，可以追溯到与现有“示范中心”叙述的某种一致性。尽管这些努力表明了对边缘化的抵制，但它们也基于居民对理想城市生活的理解，提供了一种独特的“示范性”愿景。同时，在主张这些替代方案的过程中，可以追溯到与现有“示范中心”叙述的某种一致性。