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Eka Permanasari

Adjunct Associate Professor, Urban Design

Eka Permanasari, PhD is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Master of Urban Design, Monash University, Indonesia. She is a highly accomplished and internationally recognised scholar, with over two decades of teaching and professional experience in architecture and urban design fields especially in community-based development, and urban planning projects.

Her core research areas include analysing the political and urban symbolism reflected in the state architecture and urban design; urban expansion and private cities in Southeast Asia, urban gentrification and strangled kampongs in Indonesia; sustainable and liveable city in Nusantara; and community participatory approach in urban design. Her notable community participatory based development projects were the development of 6 pilot projects of community centers in Jakarta (RPTRA) which were scaled up to 298 community centers in Jakarta.

She excels in cultivating interdisciplinary research collaborations, leading international projects, and delivering influential public lectures across the globe. Her current research focuses on addressing sustainability and social challenges in private cities, advancing net-zero energy precincts, and exploring urban development initiatives in Banten.

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Refereed Journals

Permanasari, E.; Nostikasari, D.; Mahardhika, G.; Virani, A (2026). Conflicts as Opportunities in Co-design: Leveraging Participatory Approaches for Urban Policy and Planning. Action Research Journal. Sage. http://doi.org/10.1177/14767503261461951
Permanasari, E. (2026). The New Indonesian Capital City of Nusantara: A new dream in the making. International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development, 14(2), 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.14246/irspsd.14.2_1
Khoirunisa, R., Permanasari, E. et al. (2026). Connecting Urban Green Spaces: The Importance of Irregular Settlements in Biodiversity and Peri-Urban Planning. Urban Ecosystems, 29(3), 115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-026-01975-9
Davies, S., Permanasari, E. et al. (2026). Building and Sustaining Equitable and Inclusive Transdisciplinary Research Teams. Qualitative Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941251350880
Idris, I. K., Pitaloka, G., Lechner, A., Amalia, N., Edwin, N., Permanasari, E. & Mahardhika, G. R., Nov 2025, Indonesia: Yayasan Indonesia CERAH. 138 p.
Permanasari, E., Wijaya, M., Feliren, V. et al. (2025). Enhancing urban resilience through integrated flood policy. AQUA – Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society, 74(2), 267–282. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2025.292
Permanasari, E., Hendola, F., Tarigan, S., Tafridj, I., & Aurora, F. (2024). Urban expansion in South Tangerang: Analyzing Bintaro Jaya as a private city. CITIES, 144, 104665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104665.
Purwandaru, P., Permanasari, E., Handoyo, G. C., & Pradana, E. W. (2023). Knowledge transfer in preserving the Delanggu Rojolele local rice variety: a case study of becoming village designer in In-Herit course. Gelar: Jurnal Seni Budaya, 21(2), 128-140. https://doi.org/10.33153/glr.v21i2.5106.
Utami, L. A., Lechner, A., Permanasari, E., Purwandaru, P., & Ardianto, D. T. (2022). Participatory Learning and Co-Design for Sustainable Rural Living, Supporting the Revival of Indigenous Values and Community Resiliency in Sabrang Village, Indonesia. Land, 11(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/land11091597.
Permanasari, E., Sahid; Purisari, R. (2020). Evaluasi Social Sustainability pada Fasilitas Publik. Studi Kasus RPTRA Bahari Gandaria Selatan. Langkau Betang: Jurnal Arsitektur. Vol 7, No 2. DOI: 10.26418/lantang.v7i2.40745
Permanasari, E., Sahid & Purisari, R. Developing Community’ Sense of Belonging in Building Bahari Community Center (RPTRA) in South Jakarta. IJBESR journal. Vol 3 No 2, Desember 2019. Pp: 63-70. UMJ, Indonesia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24853/ijbesr.3.2.63-70.
Permanasari, E., Sahid & Purisari, R. Political Representation in Urban Public Space in Jakarta Child-Friendly Public Space (Ruang Publik Terpadu Ramah Anak-RPTRA). IJBES journal. Vol. 6 Issue 2, May 2019. Pp: 39-49. UTM Malaysia. DOI: 10.11113/ijbes.v6.n2.351.
Permanasari, E. Reading Political Insinuation in Urban Forms: Saving the Sinking Jakarta through Giant Sea Wall Project. Geographia Technica. Vol 14, Special Issue, March 2019, pp. 56-65. DOI: 10.21163/GT_2019.141.19
Permanasari, E & Lientino, T. Transformasi Makna dan Fungsi Ruang di RPTRA Kalijodo dalam Pergulatan Citra Kota Jakarta. Jurnal RUAS. Universitas Brawijaya. Vol 16, No 2, Desember 2018.
Permanasari, E & et al. Penyelamatan Air Tanah dan Penanggulangan Sampah Melalui Program Biopori dan Komposter di Pemukiman Kecil Kelurahan Ciputat dan Ciputat Timur (Underground water saving and waste treatment through bio pores and composter programs in small clusters at Ciputat and East Ciputat districts). Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (Indonesian Journal of Community Engagement). UGM, Indonesia. Vol 4, No 1. https://doi.org/10.22146/jpkm.33412 . July 2018.
Permanasari, E & Tobing, B. Analyzing the Smooth and Striated Space in Pasar Ciputat Tangerang. Tataloka Journal. UNDIP, Indonesia Vol 20 No 3. August 2018 (p. 335-349). DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/tataloka.20.3.317-330.
Setiawan, A; Philip, J & Permanasari, E. Mechanical Properties of Waste Plastic Banner Fiber reinforced Concrete. Jurnal Teknologi, UTM, Malayasia Vol 80, No 5. August 2018 (p. 111—119). DOI: https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v80.11365.
Purisari, R; Safitri, R; Permanasari, E & Hendola, F. Green Architecture Approach on Mosque Design in Cipendawa Village, Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Vo 216. Februari 2017. ISSNL 2319-6009. doi: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/216/1/012059
Permanasari, E & et al. Analisis Permukiman Pemulung Sebagai sebuah Assemblage. Studi Kasus: Permukiman Pemulung di Wilayah Jurangmangu, Tangerang Selatan. Jurnal Nalars, Universitas Muhamadiyah Jakarta. Vol 16 No 1, Januari 2017. Hal 29-44. ISSN 1412-3266.
Permanasari, E. ‘Redefining New (Postcolonial) Jakarta through the Giant Sea Wall Project. In Nezar Alsayyad (ed), 2014 IASTE Working Paper Series. UC Berkeley: Culture and Myth in Socio-Spatial Practice. Vol 256.
Permanasari, E, et.al. ‘Seberapa Sustainabel-kah kita? Menilik Perumahan Lapak Pemulung di Jurangmangu, Bintaro. In Widyakala. (2014). Jurnal Widyakala, Universitas Pembangunan Jaya. ISSN 2337-7313. Vol 1.
Permanasari, E. ‘Claiming Power through Myth insinuated in urban forms: the Case of Arjuna Statue’. In Nezar Alsayyad (ed), 2012 IASTE Working Paper Series. UC Berkeley: Culture and Myth in Socio-Spatial Practice. Vol 250, p 1-12.
Trevor Hogan; T. Bunnell; C. P. Pow; Permanasari, E; Morshidi, (2011) “Asian Urbanisms and the privatization of cities: Between regional synthesis and the serial replication of case studies”. Cities: the International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning, vol 29 no 1, p: 59-63. ISSN: 0264-2751.
Permanasari, E, “Contesting traditionalism in national and political identities: The Crocodile Pit and Taman Mini Indonesia Indah”. In Nezar Alsayyad (ed), 2008 IASTE Working Paper Series. UC Berkeley: Epistemologies, Fundamentalisms, Regeneration and Practices Series. Vol: 207.
Permanasari, E. “Housing enclaves: Between reality and imagination (II)”. In Raisbeck, Peter (ed) “EYES Student Gallery 2008: Research Essay”. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. The University of Melbourne.
Permanasari, E. “Housing enclaves: Between reality and imagination”. In Nezar Al Sayyad (ed). 2006 IASTE Working Paper Series: “Creating and Contesting Exclusionary Architects”. Vol: 195. UC Berkeley: Hyper Tradition Series, p 1419-1439.

Book/Book Chapters

Perdana, A., Bharathi S, V., Permanasari, E., Patil, K. (2026). The Safety Algorithm: How Safetipin Translates Women's Experiences into Urban Policy. In Inclusive Futures. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003591078-27
Permanasari, Eka and Sintusingha, Sidh. The Production of Megaprojects in Java: Colonialism, Nationalism, Development Centralism Vs. Decentralization. In Sintusingha, S, et all. International Perspectives on the Belt and Road Initiatives: A Bottom-up approaches. London: Routledge (2021)
Dovey, Kim and Permanasari, Eka. “New order: Monas and Merdeka Square” in Dovey, Kim. “Becoming Places”: Urbanism / Architecture / Identity / Power. London: Routledge (2009).
Permanasari, E., Sahid, Purisari P. Bunga Rampai RPTRA. Indonesia. UPJ Press (2020).
Permanasari, Eka. Analisis Arsitektur Vernakular Indonesia (Analysis of Indonesian Vernacular Architecture). Indonesia. UPJ Press (2019).
Permanasari, Eka. Menumbuhkan Rasa Kepemilikan akan RPTRA di Gandaria Selatan Melalui Desain Partisipatif (Developing Sense of Belonging towards Community Centers In Jakarta through Participative Design Method). Indonesia. UPJ Press (2019).
Permanasari, Eka. Metode Desain Partisipatif Sebagai Model Pembangunan RPTRA DKI Jakarta (Participative Design Approach in Building 6 Community Centers in Jakarta). Indonesia. UPJ Press (2018)

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Research Grants

BOLSTER GRANT Monash University Australia

2024-2025: International, Interdisciplinary, Research Impact for Urban Transformation Network in Southeast Asia.
Role: Co-PI. Leading the Urban Transformation Network Hub in Indonesia. (27K AUD).

KONEKSI DFAT Australia

2024-2025: Indonesia-Australia Citarum Action Research Program (CARP) - Circular economy transitions for resilient climate and environmental futures.
Role: Co-PI. Leading international and local research partners, Indonesian Government, industry and communities, to co-design, implement and evaluate new approaches to addressing future climate and environmental impacts. (160K AUD).
2023-2024: Improving Climate Change Resilience for People with Disabilities, Women and Older People in Eastern Indonesia: An Intersectional, Interdisciplinary, in-pace approach.
Role: Co-PI. Leading the research team on Climate Change Resilience for People with Disabilities (33K AUD).

Global Building Performance Network

2023-2024: Decarbonising Buildings in Asia.
Role: Co-PI. Leading the research on the net zero precinct policy in Indonesia (1.1 M EUR).

Research Council of Finland

2023-2024: Enabling Multispecies Transitions of Cities and Regions (MUST) project.
Role: Co-PI. Leading the research team on mapping multispecies transition in Indonesian Context. (73K AUD).

Seed Funding Monash University Indonesia

July 2022-July 2023: Intelligent and Dynamic Remote Sensing For Sustainable Flood Risk Management and Policy worth of 10K AUD.
July 2022-July 2023:Using systems-based scenario narratives for planning agritourism potentials. (5K AUD).
Jan - December 2022: International Collaborative research scheme, Universitas Negeri Sebelas Maret (UNS).
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 Efficacy of project-based experiential education to enhance cultural studies and design methodology implemented on international visiting students and regional communities. International Collaborative research scheme between Master of Urban Design, Monash Indonesia and FSRD Universitas Negeri Sebelas Maret (UNS). (10 K AUD).

Alexander von Humboldt, Germany

July 2020 – July 2022: Cooperation for Sustainable Urbanization: Managing Urban Expansion in Asia - The Case of the Jakarta Metropolitan Area (Jabodetabek) in Indonesia. Humboldt Research Linkage Program. Humboldt Alumni Award (Universitas Pembangunan Jaya-TU Dresden). (85K AUD).

Drake University, USA

Aug 2020 – Aug 2023: Cross-cultural Community-based Strategies for Sustainable Urban Streams: Lessons from Des Moines and Jakarta. Nelson Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs Research Grant , Drake University, USA. (45K AUD).

Indonesian Higher Education Ministry (Ristek-BRIN/Ristek-DIKTI)

Jan 2017 –Jan 2020: Analysis of community’s sense of belonging towards Gandaria Community center (Ruang Publik Terpadu Ramah Anak –RPTRA) post application of participative design model. Competency Research Grants from Indonesian Higher Education Ministry (Ristek-BRIN) (30K AUD).
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019: The Use of waste from PVC banner as aggregate in the making of structural concrete. National Strategic research Grants from Indonesian Higher Education Ministry (Ristek-DIKTI) (20K AUD).
June 2012: Education Research Grant from Indonesian Directorate of Higher Education for presenting paper at the international conference (Hibah Bantuan Seminar Luar Negeri DIKTI), paper titled ‘Claiming Power through Myth insinuated in Urban Forms’ at IASTE Conference, Portland, Oregon USA. (5K AUD).

Project Grants

Perumnas, Indonesia

2019-2021: Participative design approach in revitalizing Klender Public House. Research Project funded by Perumnas, Indonesia. (60K AUD).
2019: Participative design approach in revitalizing Kemayoran Dakota Public House. Research Project funded by Perumnas. . (60K AUD).
2018: Participative design approach in revitalizing Pasar Cempaka Putih through the perspective of community and sustainable development. Research Project assigned by Perumnas. (60K AUD).
2017-2018: Designing vertical public housing through perspectives of community based development and environmental approach in Tanjung Barat, Jakarta, Indonesia. Research Project funded by Perumnas, Indonesia (2 year grant. (40K AUD).

Jakarta Provincial Government, Indonesia

2014-2016: Implementing participative design appproach at 6 Ruang Publik Terpadu Ramah Anak (RPTRA) (Gandaria Selatan, Sungai Bambu, Kembangan Utara, Cililitan, Cideng and Untung Java Island). Research and community based development project grants in collaboration with Jakarta Provincial Government. (45K EUR).

Monash University, Indonesia