Some strategies to promote sustainable urban development and improve living conditions in Jakarta are implemented for addressing the issue of overpopulation. Creating integrated multi-modal systems and transit-oriented developments would be expected to reduce traffic congestion and reliance on private vehicle use.

Sustainable urban planning, compact city designs, and greater provision for greens are used to ensure optimum land use and improve air quality as well as recreational opportunities. Expansion of low-cost housing initiatives, such as public housing programs and regulations for mixed-income developments, would ease informal settlements and allow access to housing. The management of effective water solutions includes but is not limited to rainwater harvesting, wastewater recycling, and pollution control to avert water scarcity while increasing resource sustainability. Diversification of the economy in other regions of the country through employment generation and local business support could decrease migration pressures on Jakarta while creating jobs locally. Equally important for the reduction of flooding, land subsidence, and other climate hazards to human lives is the establishment of groundwater extraction control and climate resilience planning. All these courses of action represent a holistic approach to dealing with overpopulation in Jakarta.