sentences:  By 1918, he had defined a set of principles for his town planning which saw him engaged as a consultant for major cities in the colony.He was a town planning consultant for Semarang (1916–20, 1936), Buitenzorg (now 'Bogor') (1920–23), Madiun (1929), Malang (1930–35), Batavia (Jakarta) (1936–37), Magelang (1937–38), Bandung (1941), as well as Cirebon, (part of Jakarta which is known as Jatinegara), Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Purwokerto, Padang, Medan and Banjarmasin.After long career working privately for municipal authorities, the government recognized Thomas Karsten by appointing him to official committees.