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International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 2020
Purpose This paper aims to bring the more recent discourse on the multilayered and interconnected... more Purpose This paper aims to bring the more recent discourse on the multilayered and interconnected dimensions of flood vulnerability, damage and risk reduction at the microlevel of global south cities to Dhaka, by looking at multiple factors and their relationships. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional research design was used to generate data from 315 respondents in five neighborhoods in Eastern Dhaka, located in high flood damage zones with previous flood experience, using a structural equation model to test nine hypothetical relationships. Findings The model confirms that low socioeconomic conditions often lead households to use social capital to traverse flood vulnerabilities in cities. It also advances this notion to show that flood impact unleashes social capital through collective activities in responding to flooding. Further, it reveals that while socioeconomic conditions influence flood impacts, these also engender the necessary mechanisms to unleash collective resp...
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Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs, 2021
Since the 1960s, new town developments within large metropolises have been widely adopted to deco... more Since the 1960s, new town developments within large metropolises have been widely adopted to decongest the city centres, especially in Asian cities. This paper provides a brief account of the liveability dimensions of two new townships developed in large metropolitan areas: Senri New Town in Osaka and Purbachal New Town in Dhaka. The study primarily draws on master plans of the two developments to identify how the components of the plans reflect the physical, social, functional and safety dimensions of a proposed liveability framework. The methodology combines a review of masters plans with scholarly and grey literature on the two new town developments. The findings show while the social and functional dimensions are integrated with Senri New Town; Purbachal New Town, though more recent, appears to have missed opportunities for diversifying density, social mix and mass transit. The paper concludes that the comparative case, Senri-New Town provides insights on how public-private peop...
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Urbani izziv, 2015
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Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs, 2021
Since the 1960s, new town developments within large metropolises have been widely adopted to deco... more Since the 1960s, new town developments within large metropolises have been widely adopted to decongest the city centres, especially in Asian cities. This paper provides a brief account of the liveability dimensions of two new townships developed in large metropolitan areas: Senri New Town in Osaka and Purbachal New Town in Dhaka. The study primarily draws on master plans of the two developments to identify how the components of the plans reflect the physical, social, functional and safety dimensions of a proposed liveability framework. The methodology combines a review of masters plans with scholarly and grey literature on the two new town developments. The findings show while the social and functional dimensions are integrated with Senri New Town; Purbachal New Town, though more recent, appears to have missed opportunities for diversifying density, social mix and mass transit. The paper concludes that the comparative case, Senri-New Town provides insights on how public-private people participation can leverage citizen-centred design for more liveable residential living environments in developing cities.
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Water Policy
Confronting devastating floods regularly is a critical challenge for Bangladesh. Dhaka, the capit... more Confronting devastating floods regularly is a critical challenge for Bangladesh. Dhaka, the capital and a megacity at the forefront of rapid, unplanned urbanization, has been experiencing consistent challenges and threats of flood since 1954. Since then, to ensure flood protection and control, the city authorities have adapted diverse flood risk management strategies (FRMS). Regardless of the overall progress in flood risk management policies in the national development agenda, the inertness of their implementation means the city remains vulnerable. Along with that, several divergences from the development plans, for instance, the new town development in flood flow zone, the declaration to convert a residential zone into a retention area, illegal acquisition of wetlands for property development have also been observed. Therefore, the objective is to review the diversification of FRMS at the national level and to identify the convergence or divergence on the development plans at the ...
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Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)
This paper analyzes the physical vulnerability of residential buildings to urban flooding and hou... more This paper analyzes the physical vulnerability of residential buildings to urban flooding and house modifications to reduce flood damages in two neighbourhoods of eastern Dhaka. A community survey was undertaken, including 105 houses. The study revealed that plinth height, surrounding the land cover condition, age of the buildings, and house modifications influenced the extent of flood damage to residential buildings. However, there is no community-level management to address flooding. The study recommends damage to residential buildings. However, there is no community-level management to address flooding. The study recommends an integrated community flood management system in addition to increasing the plinth height of buildings and improving drainage infrastructure
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In Dhaka, the demand of water has increased rapidly with ever growing population, rise in living ... more In Dhaka, the demand of water has increased rapidly with ever growing population, rise in living standards, rapid urbanization and industrialization. The recent water supply requirement for the city is about 2250 million liter per day (MLD) against a capacity of supplying 2088 MLD and an estimated water demand of 4990 MLD by 2030. So, it is evident that in coming decades, megacity like Dhaka will have to face acute water crisis. To deal with this problem, water conservation will be an efficient solution for the City. Conserving water helps to ensure that this important resource will be available for many generations to come. A few techniques and devices are currently on hand to help conserve water, such as Rain Water Harvesting (RWH), Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System (DEWATS), installation of water efficient fixtures and appliances, and other similar methods. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the potentials of these water conservation and recycling techniques for residential buildings in Dhaka. This paper also outlines the process of incorporating these techniques in dense urban fabric with special emphasis on typical residential plots where the FAR (Floor Area Ratio) rules are being or will be applied.
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Geo-Climatic factors encouraged people of different periods to shape their settlement strategy fr... more Geo-Climatic factors encouraged people of different periods to shape their settlement strategy from the beginning of human race. House became the emblem of protection and safety for human existence. Whenever people plan to build their houses, geo-climatic factors come forward as the primary consideration to deal with the adverse natural calamities and unusual environmental behavior. Geo-Climatic and economic reasoning have always been a foremost apprehension in any housing technology being practiced specifically among those groups of people who have been living in close association with the nature for years. In order to adjust with the environmental behavior, the people have generated traditional paradigm of well-protected, sustainable and ecologically-sound housing form and technology. Bangladesh possesses a rich tradition in the formation and developments of its human settlement. The built forms of these settlements have their own specific characteristics. Indigenous people of thi...
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