Browsing by Author "Islam, Mrs. Ishrat"

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A Study on accessibility of physically Challenged people to some selected urban services and facilities in Dhaka
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2007-03) Touhid, Ahul Baker Md.; Islam, Mrs. Ishrat
Disability development in recenl day, is an irit"cg'ralpart of neo-development paradigm all over the world. Integral part in the sense that. a counlry Can not uplift its soeio-economic conditions unless and until people from all strata of lhc society exercise the choice of better feeding, bCllCreconomic opportunities and better social po,ilions. According to the most recent stutistics nllmber of disabled people in Aanglade~b i~ 5.82%. World Health Organization substantiated tbe figure 10% of the 100aipopulalion in developing eOllntries. Wbatever the rate is, they are many things, value judgment of physically challenged people is enonnous. They can do many things as the fit people can do. So, it must be a r«kless endcavor for overall development if protecling thcir righls, dignities and their welfare as well are not protected; can not be ensured with proper legal and administrative mea,ureS. This sludy can pave the way for doing so. It is an at!empt to know the socio-economic & sociocultural conditions of pbysically challenged people and their accessibility scenario to different lIrban scrvices and facilities in Dhaka. "The study area i~ Dhaka, because urban hazards are maximum here that can lead to establish acccssiblc urban service-facilities in cilie, of Bangladesh. Bangladesh hIlSadopt~ National Di>ability Wdfare Act in 1995. There are specifications for di>ability access mentioned in National Building Code -1993 and Dhaka City Building Construction Rule~ -2006. But lack of propet monitoring, implementation and lack of adequate impetus to protect disability rights Dhaka is far below from a 'disability ftiendly' city. The stlldy, however, is willing to prelude tile necessity of conscious and logieal elTon> to make urban services and facilities i.e. education, hcalth, employment and buiit environment accessible to the physically challenged people in Dhaka. The study explored that, physically challenged people are lagging bebind day by day through unconscious but systematic way of dis<;rimination,. They possess POOtIitemcy rate, they are not healthy, they have very limited job opportunities, they are socially and culturally isolated even in their famlly, all the built environment are somewbat totally inacce~,ible to them. Tbe study has also investigated and evaluated the development activities taken by the public and private institutions working in Dhaka wbich arc found discouraging and somewhat ineffective In nature & extent. To make positive changes in socio-economie spheres of PWDs and to make accessible education, health, employment and built environment; the study has produced a 'policyactivity' matrix. The 'policy-activity' matrix comprised of long tenn, mid-term and short tenn activities. Responsible authorities to perfonn the job arc also enlisted In the matrix.
Analysis of land suitability for urban development in the eastern fringe of Dhaka city: an application of multicriteria evaluation technique
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2003-09) Refat Fatema; Islam, Mrs. Ishrat
Urban development is a complex process, which is a multiple function of different socio-economic and physical factors. The fringe area for this study is taken from eastern fringe where it would be easier than other fringes to find the difference of development type. This large area is in between the built-up legal limits of the metropolitan and the largely rural or agricultural land surrounding it. Multi Criteria Evaluation (MCE) is a technique to select the best one from a set of alternatives on the basis of a number of criteria. It may serve as an approach for urban planners while decision-making is involved. The research has been designed to study the urban fringe area and it's trends of development from the urban planning point of view. At the same time it studies the applicability of MCE as a part of planning process. Grossly the area about 500 acres of the eastern fringe has been taken as a case study site. The research was conducted on the basis of information collected through a primary survey. observations, interviews, and finally the author's judgments and experience. Setting criteria for MCE on study area was a difficult part of the job. There are a number of criteria to be dealt with. Due to the limited scope of the study many criteria has been simplified or even ignored. The study includes trends of urban fringe' development and its characteristics, past and present strategies related to urban fringe development on the basis of a brief review of plans prepared for Dhaka city. The current trend of fringe area development does not follow any specific method. This research aims to high light several phases of development issues that should be considered while development takes place. Finally it has suggested a set of policy and standards for fringe area of Dhaka. The present study has developed a concept of MCE to understand its use for land suitability analysis. Based on literature and interview with local experts possible factors underlying every kind of land use type were identified with help of MCE and it's application for landuse suitability analysis. The land use pattern of eastern fringe is generated for different alternatives. However, the results still need care to interpret because of limited data. MCE is proved a good tool to understand the spatial pattern of land use suitability especially in fringe area development.
Study on private residential land development activities in Dhaka and their compatibility with DMDP structure plan 1995-2015
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2007-01) Roy, Shuvra; Islam, Mrs. Ishrat
As a capital of a developing coltlJ(ry. me~a cily Dhaka 15 cxpniencing ()ll!stunding growth (!\'~r the last one dL~ade_Dha~" hdS~~p,,[)ded 17.88 times frOlll its inillal ,ii~ (}Ver the period 1951-2001. in the Same lime S;}J[] population h"d increased 25,09 fold" Acc()rding 1ll200 [ Cen,m. Dhaka Mega ellY ac~omm(}dates 10,7 million people. a JnojOI' share of37.45% of the total urban p"puiacicll1 of the countIY (BBS. 2003), In rc,pon;c; (c the growing demand of housing Jnd other urban uses, private land dcveiopillenl companies have emerged as a dominnnt f(l'Ce ill the land market and posing ,lgnilicanl impact on lnncl dc,~luPlll~ot and planning. In orckr jll regulate and guide u,-bal1 development, Dhaka Melmpolilan Oe\'clOplltClll Plan (DMI)I») has stated polLeLes 1m-lhe penod 1995-1015. Like many other third "'orld cOllotnes Dhi1ka also growLng pr~dominuntly in an unplanned l1l,mner. eHn allLl' t~e enJctm~tH of several acls ,1I1d planning documenl,. Thi; L'es~arch attempts to ldenLLI:\ the locations aud (rend of1esidentiailand developmell1 projects by Private Llild Developmenl Companies (I'LDC). List of private lund development pl'ojects within th~ Dh3k:i M<:tlo (DMDP) at'~n hns heen ~ollecled Ii'om various ,ources like R.AIUK. REH/\l3 Vail'. lleW~ papel" 3dveltisemenb and li'OIn internel'. A CPS sut'vey "as cOl1ducted alld 14} L'c,id~llll,,1 lal1d development projeCIS were found within the DMDP area. In additJUn to lield survey. aboul 20 developers w~r~ il1t~rvicwed to gd idea UbOUIthc factors r~'pons;ble fo!' exist Lng trem! of dewlQpl11elll, Tbi~ rcsearch focuses on thrcc ubiecti\'~" (i) 10 identity till: trenu and loeationalaspC'Ct'; Qf private res,dent d bnd dCl'cll1PlllCLlI'lcl i\ iIieo in Dhaka Mct,o Ar~a sincc I 995. (i i) 'I"() el'"IU;l(e the land developmenl ilctil'itlC, a",i,L< ,ompJtibi!i:v "Llh the stJted policic.\ (,,' DMDP (1995-2015) (iJi) Ta fLnd the ,iluses af deviallon from D[l,1DI' and tccommendation for strcLlgtheL1iI1gen forCCIl1Cnlor Slrtld ure plan, Findings from the study depict Ihe li,e( that a sLgnilicanl share of oogomg land dcvclopmenl project, docs not have any kind of ~ppro\, al 1''''111l'elevant authuntie,. l\!any of (he projects have vlOlat~cl (h~ policies swtccl in DMDP and are encroachmS areas demJrcatcd as l'e~lri~leJ zones, i.s a rc.,,,11 high ,aluc agriclIIllLl'JI land and t100d now zonc,; of Dlwka are ill CQn.,tant thr~ill. ThiS rc"eJrch pOItrays lh~ currcnt trend 01 land comersion by I'Rl.DI', which h:lv~ ,eve,e cnvllOl1nJtll1al impact On the ,ily.