Problems and prospects of bioclimatic urban development strategies for Dhaka City, Bangladesh | |
| Author | Hasan, Md. Hafizul |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.UE-04-19 |
| Subject(s) | Urbanization--Bangladesh Bioclimatology--Bangladesh City planning--Bangladesh |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The spatial configuration and the thermal comfort of cities and its relationship to the urban environment have recently been the subject of empirical, theoretical and policy research. One of the fundamental concerns of bioclimatic urban planning is to sustain the livability of urban spaces in cities, where thermal comfort is an important criterion. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh experienced a tremendous change in its morphology due to population increase at a rate of 9% per year after liberation in 1971. The changes in the urban areas created multidimensional problems and left serious impact on the bioclimatic aspects in both micro and city scale. This study focuses its attention on the changes in the city scale and morphological changes in micro scale. It finds the shortcomings in the periodical modifications of building laws and regulations. This research also tries to relate the open space and built up area ratio, the green areas and the water bodies on the same lieu of bioclimatic considerations for the city scale. It analyzes the existing building layout, volumes and judges the quality of built environment by light, shadow and wind flow analysis- some very basic criterion for the bioclimatic aspects in the micro scale. Based on the findings, it proposes some development strategies for both built up and future developments, considering the bioclimatic aspects appropriate for Dhaka City. |
| Year | 2004 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Urban Environmental and Management (UE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Perera, L. A. S. Ranjith |
| Examination Committee(s) | Amin, A. T. M. Nurul ;Kumar, Sivanappan |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Development Bank- Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2004 |