Sustainability Challenges for Sprawling Dhaka

2021 ◽  
pp. 097542532199799
Author(s):  
Shilpi Roy ◽  
Tanjil Sowgat ◽  
S. M. Tafsirul Islam ◽  
Nafisa Anjum
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Drainage System ◽  
Peripheral Region ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Development Control ◽  
National Economic ◽  
New Business ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Sustainability Challenges ◽  
The City

Dhaka’s sprawled area is likely to supersede the total land area of the Dhaka city in the near future. This article combines quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate sustainability concerns that have arisen because of irregular and rapid sprawling in Dhaka. Land cover change detection reveals that since 1991, the city outskirts have seen an addition of 234 square kilometres of built-up area. Spatial metrics show the dynamic process of infill and the fragmented transformation of land covers in Dhaka, which have led to low-density, leapfrog and ribbon sprawling. The city outskirts, especially the economically advantaged regions, have been observing rapid urban densification of neighbourhoods. Field observation and interviews in 19 sprawled areas confirm that the change has been influenced by industrialization, increasing demand for housing, high cost of living in Dhaka city, growing population and lack of development control regulations. The advantage of the sprawling process is that it offers economic opportunities, contributing to poverty reduction and national economic growth. However, the abrupt and sporadic nature of this transformation puts the long term economic and environmental viability of new business activities and habitation into question. Congested housing, poor accessibility, inadequate drainage system and sanitation facilities in sprawled areas have resulted in poor liveability and created social inequality, thus impeding the way for a sustainable urban transformation of peri-urban Dhaka. This article calls for a greater acknowledgement of sustainability concerns in development control regulations and a more inclusive form of governance to deal with existing sustainability challenges for Dhaka city and its rapidly transforming peripheral region.

scholarly journals Changes in wetlands in Dhaka City: Trends and physico-environmental consequences

1970 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Shahidul Islam ◽  
Md Rejaur Rahman ◽  
AKM Shahabuddin ◽  
Raquib Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Drainage System ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Land Use Pattern ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
Water Logging ◽  
Erdas Imagine ◽  
Arc Gis ◽  
Changing Trend ◽  
The City

There existed a large number of water bodies including rivers, Khals, lakes and low-lying areas in Dhaka, a thickly populated City and capital of the country. The water bodies played important roles on the natural environment of the City including its drainage system. Due to various natural and human induced reasons, the wetlands of the City have been shrinking with the passage of time. This study makes an attempt to identify the urban wetlands, emphasizing on the extent of their changes and subsequent impacts on physical environment of the area. For ascertaining the land-use pattern of the City, this study uses topographical map (Toposheet of 1960) and satellite images (Landsat TM, 1988 and ALOS VNIR, 2008). It also uses remote sensing and GIS based software (e.g. Arc GIS, Erdas Imagine) for this purpose. Statistical analysis has been carried out in order to process and analyze the data. The study observes that the wetlands of Dhaka city are changing very quickly. In 1960, the total area of water bodies and lowlands were 2952.02 and 13527.58 ha, respectively. Whereas in 1988, the total area of the same decreased to 2103.62 and 12717.73 ha, respectively. This deteriorated further, occupying an area of 1990.71 ha in 2008 which indicates that the lowlands continued to decrease. Thus the water bodies and lowlands decreased by 32.57% and 52.58%, respectively during 1960 and 2008. This changing trend of wetlands makes the drainage system of Dhaka City vulnerable, creating water logging problems and their consequences. Land filling and encroachment were recognized to be the main reasons for changing wetlands in the City. Key words: Wetlands; wetland changes; water logging; environment DOI: 10.3329/jles.v5i0.7348 J. Life Earth Sci., Vol. 5: 37-42, 2010

scholarly journals Ecodrainage Model to Handle the Inundations in the City Center of Demak

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Risa Niken R. T. H. ◽  
S. Imam Wahyudi ◽  
Hermin Poejiastoeti
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Drainage System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Repetition Period ◽  
City Center ◽  
Rainwater Infiltration ◽  
Rainwater Runoff ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Runoff Discharge ◽  
The City

The growth and development of the city is strongly influenced by an increase in population in line with the increasing demand for space and land. On the other hand, the availability of urban land is very limited, resulting in the conversion of land use to meet those needs. It is necessary to change the paradigm of the concept of a conventional drainage system to the concept of an environmentally friendly drainage system (ecodrainage). The ecodrainage concept is expected to be an effort to deal with inundation and groundwater conservation in city center of Demak. The quantity of the rainwater infiltration wells (RIW) was obtained based on the analysis to reduce the inundation in the city center of Demak. With the reference to the rainfall repetition period (RRP) of 2 years, 21 units of the well were needed to accommodate the rainwater runoff discharges of 0.878 m3/s. Due to the land limits at the area of research, only could 20 units of the well be constructed, as a result, it could only reduce the inundation by 0.811 m3/s or 90.48 %. Considering the rainfall repetition period (RRP) of 5 years, around 40 units of rainwater infiltration wells (RIW) were needed to accommodate the rainwater runoff discharge of 1.70 m3/s, yet only could 35 out of 40 wells as required be constructed, consequently, it was only able to reduce the inundation of 1.494 m3/s or 87.50.

scholarly journals INDIKATOR MAKROEKONOMI DAN PEMBANGUNAN KOTA BANDUNG

2019 ◽  
pp. 622
Author(s):  
Teguh Santoso ◽  
Bayu Kharisma
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Purchasing Power ◽  
Autoregressive Moving Average Model ◽  
Food Commodities ◽  
The City ◽  
Poverty Levels

The high rate of inflation has the potential to increase poverty because it can reduce people's purchasing power, where if inflation rises significantly it can shift the people who are categorized as not poor, become vulnerable to poverty, almost poor and even poor. The aims of this study are to analyze the development of macroeconomic indicators, namely inflation and economic growth that are associated with poverty levels in the city of Bandung. The methodology used in this study is descriptive analysis and the ARMA (autoregressive moving average) model. The results showed that the high inflation in the city of Bandung compared to national and West Java inflation carries its own burden for the economy of the community, where purchasing power will decrease when inflation rises significantly and will have an impact on people's welfare. Inflation in the city of Bandung is often due to the price of food commodities (volatile food inflation). In addition, the high economic growth in the city of Bandung is not directly proportional to the decline in poverty levels. This shows that the quality of economic growth in the city of Bandung has problems that need attention. Therefore, local government in their efforts to encourage economic growth must prioritize poverty reduction and inequality.

scholarly journals Socio-Economic Impact of Revitalization: The Case of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahmi Ibrahim ◽  
Syazana Syazwani Abdul Ghani
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
City Environment ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Start Up ◽  
New Business ◽  
Socio Economic Impact ◽  
The City

Urban revitalization is the process of the city to restore its vibrancy, bringing the city to life, expanding profitable activities, increase in land and economic values and start-up new business ventures. The importance of revitalization can help improve the development to the city in terms of economic, social and cultural. Strategies of revitalization have been implemented through investments, conservation and regeneration that emphasizes to promote tourism, strengthen the capabilities and increase employment opportunities. The aim of this research paper is to revitalize the city of Bandar Seri Begawan into a sustainable environment integrating the interest of residents, businesses and tourists. Subsequently is to investigate the cause and effect of revitalization towards tourism, cultural and social activities. The study focuses on Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital city of Brunei which does not have the usual characteristic of a busy, key economic centre or ‘life’ of a country which suffers from lack of vitality that it loses out to other cities. Interviews and on-site observations methods were used for this study. The findings demonstrate that revitalization of Bandar Seri Begawan is closely related to the Water Village - Kampong Ayer as it represents the identity of Bandar Seri Begawan. This paper highlights the development of a conceptual framework that can be served as guidelines to revitalize the Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB) into a sustainable city environment integrating all the factors – the diversity of needs of residents, tourists and businesses which also help to understand the cause and effect of revitalization towards tourism, cultural and social activities.Socio-Economic Impact of Revitalization: The Case of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

scholarly journals Lost in Transition? Directions for an Economic Geography of Urban Sustainability Transitions

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Fastenrath ◽  
Boris Braun
Keyword(s):  
Economic Geography ◽  
Urban Sustainability ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Sustainability Transitions ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
The City

Socio-technical transitions towards more sustainable modes of production and consumption are receiving increasing attention in the academic world and also from political and economic decision-makers. There is increasing demand for resource-efficient technologies and institutional innovations, particularly at the city level. However, it is widely unclear how processes of change evolve and develop and how they are embedded in different socio-spatial contexts. While numerous scholars have contributed to the vibrant research field around sustainability transitions, the geographical expertise largely has been ignored. The lack of knowledge about the role of spatial contexts, learning processes, and the co-evolution of technological, economical, and socio-political processes has been prominently addressed. Bridging approaches from Transition Studies and perspectives of Economic Geography, the paper presents conceptual ideas for an evolutionary and relational understanding of urban sustainability transitions. The paper introduces new perspectives on sustainability transitions towards a better understanding of socio-spatial contexts.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Omset Usaha Keripik Nanas Khas Pekanbaru Melalui Pembaharuan Desain Packaging Dan Pengembangan Pemasaran Produk

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-68
Author(s):  
Wan laura Hardilawati ◽  
Arista Tri Astuti ◽  
Alex Candra ◽  
Kintan Syafwa Prastika ◽  
Muhammad Abrar Al-azhar
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Packaging Design ◽  
Product Identity ◽  
New Business ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
Product Marketing ◽  
The City

This research aims to outline the results of research on the increasing turnover of the typical pineapple chips business of pekanbaru through packaging design renewal and product marketing development.This pineapple chips business has excellent potential, so it needs to get special attention from various parties such as from government, private and college as has been done by many universities through community service activities.This research focuses on packaging, design and marketing of pineapple chips products of Ibu's new business located on the outskirts of the city, precisely on Rimbo Panjang street, Pekanbaru.Through this devotional activity, pineapple chip manufacturers can increase knowledge on how to attract consumers by changing packaging to be safer along with a more attractive design display that can become a product identity and market products through e-commerce to increase productivity and sales.

scholarly journals Towards Sustainable Agriculture in Chile, Reflections on the Role of Public Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-209
Author(s):  
Oscar Melo ◽  
◽  
Nadia Báez ◽  
Daniela Acuña ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Attractive Alternative ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Agriculture Sustainability ◽  
Increasing Demand

Given the increasing demand for agricultural products and the environmental degradation that current agricultural practices generate, there is an urgent need to change the activity. Sustainable agriculture emerges as an attractive alternative to mitigate the adverse effects of the activity on the environment, increase its resilience to global change, and increase the current population’s quality of life without sacrificing that of future generations. However, identifying effective policies that can achieve these goals remains elusive. In Chile, this sector has been one of the drivers of growth and poverty reduction but still faces many environmental and social challenges, and there is a growing public demand for achieving sustainability from an economic, environmental, and social perspective. Public and private institutions have made relevant efforts to increase Chilean agriculture sustainability. However, the need to transition towards sustainable agriculture is still not recognized by all stakeholders. In this article, we review current challenges and policies to achieve a more sustainable agriculture in Chile.

scholarly journals A Study on the Problems and Prospects of Women Entrepreneurs with Special Reference to Guwahati City

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 409-418
Author(s):  
Priyanka Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Work Conflict ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Status ◽  
Guwahati City ◽  
The City

Women entrepreneur is a person who accepts challenging role to meet her personal needs and become economically independent. Entrepreneurship is an economic activity that involves designing, launching and running a new business enterprise in order to earn the profit by fully and efficiently utilizing the resources.The present paper tries to highlight the problems and prospects of women entrepreneurs with special reference to Guwahati city and makes analysis on the basis of the following criteria viz,age of the respondents, marital status of the respondents, educational qualification,years of experience,type of family,caste of the respondents,reason to start the business,motivation to start the business, marketing and financial problems faced by the women entrepreneurs, family-work conflict,production constraint faced by the women entrepreneurs, steps to be undertaken for development of women entrepreneurs etc and for analysis the researcher has conducted its study on the basis of primary data where the information were collected through well framed questionnaire meant for women entrepreneurs and secondary sources like journals,books,articles,websites etc.The paper also present certain findings of the study and also provide certain suggestions for improving the status of women entrepreneurs in the city.

scholarly journals PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI DAN KEMISKINAN DI INDONESIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Soleh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
National Economic ◽  
West Papua ◽  
Welfare Society ◽  
Observation Period ◽  
Growth Indicator

Ahmad Soleh; Economic Growth and Poverty in Indonesia. Purpose of this observation to find out economic growth and poverty in Indonesia using secondary data obtained from Badan Pusat Statistik. During observation period in 2001-2011, the economic growth in Indonesia tend to enhancement experience with growth average 5,33% by year whereas the poverty population percentage in Indonesia is tend to reduction experience with average point 16,13% by year.The high economic growth be expected able to increasing welfare society but the high economic growth in one region not guarantee society welfare in that region, as the phenomenon that happen in West Papua Province which have the highest economic growth average in national (11,27% annually) but the poverty society percentage in West Papua occupy second position (35,77%), this position is after Papua Province. This phenomenon show the economin growth that not take sides at poverty society. Kawasan Barat Indonesia (KBI) has a adequately better condition if it compared with Kawasan Timur Indonesia (KTT) whether is view from economic growth indicator although view from the poverty. The KBI economic growth average is 5,45% annually and it’s above of average national economic growth and the percentage of poverty society is 43% while KTI is 57%. Generally Kawasan Timur Indonesia (KTI) and some region that incorporated in that region and included in left behind category. Necessarily, government should taking seriously and also make serious effort to decrease the disparity of development between territory and region economic growth acceleration, and also increase programs poverty reduction because it will take an effect to Indonesia economic matters entirely. Kata Kunci: Pembangunan,Disparitas,Pertumbuhan Ekonomi, dan Kemiskinan

scholarly journals UPAYA PENINGKATAN KESEJAHTERAAN PELAKU UMKM DI KECAMATAN LAWANG DENGAN PEMBIAYAAN MUDHARABAH PADA BANK SYARIAH MANDIRI KCP LAWANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-276
Author(s):  
Aslikhah
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
National Economic ◽  
New Business ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
National Economic Development ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have an important and strategic role in national economic development. In addition to playing a role in economic growth and employment, MSMEs also play a role in distributing development resultsThe purpose of this research is to find out how the efforts to improve the welfare of MSMEs actors in Lawang sub-district through Mudharabah financing at Bank Syari'ah Mandiri KCP Lawang. The method used in this research is the qualitative method. The data collection technique is by observing, interviewing and documenting the stakeholders fram Bank Syariah Mandiri KCP Lawang, as well as MSMEs actors who receive mudharabah financing from BSM KCP Lawang.The results of this study indicate that mudharabah financing at Bank Syariah Mandiri KCP Lawang has a fairly central contribution in improving the welfare of micro and small business actors which is characterized by the presence of new business actors each year. This is a benchmark for the success of mudharabah financing products in the community and as a benchmark for the success of a banking product in increasing the productivity of financing products.

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