Md Masud Parves Rana

University of Rajshahi | RU · Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

The urban raw food markets of the Rajshahi City play a pivotal role to supply foods to the urban people. These food markets are very essential places in the commercial areas, which are dispersedly distributed over the city. The markets are found not grown up according to a master plan of the city. From this point of view, this study focuses on the...

This research aims to examine how the spatialities of the camp affect a permanent displaced population’s acculturation and social integration. Using the case of the largest Bihari camps in Khulna, Bangladesh, it found that Biharis’ many cultural customs and practices have been compromised by internal and external reasons despite their best efforts...

Purpose What makes neighbourhood environment more walkable is an important question for urban planning and design research. The purpose of this paper is to explore this question through a case study of urban sidewalks in different contexts of urban neighbourhoods in Rajshahi city of Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach Using participatory obser...

Agricultural transformation is one of the important factors of rural planning and sustainable land management. There are natural and man-made reasons of this transformation, which brings both positive and negative impacts on the physical environment, food security, and human livelihoods. This study aims to explore a case of land use conversion from...

A rapidly growing research field in relation to climate change, vulnerability and human migration has been recognized by the academics and practitioners. Thus, it is also important to understand the relationship between climate-induced migration and urban consequences. This paper aims to review the recent trends of climate change and urbanization r...

A rapidly growing research field in relation to climate change, vulnerability and human migration has been recognised by the academics and practitioners. Thus, it is also important to understand the relationship between climate-induced migration and urban consequences. This paper aims to review the recent trends of climate change and urbanization r...

Agriculture is one of the risky sectors that directly related with climate change impacts in Bangladesh. Various organizations have been working to improve the resilience of farming systems and rural livelihoods. A notable measure of agricultural adaptation is agroforestation, which denotes a process of mixed cultivation of trees and crops grown in...

Global flood hazard is gradually increasing. Though it is impossible to avoid them, losses and damage of hazards (e.g., floods, cyclones, and earthquakes) could be efficiently reduced by reducing household vulnerability with appropriate measures. This study aims to quantitatively measure the household vulnerability of flood hazards as a mitigation...

Supplying water to the urban poor has been one of the greatest challenges in the Global South. Many national and international organizations have recently taken initiatives to ensure sufficient water supply for the urban poor who are staying with enormous water scarcity. A remarkable solution is participatory water governance that suggests working...

Objective: To investigate the impacts of social distancing measures on human health, such as physical and mental illnesses. Study design: Questionnaire survey Methods: A 15-minute online-based questionnaire survey was conducted from 31 March, 2020 to 30 May, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. Participants were asked to provide their...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding about sources of water for the urban poor in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh. It evaluates water supply performances to identify priority areas of water supply for further improvement. The paper also illustrates whether location of slums in the city has a connection with water supply...

Dhaka is one of the largest and most rapidly growing cities in the world. Its political history, huge population size, and contemporary development challenges have made this city an interesting area of study. The aim of this entry is to provide a brief description of these phenomena. Despite the city being called “a city of poverty,” it can still b...

Purpose The paper aims to explore the processes and complexities of community participation in a water supply project for the urban informal poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews performance of a community-based water governance entitled DSK Model. The Model includes the local urban poor community with the form...

The article aims to map out poverty and deprivations in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh. Using secondary data of the Population and Housing Census 2011, it tries to identify poverty hotspots based on four livelihood capitals, which are social, human, financial and physical. The results suggest that the ward number 19, 6, 26, 28, and 18 are the poorest ar...

Adequate access to basic environmental services like housing, water, sanitation and healthcare is inevitable for livable neighborhood environment that actually represents the quality of life. Notwithstanding inadequacy of these kinds of services are not a big problem in many developed countries, there is a large segment of urban populations in the...

Dhaka city in Bangladesh has been passing through a hasty process of urbanization and population growth since the last few decades. Rapid growth of population, unplanned urbanization and industrialization in the periphery has generated pressure to the changes in land use pattern, which has also caused huge urban expansion. This expansion process is...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the topic “urban green space” focusing on its social benefits and measure techniques in terms of monetary value and accessibility. It suggests potential research direction by using an integrated valuation and measurement framework, and concludes that urban green space valuation in the providers’ perspe...

Physical inactivity has been a leading factor of chronic diseases and high rate of mortality in the world. Despite the fact, only a small portion of people are able to meet up the recommended physical activities. However, there are handful studies suggest that built environment may provide stimulus or barriers to people’s participation in physical...

Like other developing countries, urbanization in Bangladesh is a growing phenomenon, which is steady in nature but fretfully affects urban sustainability in the wake of lacking in good governance. Despite urban authorities are concerned about this issue, they often fail to address the problems due to the fact of uncontrollable and unpredictable rur...

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a conceptual framework to analyse whether the global concept of sustainable city, generally produced as a goal in the cities of the global North, will be equally suitable in the cities of the global South or not. Design/methodology/approach – Research has been based on a review of the literature, which has been...