| Author | Miah, Md. Abdul Quader |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. HS-87-01 |
| Subject(s) | Slums--Bangladesh--Dhaka
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Rapid growth of urbanization caused largely by heavy influx of migrants
from rural areas has created severe pressure on urban housing and public
services in the metropolitan city of Dhaka. The expansion of
infrastructure and services could not cope with the rapid growth. This
situation coupled with the poor economic condition of the inmigrants has
given rise to the formation of a large number of slums, especially in the
older parts of Dhaka, where service inadequacies have been compounded and
multiplied on a massive scale, resulting in a critical environmental
condition. This explains the necessity of immediate improvement.
Against this background , a segment of Islambag slum, located in the
inner part of Dhaka, was studied. Possibilities were systematically explored for formulating and designing an upgrading project proposal, which
is affordable to the dwellers and requires but a minimum of subsidies,
or probably even no external subsidy at all.
Background information on socio- economic conditions, income generating
activities and physical infrastructure of the community were collected
through a two-pronged field survey. Priority areas and extent of improvement needed in each case were identified. A comprehensive set of
hypotheses were tested to substantiate findings, explain factors concerning extant conditions and ascertain potential. Thereupon, a project
proposal incorporating improvement of infrastructure services and utilities, was designed which meets with dwellers' preferences and approval.
The results show that the upgrading project would most likely be affordable to the dwellers without external subsidy, and full cost of improvement would eventually be recoverable from the beneficiaries. Given
some technical assistance, the community has a good potential in the form
of people's participation for improving its own environment. |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Weber, Karl E.
|
| Examination Committee(s) | Archer, Raymon W. ;Setty, E. Desingu ;Amin, A.T.M. Nurul ;Islam, Nazrul
|
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development Agency,
Broad Based Development Programme (CIDA-BBDP) |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1987 |