An overview of progress towards implementation of solid waste management policies in Dhaka, Bangladesh

DT Jerin, HH Sara, MA Radia, PS Hema, S Hasan… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Objectives Considering the increased solid waste generation and its management, this
paper aims at reviewing and identifying the gaps and challenges in implementing the …

Application of system dynamics model for municipal solid waste management in Khulna city of Bangladesh

SM Rafew, IM Rafizul - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The long term municipal solid wastes (MSW) management plan of Khulna city has to be
focused on the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100. In most developing countries, conventional …

[HTML][HTML] Planning for pandemic resilience: COVID-19 experience from urban slums in Khulna, Bangladesh

S Akter, SS Hakim, MS Rahman - Journal of Urban Management, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 worsened urban slum dwellers' pre-existing vulnerabilities. Maintaining WHO-
suggested physical distancing/isolation made planning more challenging in slums. The …

Livelihood, WASH related hardships and needs assessment of climate migrants: evidence from urban slums in Bangladesh

MA Khan - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Bangladesh, being the world's most climate-vulnerable country, is affected by plenty of
climate-related hazards every year, mostly along its south-western coast. As a consequence …

Assessing sustainable waste management practices in Rajshahi City Corporation: an analysis for local government enhancement using IoT, AI, and Android …

I Hossain, AKMM Haque, SMA Ullah - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
This study addresses the pressing challenge of inefficient waste management practices
within the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC), Bangladesh. Despite rapid urbanization and …

A call to action: Unpacking the challenges to implementing social sustainability initiatives in a developing country city

S Razia, SHAB Ah - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
With cities sprawling and populations booming in developing regions, ensuring social
sustainability in urban areas has become more urgent. This study investigates the …

English in Asian universities

K Bolton, W Botha - The handbook of Asian Englishes, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Perspectives on the spread of English in the Asian region vary greatly, from the purely
descriptive to the ideologically oppositional, from the linguistic to the political. This chapter …

Sustainability challenges for sprawling Dhaka

S Roy, T Sowgat, SMT Islam… - … and Urbanization Asia, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Role of place satisfaction and residents' ambassadorship behaviours (RAB) on place attachment to city and neighbourhood

MSH Swapan, S Sadeque… - Journal of Place …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate how place satisfaction (SAT) and residents'
ambassadorship behaviour (RAB) are related to residents' place attachment (PAtt). In …

Colonial legacies and contemporary urban planning practices in Dhaka, Bangladesh

G Baffoe, S Roy - Planning perspectives, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Effective urban planning is said to be crucial for ensuring liveable, equitable and viable
urban areas progress towards sustainability. This study combines a review of the relevant …