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0000-0001-9379-7570
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Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Faculty of Architecture and Planning
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UNSW Sydney
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Publications
Earthquake Risk Sensitivity Mapping at the Local Level for Sustainable RSLUP
Publisher: Research Square Platform LLC
Date: 09-02-2023
DOI: 10.21203/RS.3.RS-1187390/V2
Abstract: Risk-Sensitive Land Use Planning (RSLUP) is the process of mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and management parameters in land use planning. To ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of RSLUP, it is necessary to identify and understand the existing risk sensitivity of the land use plan. This research aims to develop a GIS-based multi-criteria zoning approach for mapping earthquake risk sensitivity of land use at local level. The methodology applied in this research is comprised of two steps. Firstly, assessment of the spatial earthquake risk sensitivity of the land use of an area based on the risk themes and corresponding risk attributes including both natural characteristics as well as built environment factors. Secondly, mapping of earthquake risk sensitivity by overlaying the spatial risk attribute maps based on weights determined through the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP). The research findings show that risk sensitivity map provides a guideline for policymakers to understand “where” and “why” RSLUP interventions are necessary. This research contributes to the theory and practices of disaster risk reduction and management by proposing a risk sensitivity assessment and mapping methodology. This will facilitate RSLUP at local level as a decision support system ensuring sustainability by reflecting the risk sensitivity accordingly and effectively.
Factors Affecting Vulnerability of Ready-Made Garment Factory Buildings in Bangladesh: An Assessment Under Vertical and Earthquake Loads
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 06-2018
Can Rana Plaza happen again in Bangladesh?
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2021
Workplace safety in Bangladesh ready-made garment sector: 3 years after the Rana Plaza collapse
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 18-11-2016
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2016.1251150
Abstract: Workplace safety is one of the most important issues in industries worldwide, and is endangered by industrial accidents. Different industrial disasters have resulted in several initiatives worldwide to protect human life and reduce material damage, both nationally and internationally. In Bangladesh, the ready-made garment (RMG) industry is one of the most important export-oriented business sectors, which is facing challenges to ensure workplace safety. The Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh is the consequence of such non-compliance. The accident resulted in different local and global initiatives to address the challenges. This article reviews progress and achievement of the initiatives to reduce vulnerability in the Bangladesh RMG industry within 3 years after the deadly accident. In the long run, the challenge is to maintain momentum already created for achieving sustainability in the RMG sector in Bangladesh and maintaining compliance even after the end of support from external partners.
Integration of earthquake risk-sensitivity into landuse planning: An approach for a local level area at development phase
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2020
A review of the medical waste management system at Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 12-09-2021
Flood Risk Reduction Approaches in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Publisher: Elsevier
Date: 2016
People's awareness, knowledge and perception influencing earthquake vulnerability of a community: A study on Ward no. 14, Mymensingh Municipality, Bangladesh
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 29-05-2020
Multi-Criteria Earthquake Risk Sensitivity Mapping at the Local Level for Sustainable Risk-Sensitive Land Use Planning (RSLUP)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 04-05-2023
DOI: 10.3390/SU15097518
Abstract: Risk-Sensitive Land-Use Planning (RSLUP) is a critical process for integrating disaster-risk management (DRM) considerations into land-use planning, for which first it is necessary to understand the existing risk sensitivity. This study aims to develop a GIS-based multi-criteria zoning approach to mapping earthquake-risk sensitivity of land use at local level. The methodology comprises two main steps. Firstly, the spatial earthquake-risk sensitivity of land use is evaluated based on some risk themes related to development, land use, and emergency facilities. Secondly, earthquake-risk sensitivity is mapped by overlaying the spatial risk-theme maps, using weights determined through the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP). Overall, four earthquake-risk-sensitive zones were identified in the study area, ranging from high-risk-sensitive zones to low-risk-sensitive zones. This research contributes to the theory and practice of DRM by proposing a multi-criteria risk-sensitivity assessment and mapping methodology. The findings demonstrate that the risk-sensitivity map provides policymakers with a guide to identify “where” and “why” RSLUP interventions are necessary. This will serve as a decision-support system to formulate the “what” and “how” of the RSLUP at the local level, reflecting the risk sensitivity accordingly and thereby ensuring sustainability.
Workplace safety compliance of RMG industry in Bangladesh: Structural assessment of RMG factory buildings
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2015
Participatory Vulnerability Reduction (PVR): an urban community-based approach for earthquake management
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 31-05-2018
Assessment of Users' Priority for Rural Road Development Work: A Case Study on Tangail District
Publisher: Zenodo
Date: 2019
District-wise multi-hazard zoning of Bangladesh
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 10-03-2016
Related Organisations
Bangladesh University Of Engineering And Technology Faculty Of Architecture And Planning
Location: Bangladesh
Bangladesh University Of Engineering And Technology
Location: Bangladesh
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