Urban Planning
Want to tackle the urban heatwave-dengue-flooding saga? Restore urban ecosystems
Even an hour-long rain generates flooding and waterlogging in many areas.
Death is built into our cityscapes
Why do authorities gamble with our lives?
What do Dhaka and Bangkok have in common?
Unplanned transport infrastructure.
An urban asset going to waste
Spaces under Dhaka flyovers can be utilised so much better
The city is a beautiful thing when it’s for everyone
A city is a web of facilities and opportunities in which different agencies and communities lay stakes, push boundaries, and make bullish claims of making things better.
How we should design the next generation of parks
Do we need the 24/7 hustle and bustle of Dhaka – the cacophonous dramas of this sleepless city – reproduced in its parks too?
Heatwaves, global warming, and the ethics of our cities
We must rethink how cities are planned, designed, and administered to combat the adverse effects of both the heat island problem and climate change.
Why I feel suffocated by Dhanmondi
Dhanmondi these days is a cacophony of people, traffic, events, vendors, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and construction sites.
Parks and recreation, a distant dream
Do authorities care at all about citizens' quality of life?
Want to tackle the urban heatwave-dengue-flooding saga? Restore urban ecosystems
Even an hour-long rain generates flooding and waterlogging in many areas.
Death is built into our cityscapes
Why do authorities gamble with our lives?
What do Dhaka and Bangkok have in common?
Unplanned transport infrastructure.
An urban asset going to waste
Spaces under Dhaka flyovers can be utilised so much better
The city is a beautiful thing when it’s for everyone
A city is a web of facilities and opportunities in which different agencies and communities lay stakes, push boundaries, and make bullish claims of making things better.
How we should design the next generation of parks
Do we need the 24/7 hustle and bustle of Dhaka – the cacophonous dramas of this sleepless city – reproduced in its parks too?
Heatwaves, global warming, and the ethics of our cities
We must rethink how cities are planned, designed, and administered to combat the adverse effects of both the heat island problem and climate change.
Why I feel suffocated by Dhanmondi
Dhanmondi these days is a cacophony of people, traffic, events, vendors, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and construction sites.
Parks and recreation, a distant dream
Do authorities care at all about citizens' quality of life?
How to build a well-planned city: lessons from Singapore
Singapore has long been recognized as a model city for its impeccable urban planning, making it one of the most desirable places to live and work in the world. Over the years, the city-state has made tremendous efforts to enhance the quality of life of its citizens through thoughtful and proactive planning initiatives.