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Impact of DAP towards sustainable urban development of Chittagong city :
A Spatial analysis in relation to commercial and industrial land use.
Key words:
Chittagong, DAP, Sustainable urban development, Economic
sustainability (commercial & industrial land use), Spatial
configuration (Space Syntax).
Sequence of presentation
Part 01:The city at a glance
Part 02:Introduction to the research topic
Part 04:Its aim, objective and methodology
Part 03:Formulation of research problem
Part 01The city at a glance
Chittagong division
Chittagong district Beginning
of the city
Second largest city
Largest seaport
Commercial capital
Karnafuly
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To Dhaka
A long tradition of being a sea port & important trade centre since the beginning of Christian era (around 9th century).
It flourished as a commercial center and was renowned as Porto Grande or a great port for largely due to the monopolized sea borne Portuguese trade.
Before the Mughals, various powers (the Arakanese, the Portuguese, the Tippera and so on) competed for the land and invaded as their supremacy for its competent geographic quality to be operated as port. It had 1) easy access 2) safe anchorage 3) position near the mouth of Meghna which was the principal route to the royal capital.
Early history as port and commercial centre
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Chittagong Municipality area - 1914
Mughal period
Conquered the land in 1666 & named Islamabad.
Paid attention to build city.
Gave an administrative boundary
Built forts, mosques, tombs etc.
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Katalganj
Bhanghutna
KapashgolaChawk Bazar
Chandanpura
Ander killa
JamalkhanRahmatganj
Firinghi Bazar• Port areaSadar Ghat
Chaktai Khal
Administrative zone
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Chittagong Municipality area - 1914
The company was engaged here as a commercial body.
Identified potentials about produce, manufactures and commerce.
Municipality was formed after more than a century of British take over.
Shifted the administrative centre to fairy hill.
Incorporated the city with Asam Bengal Railway system to export produces through the port at cheaper cost.
Colonial period Mughal administrative zone
Colonial administrative area (Fairy hill)
Railway Head Quarter & related establishment
Railway connecting jetty
Connecting to Asam Bengal railway system
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Urban growth of the city
1991
Urban population 289, 981Urban population 364,205Urban population 1,390,684Urban population 2,348,428
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Master plans of the city (1961& 1999)
The first regional plan of Chittagong was prepared in 1961 for an area of 549 sq. km by a British town planning consulting firm.
With in that, the master plan area was 259 sq. km and that master plan governed till the approval of the current one.
Master plan of 1961:
Second Metropolitan master plan was approved by the Government of Bangladesh on 1999.
Master plan of 1999:
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Areas in master plan -1999
Areas only surveyed
Study area
DAP area: 691 sq km ( or 267 sq mile)
City Corporation area:202 sq km ( or 78 sq mile)
CDA control area: 1152 sq km ( 0r 445 sq mile)
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Sea Port
Air Port
To Dhaka
Karnafuly
Railway Station
CCC area-2008 Metropolitan area-2008
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Part 02Introduction to research topic
Urban environment of the city
Traffic congestion
Water logging and drainage
Waste disposal
Dense Living
Land slide
Concern of experts and intellectuals From literature review, it is found that,
Chittagong is growing at a rate of 4.5%, where more than 60% of the city dwellers are migrants from neighbouring districts, who are attracted to what is perceived as better living conditions and job opportunities in the urban area.
Massive pull of urban population due to economic growth.
Tremendous population pressure has far exceeded the infrastructure facilities, which is deteriorating the quality of urban or neighbourhood services.
The implication of such urbanization are manifested in
day to day life.
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Concern of experts and intellectuals
A perception study on Chittagong metropolitan city says that the residents are dissatisfied with over all urban environment.
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Mass povertyGross inequality High unemploymentCrowded livingProliferation of slums and squatters Deterioration in the environmental conditionWater loggingHighly inadequate supply of power and waterAbsence of solid waste managementOver crowding in schools and hospitalsIncrease in traffic jamsRoad accidentsLack of civic amenitiesCrimes and social tensions
Major problems behind the degradation
State of Functional city of Chittagong
Sustainability under
pressure
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Part 03Focus on research problem
The most widely known definition of sustainable development comes from the Brundtland Commission, which defined sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
Rees, William E. and Roseland, Mark. 1991. Sustainable Communities: Planning for the 21st Century.
"Sustainable community development is the ability to make development choices which respect the relationship between the three "E's"-economy, ecology, and equity:Economy - Economic activity should serve the common good, be self-renewing, and build local assets and self-reliance. Ecology - Human are part of nature, nature has limits, and communities are responsible for protecting and building natural assets. Equity - The opportunity for full participation in all activities, benefits, and decision-making of a society."
Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED): Hart Environmental Data
Concept of sustainability
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Definitions of sustainability often refer to the "three pillars" of social, environmental and economic sustainability.
A representation of sustainability showing how both economy and society are constrained by environmental limits.
^ a b Adams, W.M. (2006). "The Future of Sustainability: Re-thinking Environment and Development in the Twenty-first Century." Report of the IUCN Renowned Thinkers Meeting, 29–31 January 2006. Retrieved on: 2009-02-16.
^ Ott, K. (2003). "The Case for Strong Sustainability." In: Ott, K. & P. Thapa (eds.) (2003).Greifswald’s Environmental Ethics. Greifswald: Steinbecker Verlag Ulrich Rose. ISBN 3931483320. Retrieved on: 2009-02-16.
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Issues that deteriorate sustainability of a city varies from city to city with the change of social, cultural and economic condition.
Sustainability issues for the city of Chittagong
Economy
Industry
Trade & commerce
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Port based trade and commerce
Port
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Industrial development as guiding factor
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Urban area of 1948
1950-51
1960
1960-611961-63
Historically, it is a port based market town where related trade and commerce have an induction on social life.
Pattern of economic growth is the guiding principle of urban growth and urban development.
It is the industrial development which brought a boom in urban growth.
Thus, being responsible as the guiding factor of urban growth, economy has received the focus of this research .
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Theoretical Premise
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According to Bill hillier,
Designing cities depends on how we understand them.
It is the understanding of cities as movement economies
Proper design of cities gives way out in achieving sustainability.
A glimpse from the theory by Bill Hillier “Cities as Movement Economies”
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Activities that occur in economic, social, cultural and environmental processes.
Cities as movement economies Cities could be understood from two sides
Physical city Functional cityStocks of buildings connected by space and infrastructure
Means Ends (Control) (Sustainability)
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Sustainable functional city
(Ends)
Proper urban design & city planning, development co-ordination, control etc.
Physical city of Chittagong
(Means)
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Established in the year 1959 in order to ensure the planned and systematic growth of the city.
The Master plan approved in 1999 has three major components.
1. Planning component2. Drainage component
3. Transportation component
Structure plan
Urban development plan
Detailed area plan
Chittagong Development Authority (CDA)
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Research Question
Is the detailed area plan (DAP) of Chittagong is adding to the economic sustainability of the city?
Sustainability Focus on economy,
reasons behind
How to achieve sustainability
Theory of physical and functional city
Physical city(DAP)
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(focusing on land use and spatial structure towards economic sustainability)
Part 04Aim, objective and methodology
Aim:
To help the city for sustainable urban development
Objectives:
•To examine the Detailed area plan (DAP) of the city with a vision to explore its
contribution to the economic sustainability of projected urban development.
•To analyze the spatial structure of the city in correspondence with its economic
land use.
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Methodology
Step 01:Literature study to gain the knowledge about the physical growth pattern of the city to know the evolving urban problemsto develop the concept of sustainabilityto review the detailed area plan (DAP) of the city
Step 02:Space Syntax Analysis of the city to understand the spatial morphology of Chittagong.
Step 03:Examination of the prospects of detailed area plan (DAP) for sustainable urban development in the light of syntactic properties of the city.
Step 04:Interviewing experts in critical issues.
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Syntactic representation of Chittagong
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