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Sustainable Urban Planning Challenges in the Peri-Urban Landscape: Evaluating LULC Dynamics and the Policy Effectiveness of the Chattogram Metropolitan Region, Bangladesh
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Md Mustiafiz Al Mamun
Md Mustiafiz Al Mamun
Md
Mustiafiz Al Mamun earned his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Khulna
University, in a [...]
Md
Mustiafiz Al Mamun earned his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Khulna
University, Bangladesh, in 2008, and a Master of Science in Urban Environmental
Management from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in 2016. He is
currently pursuing a PhD in Landscape Architecture in the Department of Urbanism at Delft University of
Technology, The Netherlands. Since 2009, he has been practicing as an academician in the Department of Architecture at Chittagong University of
Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh. His research has been widely published,
focusing on peri-urban landscapes and water-sensitive design. His research focuses include Biophilic Architecture, Urban and Peri-Urban Morphology, Pattern Language of Waterscapes, Water-Sensitive Peri-Urban Design, and Sustainable Heritage and Tourism. He
currently leads a research project on water-dominated peri-urban design and
planning. Al Mamun is a full member of the Institute of Architects
Bangladesh, and the International Society of City and Regional Planners in
The Netherlands. He was awarded the Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship in
2014 and the Prime Minister Fellowship in 2022.
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,
Steffen Nijhuis
Steffen Nijhuis
and
Caroline Newton
Caroline Newton
Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
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Land 2024, 13(8), 1157; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081157 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 24 June 2024
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Revised: 23 July 2024
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Accepted: 26 July 2024
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Published: 28 July 2024
Abstract
Understanding the dynamics of land use and land cover (LULC) change in today’s context of rapid urbanization is critical for sustainable urban planning and environmental conservation. Therefore, the research aim is to understand the LULC changes in the Chattogram Metropolitan Area and to assess the policy implications of these changes for sustainable urban development. Through a comparative analysis of LULC maps for two periods (1997–2007; 2007–2017), we investigated the transformation of a detailed planning zone before and after Detailed Area Plan (DAP) approval. Using quantitative data analysis and policy review, we elucidated the impacts of urbanization trends on local ecosystems—specifically the conversion of forest cover and waterscape use. The findings reveal a significant conversion of forested and waterscape areas to urban and peri-urban landscapes, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable planning interventions that focus on these peri-urban areas. The study further critiques the DAP’s effectiveness, revealing a disconnect between regional policy implementation and local outcomes. This research proposes a validated, scalable framework for urban master plans that adapts to the complex socioecological contexts of rapidly urbanizing regions.
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Al Mamun, M.M.; Nijhuis, S.; Newton, C.
Sustainable Urban Planning Challenges in the Peri-Urban Landscape: Evaluating LULC Dynamics and the Policy Effectiveness of the Chattogram Metropolitan Region, Bangladesh. Land 2024, 13, 1157.
https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081157
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Al Mamun MM, Nijhuis S, Newton C.
Sustainable Urban Planning Challenges in the Peri-Urban Landscape: Evaluating LULC Dynamics and the Policy Effectiveness of the Chattogram Metropolitan Region, Bangladesh. Land. 2024; 13(8):1157.
https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081157
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Al Mamun, Md Mustiafiz, Steffen Nijhuis, and Caroline Newton.
2024. "Sustainable Urban Planning Challenges in the Peri-Urban Landscape: Evaluating LULC Dynamics and the Policy Effectiveness of the Chattogram Metropolitan Region, Bangladesh" Land 13, no. 8: 1157.
https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081157
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