Sudipti Biswas, Master of Science in Urban Management and Development
Contact
DLGS, Würzburger Str. 35, room 212
Email: s.biswas[...]dlgs.ioer.de
Phone: +49(0)351 / 463 42349
Fax: +49(0)351 / 4679 212
Doctoral Thesis
Working title:
Urban Renewal in the Traditional Center of a Megacity: A Case Study in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Bernhard Müller
Abstract:
South and South East Asian city cores are often the most densely populated areas with very important business and industrial zones of the cities. They are generally characterized by poor housing and living conditions, inadequate urban services and deteriorating physical environment but also by buildings of heritage value. In this context, the research focuses on urban renewal in addressing urban blight in the historical city core of Dhaka.
The analysis employs a qualitative and exploratory research design using a single case study, a small street called Shankhari Bazar in Old Dhaka. Information is collected by means of semi structured interviews and group discussion with different stakeholders, participant observation, mapping, and review of legal documents. The information is used to understand the perspective of different stakeholders, including spatial planning response to the problem, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of such a traditional urban settlement.
The results are expected to reveal the attributes and driving forces of urban blight in Old Dhaka as well as considerations for urban renewal program and implementation strategies to improve the quality of life in Old Dhaka. It is also expected to contribute to the knowledge on urban renewal in South Asian context.
CV
Education
since 01/2010
Doctoral student at the TU Dresden, Faculty of Forest, Geo and Hydro Science
2007 - 2008
Study of Urban Management and Development (Specialization in Urban Environment and Infrastructure Management) in the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Academic Degree: Master of Science in Urban Management and Development (Specialization in Urban Environment and Infrastructure Management)
Master Thesis: Exploring the Closed Material Cycle: Investigating the case of Small Scale Informal Industries in Dholaikhal, Dhaka,
Supervisor: Dr. Leo Baas
1999 - 2006
Study of Architecture at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
Academic Degree: Bachelor of Architecture
Awards
Since 2010
Scholarship holder at the Dresden Leibniz Graduate School (DLGS)
10/2007 - 09/2008
Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) scholarship for conducting Master Course held in IHS-Erasmus University, Rotterdam
1999 - 2006
BUET Merit Scholarships
Professional Experience
2006 - 2009
Lecturer at Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2006 - 2007
Project Architect, Oriental Architects, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research Interests
Industrial Ecology, Urban Informal Economy, Urban Sociology
Publications
BISWAS, S. (2009) Sustainable development: Unexplored practices in Developing Countries, EESD 2009: International Conference on Energy, Environment, Sustainable Development, World Academy of Science and Technology, Paris. June 24-26.
MOWLA, Q. A. & BISWAS, S. (2009) Concepts of Sustainable Development: An Analytical Review. Journal of Administrative Studies, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Vol 02, June 2009.
BISWAS, S. & SAHA, D. (2009) Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Development, ICETESE 2009: International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Environmental Science and Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, A.M.U. Aligarh, India , October 26-28.
TAUFIQUE, K. Z. H., SAHA, D. & BISWAS, S. (2009) In Search for a new urban design research methodology suitable for Dhaka, a peripheral megacity, Conference on Urban Design Research: Method and Application, School of Architecture, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK, December 3-4.
