Ongoing Research
Strengthening Democratic Local Governance: An Investigation into the Roles and Authorities of Local Governments in Bangladesh (2011-2012)
Strengthening Democratic Local Governance: An Investigation into the Roles and Authorities of Local Governments in Bangladesh, the project is funded by USAID and implemented by Tetra Tech ARD has been started since 12 September 2011. The project has initiated to identify the core issues and the causes that lead to ineffectiveness of the LGs in strengthening public services.
Sustainable Urbanization in Bangladesh: Delivering into the Urbanization Growth – Poverty Interlinkages (2012)
A small research projected is being conducted by CUS in association with National Institute of urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi, India. The one year research will systematically study the urbanization growth poverty interlinkages in Bangladesh to analyze whether these linkages are …
Completed Research
Conducting an Indicative Baseline Survey of Landuse in Pilot Areas and a Pilot Demonstration on Landuse Zoning for Sustainable Land Management (2012)
Natural resources base in Bangladesh, especially the land in fragile condition. For sustainable economic development proper management of its land and environment is a must in the country. To this end Bangladesh must adopt sound landuse policy to guide productivity, …
Mapping Urban Poor Settlements and Vacant Lands in 27 UPPR Project Towns (2011)
This study on Mapping Poor Settlements and Vacant Lands in 27 UPPR towns and cities is an initiative primarily to identify the locations where the poor people live and to derive their poverty status. The aim is to set a base line to monitor future changes in these settlements in terms of their existence (age), physical area, household numbers and density. Secondly the study also aims at explaining 16 thematic poverty indicators and aggregate poverty index at city/town, ward and settlement levels.
Feasibility Study on Foot Over Bridges in Dhaka City (2005)
In order to facilitate pedestrian crossing on major busy roads in Dhaka, the Dhaka City Corporation has built some 25 Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) at different locations of the city. It has been observed that the FOBs are not sufficiently …
Regional Economic Disparity in Bangladesh: A Mapping Study (1980)
This study was undertaken for the General Economic Section of Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh, to visualize spatial disparity in economic development through a series of maps on selected economic aspects. The study attempted to show regional variation in growth …
Demra Bastuhara Camp: Socio-economic Survey of a Squatter Resettlement Area (1977)
The larger cities of Bangladesh used to be characteriesd by the widespread slums and squatter settlements typical of most third world cities, the proliferation of spontaneous settlement known as ‘bustees’ becoming pronounced after the war of liberation with a great influx of poor migrants from rural areas. In January 1975 all squatters in Dacca and Khulna were cleared from the original inner-city locations by Government and squatters of Dhaka were resettled in three planned sites on the outskirts of the city-Demra, Tongi and Mirpur.
- Training Needs of DCC Officials and Ward Commissioners
- Development of Rural Towns in Bangladesh (1995)
- Advocacy for the Urban Poor (1992)
- Urban Poverty Situation in Bangladesh (1992)
- Upazila Town Master Plan Preparation: Goshairhat and Damuddya (1990)
- Study of Urban Poverty in Bangladesh-Phase 1, 1989-90 (1990)
- Survey of Slums in Dhaka Metropolitan Area, 1989 (1989)
- A Composite Score Map of Socio-economic Development of Bangladesh (1988)
- Survey of Infill Plots in Mirpur Planned Area (1987)
- Socio-economic profile of Dattapara (Ershad Nagar) Camp (1987)
- Rural-Urban Dynamics: Household Economic Strategies, Migration Agricultural Development in Bangladesh
- Socio-economic and Demographic Study of 5 District Towns of Bangladesh: Noakhali, Sylhet, Rangpur, Patuakhali and Tangail (1985)
- Bhasantek Resettlement Study (1985)
- Slums in Dhaka City: A Socio-Economic Study for Feasibility of Slum Clearance and Urban Renewal Programme in Dhaka City (1982)
- Survey of Housing in a Bangladesh Village (1981)
- The People of Dhaka (1980)
- Rural – Rural Urban Migration in Bangladesh (1980)
- Population and Migration Characteristics of Khulna City (Master Plan Area) (1980)
- Urban Housing and Shelter Process in Seven Bangladesh Cities: Study in Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Sylhet, Chandpur, Patuakhali and Thakurgaon. (1980)
- Evaluation and Performance of Thana level Cottage Industries (1980)
- Evaluation Report on Training of Unemployed Youth During 1979-80 Volume IV: Khulna Division (1980)
- Evaluation of the Grameen Bank’s Rural Housing Programme
- Socio-economic Survey in Khulna (1979)
- The Urban Poor in Bangladesh (1978-79)
- Survey of Basantek Squatter Resettlement Camp (1978)
- Reading Habits in Dhaka City (1977)
- Rural Urban Migration
- Suritola: An Inner – City Slum in Dacca, Bangladesh (1977)
- Business Complex at Nayabazar, Dhaka: A Feasibility Study (1975)
- Socio-Economic Survey for Shopping Complex at Malibagh, Dacca (1975)
- Survey of Squatters in Bangladesh Cities (Dhaka, Chittagong & Khulna)