Urban Thinkers Campus Dhaka 2015 Report

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MEGACITIES: BRIDGING REALITY & ASPIRATION

UTCDHAKA 2015 MEGACITIES: BRIDGING REALITY & ASPIRATION

Partner Organizations

Table of Contents Urban Thinkers Campus in brief………………………………………………………………………….. 2

Introduction to UTC ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3

Partners/ Participants …………………………………………………………………………………….. 4

Key Outcomes………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5

Key Recommendations ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5

Key Actors………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6

The city we need principles addressed ……………………………………………………………… 7

Matrix of Linkages……………………………………………………………………………………………… 7

Outstanding issues……………………………………………………………………………………………. 8

Urban Solutions ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9

Summary of Sessions………………………………………………………………………………………. 11 Speakers…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19 Links & References …………………………………………………………………………………………. 23

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

Urban Thinkers Campus in Brief 1. UTC title

Megacities: Bridging Reality & Aspiration

2. UTC organizer(s) names Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)

3. UTC Organizers Logo(s)

ORGANIZER

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

4. UTC date 6 - 8 November 2015

5. UTC City/Country

Dhaka, Bangladesh

6. UTC Website

http://www.buet.ac.bd http://www.buet.ac.bd/arch/

7. 03 Countries 261 Participants 71 Organizations

8. 08 Constituent Groups represented

Introduction

The Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) titled “Megacities: Bridging Reality & Aspiration” was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 6 - 8 November 2015. The Department of Architecture and Department of Urban & Regional Planning, BUET jointly hosted the first UTC of Bangladesh. The growing Megacities of Asia deserve special attention. The socio-political dynamics of the megacities and their interaction with surrounding regions and global systems need to be addressed. Urban thinkers need to recognize the aspiration through evaluating the reality of developing world. Bangladesh, a rapidly urbanizing country, shows some phenomena of uncontrolled and unplanned urban growth since last few decades. Due to economic as well as administrative centralization the capital city, Dhaka, is facing some serious urban problems. The major problem lies here in sectors like housing, transportation, disasters and spatial quality. Experts and stakeholders are engaged from different platforms which needs coordination and control. The Urban Thinkers Campus was organized in Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), the top ranking Technical University of the country, with a hope to decipher and share the knowledge and experiences with the national and international stakeholders. The outcome of the campus will be communicated to Habitat III to include the relevant issues in their New Urban Agenda. In response, the declaration of Habitat III will direct the policy makers towards a sustainable future for megacities like Dhaka. Thus the UTC was held here with the following objectives- § Identification of prime concerns on Housing, Mobility, Resilience,

Identity and Public Spaces of Megacity Dhaka city. § Sharing of knowledge and ideas from similar situations on other parts of the world. § Formulation of a Framework for future development.

Distinguished guests in Inaugural session Audience in Inaugural session

Partners/ Participants In total, 261 participants from different stakeholder groups took part in four different Urban Thinkers Sessions, and in eight [08] Parallel Constituent Group Sessions besides a large number of invited guests in the inaugural and plenary session in UTC Dhaka 2015. Among 151 participants in four Urban Thinker Sessions, 41 participants attend in Housing, 44 participants in Identity, 28 participants in Mobility, and 38 participants in Resilience sessions. In addition, 110 participants from civil society organizations, professionals, children and youth organizations, woman organizations, grass root organizations, foundations and the media, also attended in eight Parallel Constituent Group Sessions. Participants from the academia were the highest percentage of participants which was about 45%. [Please see complete list of participants in Annexes] Organizing Partners The following organizations jointly worked as organizing partners with BUET in the UTC Dhaka 2015:

1. Department of Architecture, Ministry of Housing & Public Works, GoB, http://www.architecture.gov.bd/

2. Urban Development Directorate (UDD), Ministry of Housing & Public Works, GoB, http://www.udd.gov.bd/

3. Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), GoB http://www.dhakasouthcity.gov.bd/

4. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), GoB http://www.dncc.gov.bd/ 5. Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC), GoB http://www.ncc.gov.bd/ 6. Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkhaya (RAJUK)

https://www.rajukdhaka.gov.bd 7. Institute of Architects, Bangladesh (IAB) http://www.iab.com.bd/ 8. Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) http://www.bip.org.bd 9. Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) http://www.bapa.org.bd 10. Jahangirnagar University (JU) Bangladesh http://www.juniv.edu 11. Urban Study Group (USG) https://www.facebook.com/Urban-Study-

Group-241851761085 12. International Union of Architects (UIA), http://www.uia.archi/

Constituent Group Represented

• Children & Youth • Civil Society Organizations • Grass Root Organizations • Media & Local Authorities • Professionals • Research & Academia • Foundations & Philanthropies • Women

Key Stakeholders Present

• Government agencies working at National Level (DoE -Department of Environment, UDD – Urban Development Directorate, RHD – Roads and Highways Department, DoA – Department of Architecture)

• Government agencies working at Local Government Level (Dhaka South City Corporation, Dhaka North City Corporation, Naryanganj City Corporation)

• Government agencies working in city (RAJUK- Development Authority for Dhaka, DTCA – Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority, DMP - Dhaka Metropolitan Police, KDA - Khulna Development Authority)

• International agencies (UN-Habitat, UNICEF, JICA – Japan International Cooperation Agency, ADB – Asian Development Bank)

• Civil Society Organizations (BUF – Bangladesh Urban Forum, BAPA- Bangladesh Environment Movement, BELA- Bangladesh Environment Lawyer’s Association, WAEPA – Women Architect Engineers and Planners Association, USG – Urban Studies Group, Bangladesh Passengers Welfare Organization)

• NGO (SCOPE – Save the Coastal People, Habitat for Humanity, NGDOBD – National Grassroot Disabilities Organization, Bangladesh, CARE Bangladesh, Action Aid Bangladesh, CARITAS Bangladesh)

• Trade and Commerce Organizations and Manufacturers (MCCI – Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industries)

• Academia (BUET – Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, JU- Jahangirnagar University, KU – Khulna University, Dhaka University, AUST – Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, South East University, BRAC University, Stamford University, CUS - Center for Urban Studies)

• Professional Institutions (BIP- Bangladesh Institute of Planners, IAB – Institute of Architects Bangladesh)

• Professionals/ Consultants (Sheltech Pvt. Ltd, VITTI Sthapati Brindo Ltd., KS Consultants)

• Media (Print, Electronic, Online) • Citizen Representatives (Members of Parliament, Minister, City

Mayor, School children) • Others (Bangladesh Scouts)

Key Outcomes The main outcome of the UTC Dhaka 2015 titled, “Megacities: Bridging reality & Aspiration” was the Dhaka Declaration. These recommendations summarize all sessions, lab and debate highlighting the future actions in dealing the challenges faced by the Megacity, Dhaka. [For detail please see the Plenary Session summary in Annexes]

1. Capacity building for efficient governance 2. Social inclusiveness in city planning 3. Decentralization with improved linkages 4. Affordable housing & services 5. Policy implementation through appropriate professional & their

ethical practices 6. Management of housing elements (at macro level) 7. Integrated multi-modal transport system 8. Preservation & public use of natural resources and heritage sites 9. Risk sensitive land use planning 10. Integration among research, policy making and implementation

Key Recommendations The following recommendations, in no particular order reflect the challenges identified and addressed by the UTC Dhaka 2015.

1. Capacity building for efficient governance:

Promote capacity building of authorities and ensure efficient governance through accountability, transparency, and empowerment of stakeholders.

2. Inclusive city planning: Inclusiveness planning to address need of people from different economic class, occupation (formal and informal), gender, age (children, youth and elderly), physical and mental ability.

3. Decentralization with improved linkages: Promote intermediate town /city development with linkage to maintain identity of mega city and reduce concentration of pulling factors in Megacity beyond its capacity.

4. Affordable housing & urban services: Ensure access to affordable housing, transport, utility services, facilities (education, health etc) and safe food.

5. Policy implementation through appropriate professional & their ethical practices: Engage appropriate professionals and ethical practice in development agencies to ensure the implementation of policies and plans. Address the nexus of vested interest groups which is the major barrier towards development.

6. Management of housing elements (at macro level): Elements of housing e.g. land, finance, supply and management must be planned at the macro level and strategic planning must be done for implementation. Cross subsidy must be considered for housing provision to the low income group.

7. Integrated multi-modal transport system: Integration of land use and transportation and planning for an integrated multi-modal, just urban transport system with special emphasis on walking, non-motorized vehicles and public transport. Transport decisions should be knowledge based, bottom-up and be supported by legal & financial instruments.

8. Preservation & public use of natural resources and heritage sites Immediate action is required to stop air, water, soil pollution and ruthless destruction of natural resources like water bodies, open spaces and heritage sites. All natural and physical urban features which contribute to the city’s Identity should be identified and enlisted for preservation and public use.

9. Risk sensitive land use planning Risk sensitive land use planning should be ensured based on contextual experience and knowledge of local community. Socially

inclusive plan to create awareness and understanding to cope with a post disaster management plan at local level.

10. Integration among research, policy making and implementation: Increase resource support for home grown research agenda and ensure integration among research, policy making and implementation.

Key Actors From the presentations, debates and discussions during three day campus different actions were identifies as necessary to obtain the city as we need it. Proposed actions as recognized in the recommendations are Capacity building for efficient governance; Social inclusiveness in city planning; Decentralization with improved linkages; Affordable housing & services; Policy implementation through appropriate professional & their ethical practices; Management of housing elements (at macro level; Integrated multi-modal transport system; Preservation & public use of natural resources and heritage sites; Risk sensitive land use planning; Integration among research, policy making and implementation.

The key actors, which are identified to obtain the city we need, are as below:

1. Departments of Government 2. Different Agencies of Local Government 3. Development Authorities 4. Non-government Organizations 5. Civil Society Organizations 6. Trade Associations 7. Professional Institutions 8. Universities and Research Organizations 9. Media Personnel 10. Foundations & Philanthropies

The city we need principles addressed for a new urban paradigm: 1. The City we need is socially inclusive 2. The city we need is well planned, walkable, and transit-friendly 3. The city we need is a regenerative city 4. The city we need is economically vibrant and inclusive 5. The city we need has a singular identity and sense of place 6. The city we need is a safe city 7. The city we need is a healthy city 8. The city we need is affordable and equitable. 9. The city we need is managed at the metropolitan level Note: Participants of eight constituent group sessions and four urban thinker sessions concluded their sessions with a set of recommendations. Later in drafting sessions, recommendations from total 12 sessions are compiled together to prepare the final 10 recommendations (Dhaka Declaration). All the nine principles of city we need are discussed in the eight constituent group sessions and Urban Thinker Sessions had special focus on housing, mobility, identity and resilience. In the following matrix, the “City We Need Principles” are linked with these ten

recommendations. The “City We Need Principles” are not merged together because each of these nine principles has its own definition and dimension. But in some cases, one principle is addressed in more than one recommendation. Again two/three principles can be linked with two/three recommendations as a group. This matrix shows that urban issues, problems and potential interventions are often interlinked with each other.

Matrix of Linkages Matrix explains the linkages between new recommendations and existing principles. It clearly identifies the proposals and impact on specific principles:

The City We Need Mega Cities: Bridging Reality & Aspirations The city we need is socially inclusive The city we need is economically vibrant and inclusive

Inclusiveness planning to address need of people from different economic class, occupation (formal & informal), gender, age (children, youth & elderly), physical and mental ability

The city we need is well planned

Promote capacity building of authorities and ensure efficient governance through accountability, transparency, and empowerment of stakeholders. Engage appropriate professionals and ethical practice in development agencies to ensure the implementation of policies and plans. Address the nexus of vested interest groups which is the major barrier towards development. Increase resource support for home grown research agenda and ensure integration among research, policy making and implementation.

The city we need has a singular identity and sense of place The city we need is managed at the metropolitan level

Promote intermediate town /city development with linkage to maintain identity of mega city and reduce concentration of pulling factors in Megacity beyond its capacity

The city we need is a safe city The city we need is a healthy city The city we need is a regenerative city

Risk sensitive land use planning should be ensured based on contextual experience and knowledge of local community. Socially inclusive plan to create awareness and understanding to cope with a post disaster management plan at local level. Integration of land use and transportation and planning for an integrated multi-modal transport system with special emphasis on walking, bicycling and public transport. Immediate action is required to stop air, water,

soil pollution and ruthless destruction of natural resources like water bodies, open spaces and heritage sites. All natural and physical urban features which contribute to the city’s Identity should be identified and enlisted for preservation and public use.

The city we need is affordable and equitable

Ensure access to affordable housing, transport, utility services, facilities (education, health etc) and safe food. Elements of housing e.g. land, finance, supply and management must be planned at the macro level and strategic planning must be done for implementation. Cross subsidy must be considered for housing provision to the low income group.

Outstanding Issues The most important issue that appeared essential to bridge the realities and aspirations of a megacity like Dhaka is “a sustainable and indicative urban policy”. The policy should be responsive to the local needs, context and capacities but compatible to global goals and agenda. While non-local support in terms of knowledge, finance, technology transfer etc. is vital but the agenda should be bottom up rather than being donor driven, socially just rather than being economically feasible alone, be both environment and poverty sensitive. Therefore, a strong local political (and governmental) commitment, global (government to government and people to people) support, should merge with local knowledge, capacity of implementing and operating bodies including the community based and non-government organizations. Finally, the policy must not focus physical issues alone but also concentrate on social aspects of urban living. This should not imply to a specific city like Dhaka, but also need to address the livability and economic attractiveness of other small and intermediate cities.

Annexes URBAN SOLUTIONS:

Immediate decentralization and proper adaptation are needed to put capital Dhaka back on track as numerous problems have made it one of the most unlivable cities in the world. Understanding cities should go beyond city-scale, i.e. at regional or higher level, But addressing its problems should be done at both local and regional levels. To reduce local problems of shortage of befitting housing, jobs and other facilities in megacities like Dhaka, and check compromising social and local priorities in land use and transport planning, disaster management etc., there should be a hierarchy of small and medium towns and cities in urban-regions. At local scale, each of the town or city authority should be empowered to identify its own identity and development agenda – which will not be top-down or donor driven. Authorities should be made capable with respect to human, technical and financial and other resources to implement them. Plus at global and regional levels, development agenda and implementation mechanism should be coordinated and complementary to each other.

Unequal development and unjust distribution of resources due to ineffective planning and imperfect maintenance and monitoring seem to be a common phenomenon here in Dhaka. Therefore, rethinking the process and governance of planning Dhaka and other cities seems essential. In addition, potential complementary interests and conflict of interests of multiple stakeholders should be addressed carefully while formulating plan objectives and undertaking actual projects. Both the city leaders and users/citizens need to be sensitized about the risks, problems and potentials and whole task of development management should be implemented through participatory governance, led by an empowered metropolitan government and coordinated vertically and horizontally involving public and private actors and agencies. Planning housing, mobility and land use and management of disasters should be inclusive, just and democratic; citizens particularly those having little or no voice, affordability and capability should be prioritized. Achieving these purposes also require a redefinition of concepts of identity, housing and mobility and recognition of inevitable risks due to different human and natural hazards, at least in the context of Dhaka. Therefore, sustainability, history, users’ need, perceptions and ability, distribution of benefits and burdens etc. should be considered along with technical factors and economic forces.

PROGRAMME of UTC DHAKA 2015 _BUET 6-8 Nov 2015

6th Nov

Friday

10:00-13:00

15:00-16:00 16:00 16:30-18:00

Tour to Korail Slum & Hatirjheel Project [pre booking required]

Welcome/ opening Session

Constitution Group Session-I ~IV [Parallel Session]

Media session

COUNCIL BUILDING ARCH ARI-ITN

7th Nov

Saturday

9:-00 - 10:00 10:00- 12:00

15:00 - 17:00 17:00 - 18:00

City We Need [Introduction]

Urban Thinkers Session-I & II [Parallel Session]

Urban Thinkers Session-III & IV [Parallel Session]

Urban Lab [Documentary]

ARCH ARI, URP ARI, URP SEMINAR ROOM

8th Nov

Sunday

9:30 - 11:00 11:00 - 12:00

15:00 - 18:00

Plenary session

Closing Session Trip to Parliament building

[pre booking required]

Drafting session

COUNCIL BUILDING

Summary of sessions: In total eight (08) parallel Constituent Group Sessions, four (04) Urban Thinker’s Sessions, one (01) Urban Lab held besides, Inaugural Session, Plenary session & Drafting session. Following are some recommendations from each sessions held:

Constituent Group Sessions Children & Youth Group no of participants: 30

Recommendation

• Provision of Child Inclusive spaces e.g. play spaces in apartment, Open spaces in a residential area • Good coordination among all 11 ministries & our Advocacy • Working through community mobilization for sustainability • Services & Amenities to be Gender wise, Age wise, area wise • Youth Access & participation in urban governance • There should be multiuse of space (e.g. the library of school can be

open or used other than school times, in different ways.); flexibility; Adaptability; Digitalization.

• Creation of forum, networks of knowledge (not only school ) Civil Society Organization no of participants: 20

Recommendation

• Participatory Governance at all phases of planning & development ensuring accountability & transparency

• Reduce concentration of pulling factors of Megacities beyond its capacity

• Empowerment of community for policy development & execution • Inclusive planning in terms of gender, age, physical & mental ability

besides economy strata • Conservation of natural resources [water bodies, open & green spaces] &

environmental qualities [air, water, soil, noise, green etc.] • Affordable & accessible health facilities & safe food

Grass Root Organization no of participants: 05

Recommendation • Awareness should be raised among the grass root people regarding vulnerability to natural calamities such as, flood, earthquake, cyclone etc. • Opinion of different

stakeholders considering gender, age and social class should be reviewed and incorporated in the planning process through participatory approach.

• Through implementing appropriate dimension of pedestrian walkway, we can plan a walkable, accessible and affordable city.

• City center/ market place/ growth center should be planned to make the city economically vibrant and inclusive.

• The case study of developed countries should be customized before implementing in the planning process of developing countries

• To get the trust and believe of grass root people, NGO should work in collaboration with government. For that, we should increase the number of public private partnership.

• At institutional level, training on participatory approach in design and planning process should be introduced, incorporating the problem of grass root and indigenous people.

Media & Local Authorities no of participants: 19

Recommendation Mobility • Establishing efficient, independent and accountable City Governance • Ensuring connectivity through optimization of existing road networks,

enforcing appropriate traffic management and encouraging pedestrian based mobility system with universal accessibility.

• Encouraging mass transit and promoting waterways as alternative mode of transportation. • Transport projects must be implemented following long–term and short– term strategic plan. Economy: • Optimum and efficient use of available city space with necessary

facilities, utilities and services to accommodate growth. • Encouraging decentralization through a holistic master plan to reduce

dependency on the capital city and developing alternative economic hubs.

Safety& Security: • Ensuring Surveillance, Automation and Emergency Support Services in

case of criminal intervention or health situation. • Ensuring appropriate URBAN DESIGN for Public Spaces. • Develop institution/platform to generate/enhance CULTUTAL VALUES and

SENSE OF PRIVACY for living in a MEGA CITY. • Ensuring design & construction of safe & disaster resilient building.

Constituent Group Session on Children & Youth

Constituent Group Session on Media & Local Authority

Health & Environment: • Conserving existing open spaces and wetlands, creating new playfields,

public urban spaces and promoting multiple share options for institutional open spaces.

• Ensuring Public Health & Medical Services. • Involving private sector in developing sufficient and hygienic public toilets. • Improving Drainage & Sanitation infrastructure & network. • Ensuring Safe food for all. Professionals no of

participants: 13

Recommendation

• Integration and leadership of professionals like architects and planners in policy making bodies to make cites grow in a sustainable, humane, coordinated manner.

• Professionals maintaining strong ethical and principled positions in their practice should be ensured.

• Although the cities of developing countries act more like a growth engine, but while setting the priority of development issues, professionals should more think about the rural urban linkage

• Governments should be answerable to its commitments in Habitat conferencences through a regular reporting system on progress achieved.

• City management at metropolitan level should have strong political and ethical basis.

• All development policies should comply with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), 2015.

Research & Academia no of

participants: 22 Recommendation • Sharing of research outcome among different groups (i.e. NGO, policy

maker etc.) through exhibition, seminar, paper publication etc. • Encouragement of research with field applicability. • Consideration of research as a significant part of academia. • Reorganization of Academics as an important role player with knowledge

base. • Increase research fund and capacity building of research institutes

through public and private fund (i.e. CSR). • Participatory process in academic projects to motivate stakeholders and

advocacy through civil society. • Home grown Research agendas needs to take or bottom up instead of being

donor driven. • Accessibility of data/resources to researchers. Foundations & Philanthropies no of

participants: 07

Recommendation • Enhancing public transport; • Ensuring governance at community level; • Ensuring standard for all infrastructures and services; • Provisioning of open spaces; • Growth management.

Women Group no of participants: 15

Recommendation • A club/information centre located at the neighborhood level

specifically for women, so that information, education; participation can be disseminated at local grassroots levels.

• The issue of gender ethics and conduct should be taught in schools. This is a very important issue to bring the change in our future generations of young men and on how they view women.

• Integrating sufficient childcare facilities in neighborhoods and in workplaces that employ women.

• There are numerous ways in which to create environments to support women’s entrepreneurship.

• Successive changes to the public transportation system should be gender-aware.

Urban Thinkers Session

Session 1: Housing no of participants: 41

Recommendation

• Housing for all must be considered as an agenda in the government's policies and programs. • Elements of housing e.g. land, finance, supply and management must be

planned at the macro level and strategic planning must be done for implementation.

• Stakeholders must work together and include government bodies, private developers, infrastructure development agencies, NGOs, CBOs and Communities.

• Housing needs must be identified by target groups and planned as per their affordability, need and number.

• Land and Infrastructure must be considered together to be incorporated in the master plans and detail area plans to be implemented to accommodate different categories of housing.

• Cross subsidy must be considered for housing the Low Income Group. • RAJUK should play the role of facilitator rather than provider. • To regulate land speculation, impose land ceiling and prohibit multiple

ownership of property. Session 2: Identity no of participants: 44

Recommendation • Geo-physical identity- all natural and physical urban features which

contribute to the city’s Identity should be identified and enlisted for preservation and public use;

• Conservation of the city’s material past ; • A complete and transparent list of Heritage structures and sites within

and outside of Metropolitan boundary ought to be developed to guide preservation process based on specific preservation criteria;

• The economic and social implications on the local communities, particularly with regard to ownership of the chosen buildings for conservation must be considered and negotiated with sensitivity and practicality;

• Dialogue between new and old lifestyle reflections on identity; • New city planning proposals should be able to absorb the essence of

traditional and cultural value from the past while adopting the need and aspiration of the present and future;

• Community strengthening through natural and man-made landmarks; • Identifiable landmarks in the neighborhood such as; library or a water

body with recreational spaces around it must be created as platforms for self –imagination as well as ‘Sense of Identity’. Active community participation at every level of conservation with special consideration to owners’ benefit must be ensured;

• Constraints of a gendered city to be defeated; • City’s identity must be ensured through designing safe, universal and

gender inclusive public spaces; • Needs political vision and will; • Power struggle needs to resolute; • Empowerment of city leaders and city Government to implement their

vision enhancing city identity should be encouraged.

Session: 3 Resilience no of participants: 38

Recommendation • While planning for Ecological aspects of resilience, Dhaka must be

considered as a wetland rather imitating concepts and prospects of a dry land.

• Establishment of holistic drainage system with macro and micro level considerations.

• Ensuring Efficient Mobility in case of emergency and normality through upgrading urban infrastructure and mass Communication.

• Waste should be considered as resources through recycling.

Participants in Urban Thinkers Session on Housing Urban Thinkers Session on Mobility

• Coordination and Collaborative approach among public and private institutions for designing and implementation of any resilient plan.

• Risk sensitive land use planning should be ensured based on contextual experience and knowledge of local community.

• To make people socially inclusive by increasing their confidence through improved awareness and understanding to cope with a post disaster management plan at local level.

Session 4: Mobility no of participants:28

Recommendation • Mobility should be understood and redefined from a broader social,

environmental, technical and local context . • Just, affordable, healthy, active and sustainable mobility should be

the prime objective. • Urban mobility decisions should integrate (i) land use and transport,

(ii) different modes, (iii) actors and agencies, (iv) vocal and silent or visible and non-visible stakeholders

• Children, women, physically challenged people and other extra care needing people should get special attention.

• Decisions should be knowledge based, bottom up, and be supported by legal and financial instruments.

• Travel demand management, demand management, BRT based mass rapid transit system, bus sector reform, Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) should be the priority

Plenary Session:

All the participants agreed on the following recommendations as DHAKA DECLARATION:

§ Promote capacity building of authorities and ensure efficient governance through accountability, transparency, and empowerment of stakeholders.

§ Inclusiveness planning to address need of people from different economic class, occupation (formal and informal), gender, age (children, youth and elderly), physical and mental ability.

§ Promote intermediate town /city development with linkage to maintain identity of mega city and reduce concentration of pulling factors in Megacity beyond its capacity.

The Honourable Minister of Housing & Public Works Ministry , Vice-Chancellor of BUET and other distinguished guests attending the Plenary Session.

§ Ensure access to affordable housing, transport, utility services, facilities (education, health etc) and safe food.

§ Engage appropriate professionals and ethical practice in development agencies to ensure the implementation of policies and plans. Address the nexus of vested interest groups which is the major barrier towards development.

§ Elements of housing e.g. land, finance, supply and management must be planned at the macro level and strategic planning must be done for implementation. Cross subsidy must be considered for housing provision to the low income group.

§ Integration of land use and transportation and planning for an integrated multi-modal transport system with special emphasis on walking, bicycling and public transport.

§ Immediate action is required to stop air, water, soil pollution and ruthless destruction of natural resources like water bodies, open spaces and heritage sites. All natural and physical urban features which contribute to the city’s Identity should be identified and enlisted for preservation and public use.

§ Risk sensitive land use planning should be ensured based on contextual experience and knowledge of local community. Socially inclusive plan to create awareness and understanding to cope with a post disaster management plan at local level.

§ Increase resource support for home grown research agenda and ensure integration among research, policy making and implementation.

Exhibition

To mark the occasion a three day student exhibition of urban design and planning projects was held at the ground floor of department of

Architecture, BUET.

Urban Lab:

In the UTC Urban lab, Platform of Community Action and Architecture (POCAA) presented their group as a platform of action through architecture in different low-income communities in different cities. They shared their experience on how architects can reach poor communities by a process of mobilizing people, community savings, community planning and house design ensuring community participation. Several examples were shared where community architects are facilitating communities by empowering them through teaching to plan and draw to community people.

They talked about horizontal sharing, how one community is learning from other community and making a citywide network of poor people. POCAA also shared their philosophy of their working “process” rather than a project-based approach in architecture, which has a beginning but no end. They emphasized on how students, young professionals get space to work for communities just for their presence in that place. The group shared their story of a beginning of this type of process in Jhenaidah city. At the end, POCAA invited everyone to different communities they are involved in.

Trip to Korail Slum no of participants: 30

Intended participants were taken to the famous slum located in Korail, Dhaka. Some social activists and experts accompanied the participants sharing their experiences.

Complete List of Speakers:

Urban Thinker (UT) Session I: Housing

Role in the Session Name and Address of Participant Session Chair Professor Nazrul Islam

Chairman, Center of Urban Studies (CUS), Dhaka Moderator Ar. Planner Salma Shafi

Center of Urban Studies (CUS), Dhaka Coordinator Professor Dr. Ishrat Islam

Head, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET Speaker 1 Professor Dr. Roxana Hafiz

Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET Speaker 2 Planner Ahmed Akhtaruzzaman

Urban Development Directorate, Dhaka Speaker 3 Dr. Toufiq M. Seraj

Managing Director, Sheltech (Pvt.) Ltd. Discussant 1 Mr. Mostafa Quiyum Khan

Adviser, Bangladesh Urban Forum (BUF) Former Executive Director, Coalition for the Urban Poor (CUP)

Discussant 2 Planner Dr. Akhter Hossain Chaudhury Deputy Team Leader, Regional Development Plan

Discussant 3 Dr. Johurul Hoque Former Chief Town Planner, RAJUK

Discussant 4 Professor Halima Khatun Jahangirnagar University

Discussant 5 Mr. Nasimul Baten EVP and Head of Operation, Delta BRAC Housing Finance Corporation

Discussant 6 Planner Maqsud Hashem Senior Planner, Urban Development Directorate, Dhaka

Discussant 7 Prof. Dr.Nurul Islam Nazem Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, Dhaka University

Discussant 8 Dr. Afsana Haque Associate Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET

Discussant 9 Prof. Shahidul Ameen Professor, Department of Architecture, BUET

Urban Thinker (UT) Session II: IDENITITY

Role in the Session Name and Address of Participant Session Chair Dr. Salina Hayat Ivy

Mayor, Narayanganj City Corporation(NCC), Moderator Ar. Saif-Ul-Haque

Principal, Saif-ul Haque Sthapati, Dhaka Coordinator Prof. Dr. Farida Nilufar

Head, Dept of Architecture, BUET Speaker 1 Prof. Dr. Akter Mahmud

Professor, Department of URP, Jahangirnagar University Speaker 2 Ar. Taimur Islam

Urban Study Group[USG], Dhaka Speaker 3 Ar. Nurur Rahman Khan

TKNRK Architects Ltd Speaker 4 Prof. Dr. Sayed Manzoorul Islam

Professor, Dept. of English, University of Dhaka Discussant 1 Ar. Rabiul Hussain

Principal Architect, Shahidullah Associates Ltd. Discussant 2 Prof. Dr. Sharifuddin Ahmed

Asiatic Society, Dept of History, University of Dhaka Discussant 3 Planner Khondaker M Ansar Hossain

General Secretary [BIP] Discussant 4 Mr. Sirajul Islam

Chief Town Planner, Dhaka South City Corporation Discussant 5 Mr. Hasibul Kabir

Assistant Director [Town Planning], RAJUK Discussant 6 Prof Dr. Sufi Mustafizur Rahman,

Dept of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University Discussant 7 Mr. Sazzad Hossain,

General Secretary of ICOMOS Bangladesh Discussant 8 Ar. Dr. Abu M Sayeed

President , Institute of Architects Bangladesh[IAB]

Discussant 9 Md. Mosharraf Hossain, Ex-Regional Director, Dept of Archaeology, GoB

Discussant 10 Mr. Md Akhtaruz Zaman, UN Habitat Programme Manager, Dhaka.

Discussant 11 Prof. Meer Mobashsher Ali, Chairman, Dept of Architecture, South East University, Dhaka.

Discussant 12 Journalist Pinaky Roy Deputy Chief Reporter, The Daily Star

Urban Thinker (UT) Session II: MOBILITY

Role in the Session Name and Address of Participant Session Chair Prof. Dr. Sarwar Jahan

Dept. of URP, BUET, Dhaka

Moderator Prof Dr Ahsanul Kabir, URP Discipline, Khulna University

Coordinator Dr. Md Musleh Uddin Hasan Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET

Speaker 1 Prof. Dr. Moazzem Hoaasain Dept of Civil Engg., BUET

Speaker 2 Mr. Anisur Rahman Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority

Speaker 3 Mr. Maruf Ahmed WBB Trust

Discussant 1 Dr. M. Shafiq-Ur Rahman Dept of URP, Jahangirnagar University

Discussant 2 Ar. Tanwir Nawaz Architect/Urbanist

Discussant 3 Mr. Noor-E-Alam Executive Engineer, Roads & Highways Department & Project Manager, Greater Dhaka sustainable Urban Transport Project ( BRT Gazipur-Airport)

Discussant 4 Mr. Mohammad Aminul Quaium Assistant Town Planner, RAJUK

Discussant 5 Mr. Mahbub Hossain Engineer, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC)

Discussant 6 Mr. Md. Hisham Uddin Chisty Town Planner, Regional Development Planning (RDP) Project, RAJUK, Sheltech Consultant Pvt. Ltd.

Discussant 7 Mr. Taj Chowdhury Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) – Traffic

Discussant 8 Mr Ashraful Alam Sarkar Transport Expert

Discussant 9 Ms. Gita Rani Adhikary Project Coordinator - SHE CAN Project , Action Aid

Discussant 10 Mr Muzammel Huq Chowdhury Secretary, Jatri Kalyan Samiti

Discussant 11 Mr. Abdul Hye Mondol President, NGDO

Discussant 12 Mr Rajon Bhattarya Journalist, TheDaily Janakantha

Urban Thinker (UT) Session II: RESILIENCE

Role in the Session Name and Address of Participant

Session Chair Honorable Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon Dhaka South City Corporation [DSCC], Dhaka

Session Co-‐Chair Mr. Abdul Qayyum [Additional secretary] National Project Director, CDMPII, UNDP Department of Disaster Management

Moderator Ar. Iqbal Habib [BAPA] Coordinator Prof. Dr. Nasreen Hossain

Professor, Dept of Architecture, BUET

List of speakers

Speaker 1 Prof. Dr. Mujibor Rahman Dept. of Civil Engineering, BUET. Dhaka.

Speaker 2 Ar Mustapha Kamal Zulkarnain PAM Council member 2015-2016 Chairman of Urban wellbeing, Sustainable Housing and Environmental Resilience Committee (USHER)

Speaker 3 Ar. Towfiq Utpal Deputy Director [R & D] Urban Development Directorate

Discussant 1 Mr. EkramulHaqueTitu Mayor Mymensingh Municipality

Discussant 2 Dr. ShamimMahabubulHaque Urban Risk Reduction Specialist, CDMP II, UNDP Dept of Disaster Management (6th Floor) 92-93 Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka-1212

Discussant 3 Ar. MubassharHussain Ex. President; IAB

Discussant 4 Prof. Dr.Mehedi Ahmed Ansary Department of Civil Engineering, BUET., Dhaka,

Discussant 5 Dr. Tariq Bin Yousuf Superintending Engineer Environment, Climate Change and Disaster management Circle [DNCC]

Discussant 6 Mr. Akhtaruzzaman Program Manager, UN-HABITAT, Bangladesh

Discussant 7 Kazi Shahidur Rahman, Humanitarian Affairs; Specialist, UN Resident Coordinator Office, Dhaka

Discussant 8 Major AKM ShakilNewaz Director Operation and Maintenance, Bangladesh Fire Brigade

Discussant 9 Mr. Polash Mondol CARE, Bangladesh

Discussant 10 Tawfique Ali Sr. Reporter : The Daily Star

Discussant 11 Swarna Kazi or Representative Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank, Dhaka

Discussant 12 Ar. Maqsood Sinha Waste concern

Discussant 13 Mr. S.M Mehedi Ahsan Sector specialist for Resilient Cities, KfW Development Bank Regional Office’ Bangladesh

Discussant 14 Ar. Niaz Rahman Consultant Asian Development Bank

Constituent Group Sessions Professionals CG Coordinator 1 Ar. Jalal Ahmed FIAB

Vice President, Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) CG Coordinator 2 Ar. Mamnoon Murshed Chowdhury

DwM4 Architects Civil society Org CG Coordinator Moderator Ar. Iqbal Habib

Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA),

Grass root Organization & Indigenous Group Moderator Dr. K Z Hossain Taufique,

UDD, Ministry of Housing and Public Works, GoB CG Coordinator Dr. Nayma Khan,

Asstt. Professor, Dept of Architecture, BUET Research & Academia

List of speakers

CG Coordinator Prof. Dr. Roxana Hafiz Professor, Department of URP, BUET

Moderator Ar. Shah Alam Zahiruddin Former chief architect

Children & Youth Group CG Coordinator & Moderator

Prof. Dr. Zaqiul Islam, Professor, Dept of Architecture, BUET

Women Group CG Coordinator & Moderator

Ms Humaira Aziz Director, Women and Girl's Empowerment Program, CARE

Media & Local Authorities Moderator

Ar. Qazi M Arif General Secretary, Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB)

CG Coordinator Ar. Ishtiaque Zahir VITTI Sthapati Brindo Ltd

Foundations & Philanthropies CG Coordinator & Moderator

Prof. Dr. Md. Shafiq-ur-Rahman Chairman, URP, Jahangir Nagar University, Savar, Dhaka

Links & References

Important Links:

Strengthening Urban Resilience in Bangladesh. http://www.gfdrr.org/sites/gfdrr/files/publication/Bangladesh.pdf. Bangladesh -Urban Resilience Project: Environmental Management Framework http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24101877/bangladesh-urban-resilience-project Cities- prepare-World vision http://www.wvi.org/bangladesh/publication/cities-prepare 93 heritage buildings, sites listed for preservation http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=73198 The Heritage of Shankharibazar: Peoples Participation in the Conservation Process to Promote Cultural Tourism http://dspace.bracu.ac.bd/bitstream/handle/10361/400/The%20heritage%20of%20shankharibazar.pdf?sequence=1 Training& Capacity Buildingfor Long-term Management andBest Practice Conservation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage Sitesand World Heritage Properties in Bangladesh http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002211/221116eo.pdf A Proposed Framework for Regenerating Urban Green in Dhaka City http://www.bip.org.bd/SharingFiles/journal_book/20141019150924.pdf URBAN DIALOGUE 2013: ‘‘Critical shelter problems; Habitat’s initiatives…’’

http://www.habitatbangladesh.org/files/Urban%20Housing%20HFHBD.pdf Inclusive Urban Development in Dhaka: Review of theNational Housing Policy http://www.bip.org.bd/SharingFiles/journal_book/20141118150002.pdf. Low Income Housing in Dhaka City- Vasantek Rehabilitation Project as a Case http://www.wrbrpapers.com/static/documents/May/2012/6.%20Jasmin.pdf. Urban Risk assessment http://www.narri-bd.org/documents/training/Urban%20Risk%20Assessment-URA.pdf Current State of the Mobility of the Urban Dwellers in Greater Dhaka http://www.eng-consult.com/pub/mobility-paper.PDF Developing Satellite Towns: A Solution to HousingProblem or Creation of New Problems http://www.ijetch.org/vol8/857-T999.pdf Effects of Alternative Transportation options on congestion and air pollution in Dhaka city http://www.jce-ieb.org.bd/pdfdown/ce310205.pdf National Housing Authority ( NHA) Bangladesh http://www.nha.gov.bd/rule_acts.html Citizen Charter National Housing Authority (NHA), Bangladesh Urban Forum www.bufbd.org Detailed Area Plan: Proposals to Meet Housing Demand in Dhaka http://www.bip.org.bd/SharingFiles/journal_book/20140427150129.pdf.

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Islam, N., & University of Dhaka. (1996). Dhaka: From city to megacity : perspectives on people, places, planning, and development issues. Dhaka: Urban Studies Programme, Dept. of Geography, University of Dhaka.

In Dewan, A., & In Corner, R. (2014). Dhaka megacity: Geospatial perspectives on urbanisation, environment and health.

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Chowdhury, M. M. (2013). Traffic Congestion and Mismanagement in Dhaka City. Planned Decentralization: Aspired Development, World Town Planning Day.

Roy, M. (2009). Planning for sustainable urbanisation in fast growing cities: Mitigation and adaptation issues addressed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Habitat International, 33(3), 276-286.

Ahmed, S. (2013). 32. Resilience and adaptation in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The consequences of global environmental change for society, 246.

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Begum, A. (2007). Urban housing as an issue of redistribution through planning? The case of Dhaka city. Social Policy & Administration, 41(4), 410-418.

Byomkesh, T., Nakagoshi, N., &Dewan, A. M. (2012). Urbanization and green space dynamics in Greater Dhaka, Bangladesh. Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 8(1), 45-58.

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Complete List of Participants

Urban Thinkers Session _HOUSING _no of participants 41

serial

Name Organization Email-ID Role

1 Abu anas The Finalcial Express azmanas1@gmail.com 2 Abu Musa Md.

Abdullah SheltechConsutants Pvt. Ltd./BIP

jinnah_31@yahoo.com

3 Ahmed Akhtaruzzaman

UDD akhtar_udd@yahoo.com Speaker

4 Arifa As Alam Labor at Informal Economy (LIE)

arifa.oshe@gmail.com

5 AshrafulAlam Sarkar

KS Consultants Ltd. ashraf@ksconsultants.net

6 Dr. AfsanaHaque

BUET, URP afsanahaque@urp.buet.ac.bd

Discussant

7 Dr. Akhter Hussain Chaudhury

RAJUK, RDP Structure Project

akhter_chaudhury@yahoo.com

Discussant

8 Dr. Halima Begum

Jahangir Nagar University

halima.sayeed@gmail.com Discussant

9 Dr. HuraeraJabeen

BRAC University huraera@bracu.ac.bd

10 Dr. Ishrat Islam

BUET, URP ishratislam.buet@gmail.com

Coordinator

11 Dr. M. JahurulHoque

DDC, Dhaka mjhq93@yahoo.com Discussant

12 Dr. Nurul Islam Nazem

DU, Geography & Environment

nazem.info@yahoo.com Discussant

13 Dr. Roxana Hafiz

BUET, URP Speaker

14 Dr. ShahiudulAmeen

BUET, ARCH, Professor ameen@arch.buet.ac.bd Discussant

15 Dr. Sheikh Serajul Hakim

Khulna University serajulhakim@arch.ku.ac.bd

16 Dr. Toufiq M. Seraj

Sheltech (pvt.) Ltd, Managing Director

tmseraj@gmail.com Speaker

17 Francis Atul Sarkar

Caritas-BD atul@caritasbd.org

18 Iqbal Habib BAPA iqbalvitti@gmail.com 19 Jishu Kumar

Datta Asian Paints,BD jishudatta@asianpaints.c

20 KaziEnayet Hossain

Save The Coastal People- SCOPE

scopebslbd@gmail.com

21 M.A. Hye East West University, Visiting Professor

masumhye@gmail.com

22 Maqsud Hashem UDD maqsud07@gmail.com Discussant 23 Md. Al-Amin Sheltech Consultants

(pvt.) Ltd. alamin.spl@gmail.com

24 Md. Ariful Islam

Sheltech ariftushar@gmail.com

25 Md. Nurullah LGED nurullah_selged@yahoo.com

26 MostafaQuiyum Khan

BD Urban Forum, Adviser

mqk@bufbd.org Discussant

27 MothiMondol Habitat for humanity, BD

mothi@habitatbangladesh.org

28 Mustapha Kamal Zulkarnain

PAM-USHER Committee mkbz@amk.com.org

29 NasimulBaten Delta Brac Housing Finance Corp. Ltd.

nasim@deltabrac.com Discussant

30 Nazrul Islam CUS,Chairman cus@dhaka.net Session Chair

31 Quazi Baby PDAP/Huairou Commission

quazi@agni.com

32 RafsunMashkery

BUET, URP ,Lecturer Rapporteur-1

33 Ratan Kumar Poddar

Caritas-BD ratan@caritasbd.org

34 S.M. Hayet Ahmed

BD Scouts du.hayet@yahoo.com

35 Sadia Sharmin BUET, arch, Volunteer sadia0801039@gmail.com 36 Salma A.

Shafi CUS cus@dhaka.net Moderator

37 Sarah BashneenSuchana

Stamford University,Asst. Prof.DOA

sbs_dad@yahoo.com

38 SyedaMonira Akhter Khatun

BIP monira05@gmail.com

39 Tabassum Mahmood

Dept. of Architecture,GOB

mahmood.tabassum@gmail.com

40 UttamaBarua BUET,URP,Volunteer Rapporteur-2

41 ZeenatNahreen SPCL,Dhaka zeenat.nahreen@gmail.com

Urban Thinkers Session _IDENITITY _List of participants _44

serial

Name Organization email ID Role

1 A.T.M. Masood Reza Khulna University, Asst. Prof., DOA

atmreza@gmail.com

2 Bimal Chandra BD Scouts, Asst. Director

bimal411@yahoo.com

3 Dr. Abu Sayeed IAB sayeed@uap-bd.edu Discussant 4 Dr. Farida Nilufar BUET, ARCH, Head

of the department farida@arch.buet.ac.bd Coordinato

r 5 Dr. M. Shafiq-Ur

Rahman Jahangir Nagar University, URP

shafiq_urp@yahoo.com

6 Dr. Md. Musleh Uddin BUET, URP, Associate Prof.

7 Dr. Nayma Khan BUET, ARCH, Asst. Professor

naymaarch@gmail.com

8 Dr. Salina Hyat Ivy Narayanganj City Corporation, Mayor

mayorncc@gmail.com Session Chair

9 Dr. Shilpi Roy Khulna University, Asst. Prof.

shilu_roy@yahoo.com

10 Enam Rabbi Adnan BUET, Arch, volunteer

enamrabbiadnan@gmail.com

11 Ishraq Z. Khan North South University, Lecturer

ikhan@archsociety.com Rapporteur-2

12 IshtiaqueZahir VITTI SthapatiBrindo Ltd.

ishtiaque@hotmail.com

13 Jahan Ara Begum PDAP pdap36@yahoo.com 14 JubaidaGulshanAra South-East

University, Sr. Lecturer, DOA

shimu_khl@yahoo.com

15 Khondaker M Ansar Hossain

BIP ansarhossain_km@yahoo.com

Discussant

16 Maher Niger AUST, Asst prof., DOA

meher_archi@yahoo.com

17 MD. Akhtaruzzaman UN-Habitat zamangreen@yahoo.com Discussant 18 Md. Mosharrafhossain DOA, GOB, Retd.

Director arch.mosharraf@yahoo.com

Discussant

List of participants

19 Md. Mostafa Kamal Mazumder

Narayanganj City Corporation, CEO

ceo@ncc.gov.bd

20 Md. Mozammelhaquechowdhury

BD Passenger Welfare Association

pwab2011@gmail.com

21 Md. Sazzad Hossain ICOMOS, BD design_theme@yahoo.com Discussant 22 MD. Sirajul Islam Dhaka South City

Corporation upddcc@yahoo.com Discussant

23 Md. Tarek Haider BUET, ARCH 24 Md. Tariquzzaman BUET, ARCH,

Lecturerr tomalarch3307@gmail.com

25 Md.HasibulKabir RAJUK hasib23@gmail.com Discussant 26 Md.Moinul Islam Narayaganj City

Corporation, Planner

moin_planning@yahoo.com

27 Meer Moobashsher Ali South East University

alimeer@yahoo.com Discussant

28 Mohiuddin BD Passenger Welfare Association

pwab2011@gmail.com

29 Moushumi Ahmed Bangladesh University, Asst. Prof.

moushumiahmed@gmail.com

30 MuslimaTajrin Asian Paints,BD muslimatajrin@asianpaints.com 31 Naimul Aziz AUST, Asst prof.,

DOA naimulaziz.bd@gmail.com

32 Nesfun Nahar BUET, Arch nipa240@gmail.com 33 Nurur Rahman Khan Architect, TKNRK N/A Speaker 34 Prof. Akhter Mahmud Jahangir Nagar

University akhtermahmud@yahoo.com Speaker

35 Prof. HafizaKhatun DU, Geography & Environment

hafiza12@yahoo.com

36 Prof. Syed Manzoorul Islam

Dhaka University smidhaka@gmail.com Speaker

37 S.M. Mehedi Ahsan KFW mehedi.ahsan@kfw.de 38 Salma Khatun PDAP pdap36@yahoo.com 39 SamiaSharmin BUET, Arch samia_arch01@yahoo.com Rapporteur

-1 40 Shah AlamZahiruddin IAB, Former

President zahiruddin_sa@yahoo.com

41 SrijonBarua Avantgardes 124arch0801042@gmail.com

42 Sufi Mostafizur Rahman

Jahangir Nagar University

mrahmanl@yahoo.com Discussant

43 Taimur Islam Urban Study Group usg.dhaka@gmail.com Speaker 44 Urmee Chowdhury AUST, Asst prof.,

DOA urmeechy@gmail.com

Urban Thinkers Session _MOBILITY _List of participants _28

Sl Name Organization email ID Role 1 Abdul Hi Mondol NGDO ngdo.bd@gmail.com Discussan

t 2 Abu Musa Md.

Abdullah Sheltech Consutants Pvt. Ltd./BIP

jinnah_31@yahoo.com

3 AshrafulAlam Sarkar KS Consultants Ltd.

ashraf@ksconsultants.net Discussant

4 Bashir-Al-Hossain NGDO bashirngdo@gmailc.om 5 Dr. AfsanaHaque BUET, URP afsanahaque@urp.buet.ac.bd

6 Dr. Md. Musleh Uddin Hasan

BUET,URP Coordinator

7 Dr. Shafiq-ur-Rahman

Jahangir Nagar University ,URP

shafiq_urp@yahoo.com Discussant

8 Gita Rani Adhikary ActionAID BD gita.adhikary@actionaid.org Discussant

9 Kabir Chowdhury Tanmoy

BPUA kabir_tanmoy@yahoo.com

10 M.Fazlul Karim DCCI, Joint Secretary

fazlul.karim@dhakachamber.com

11 Mahmud-uz-Zaman Khulna University, URP

onik_kurp@yahoo.com Rapporteur-2

12 Maruf Hossain Work For Better BD (WBB) Trust

maruf@wbbtrust.org Speaker

13 Md. Al-Amin Sheltech Consultants (pvt.) Ltd.

alamin.spl@gmail.com

14 Md. AminulQuaium RAJUK aminul.quaium@gmail.com Discussant

15 Md. Anisur Rahman Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority

rahman2005@gmail.com Speaker

16 Md. Hisham Uddin Chisty

Sheltech Pvt. Ltd Chisty26@yahoo.com Discussant

17 Md. Mizanur Rahman Jahangir Nagar University, URP

mizanurp@gmail.com

18 Mozammelhaquechowdhury

BD Passenger Welfare Association

pwab2011@gmail.com Discussant

19 Md. Taj-e-dul Islam Chowdhury

DMP,Traffic west division,I/C,Media cell

taj.chowdhury@yahoo.com Discussant

20 Md.HasibulKabir RAJUK hasib23@gmail.com 21 Md.Moinul Islam Narayaganj City

Corporation, Planner

moin_planning@yahoo.com

22 Noor-E-Alam Roads & Highways jewel_rhd2009@yahoo.com Discussant

23 Prof. Dr. AhsanulKabir

Khulna University, URP

ashsanulkabir@yahoo.com Moderator

24 Prof. Dr. Sarwar Jahan

BUET, URP dhakasarwarjahan@urp.buet.ac.bd

session chair

25 Prof. Moazzem Hossain

Jahangir Nagar University,URP

moazem@cc.buet.ac.bd Speaker

26 Rumana Malik WAEPA (Treasurer) rumanamalik66@gmail.com 27 Salma A Shafi CUS cus@dhaka.net 28 Tanvir Hossain BUET, URP Rapporteu

Urban Thinkers Session _RESILIENCE _List of participants _38

NAME Organization Email ID Role

1 Arifa As Alam Labor at Informal Economy (LIE)

arifa.oshe@gmail.com

2 Dr. Ashikur Rahman Joarder

BUET, Arch, Asst. Professor

ashikj2000@gmail.com Rapporteur

3 Dr. HuraeraJabeen BRAC University huraera@bracu.ac.bd 4 Dr. K. Z. Hasan

Taufique UDD bdutpal@gmail.com Speaker

5 Dr. M.A. Ansary BUET, Professor, Civil Engr.

ansary@ce.buet.ac.bd Discussant

6 Dr. Md. Mujibor Rahman

BUET, Professor, Civil Engr.

mujib@ce.buet.ac.bd Speaker

7 Dr. Nasreen Hossain

BUET, Professor, ARCH

nasreen.h@hotmail.com Coordinator

8 Dr. Nayma Khan BUET, Asst. Prof. naymaarch@gmail.com 9 Dr. Shilpi Roy Khulna University,

Asst. Prof. shilu_roy@yahoo.com

10 Dr. Tariq Bin Yousuf

DNCC, Superintending Engr.

tariqbinyousuf@gmail.com Discussant

11 Fahmida Sultana Dept. of Architecture, GOB

fahmida2794@yahoo.com

12 Iqbal Habib BAPA iqbalvitti@gmail.com Moderator 13 IshtiaqueZahir VITTI Sthapati

Brindo Ltd. ishtiaque@hotmail.com

14 KaziEnayet Hossain

Save The Coastal People- SCOPE

scopebslbd@gmail.com

15 Khondaker M Ansar Hossain

BIP ansarhossain_km@yahoo.com

16 Maher Niger AUST, Asst prof., DOA

meher_archi@yahoo.com

17 MD. Akhtaruzzaman UN-Habitat zamangreen@yahoo.com Discussant

18 Md. Magfur Ur Rahman

Mech.Engr. (BUET) magfur.ur.rahman@spectrum-bd.com

19 Md. Maqsood Sinha Waste Concern, Executive Dir.

maqsood@wasteconcern.org Discussant

20 Md. ShofiqulAlam UNICEF shalam@unicef.org 21 Mir Manzurur

Rahman Dept. of Architecture, GOB

mirrahman@yahoo.com

22 MostafaQuiyum Khan

BD Urban Forum, Adviser

mqk@bufbd.org

23 MothiMondol Habitat for humanity, BD

mothi@habitatbangladesh.org

PAM-USHER Committee mkbz@amk.com.org Speaker

25 Naimul Aziz AUST, Asst prof., DOA

naimulaziz.bd@gmail.com

26 Neaz Rahman ADB neazrahman@gmail.com Discussant

27 PalashMondol CARE Bangladesh Palash.mondol@care.org Discussant

28 Rafiul Islam BIP rafiul.islam@practicalaction.org.bd

29 Ratan Kumar Poddar

Caritas-BD ratan@caritasbd.org

30 Rumana Rahman VITTI Sthapati Brindo Ltd.

rumana8rahman@gmail.com

31 S.M. Hayet Ahmed BD Scouts du.hayet@yahoo.com 32 S.M. Mehedi Ahsan KFW mehedi.ahsan@kfw.de Discussan

t 33 Sadia Sharmin BUET, ARCH,

Volunteer sadia0801039@gmail.com

34 SahjabinKabir Avantgardes arch.jabin@gmail.com 35 Sarah

BashneenSuchana Stamford University,Asst. Prof.DOA

sbs_dad@yahoo.com

36 ShamimMahabubulHaque

CDMP-2 shamim.haque@cdmp.org.bd Discussant

37 Tabassum Mahmood Dept. of Architecture,GOB

mahmood.tabassum@gmail.com

38 Urmee Chowdhury AUST, Asst prof., DOA

urmeechy@gmail.com

Constituent Group Session_ CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS _List of participants_20

Name Organization Email id Column1

1 Ahsan Rony Green Savers greensavers.association@gmail.com 2 Dr. Ishrat Islam BUET, URP ishratislam.buet@gmail.com Coordinato

r 3 Dr. Md. Abdul

Matin BAPA, General Secretary

memory14@agni.com

4 Dr. Shahidul Islam BAPA S.islam_dae@yahoo.com 5 Helal Ahmed Pratyasha, Secretary

General helal_a2000@yahoo.com

6 Ibnul Syed Rana Nirapad Development Foundation, Chairman

nirapadfoundation@gmail.com

7 Iqbal Habib BAPA iqbalvitti@gmail.com Moderator 8 KaziEnayet Hossain Save The Coastal

People- SCOPE scopebslbd@gmail.com

9 KhandakerReaz Hossain

Action for Social Development (ASD)

reazkh@gmail.com

10 Laila AnamRatri Medhakunja Model School, Principal

chairmanneophyte@gmail.com

11 M.A. Hye East West University, Visiting Professor

masumhye@gmail.com

12 M.Fazlul Karim DCCI, Joint Secretary

fazlul.karim@dhakachamber.com

13 Maruf Hossain Work For Better BD (WBB) Trust

maruf@wbbtrust.org

14 Md. Ali Hazari United People Trust hazari_twc@hotmail.com 15 MD. Sirajul Islam

Molla BAPA, Joint Secretary

sim@icddrb.org

16 Sadia Sharmin BUET, Arch, Volunteer

sadia0801039@gmail.com Rapporteur

17 Sarah BashneenSuchana

Stamford University, Asst. Prof.DOA

sbs_dad@yahoo.com Rapporteur

18 Selina Banu Action for Social Development (ASD)

asddchr@gmail.com

19 Sk. MojibulHuq BRAC mojibul.h@gmail.com 20 Zahedur Rahman BAPA unicab_bd@yahoo.com

Constituent Group Session_ FOUNDATIONS & PHILANTHROPIES _List of participants_07

serial

Name Organization Email id role

1 Abdullah Al Fahad

Sheltech Consultants (pvt.) Ltd.

fanu2013@gmail.com

2 Dr. M. Shafiq-Ur Rahman

Jahangir Nagar University, URP

shafiq_urp@yahoo.com Coordinator

3 Md. Abdul Motalleb

JICA (SPGP) rassel_emerald@yahoo.com

4 Md. Abu-Kawsar RAJUK kawsarurpju@gmail.com 5 Md. Asaduzzaman DDC Ltd., Town

Planner asaduzzaman@live.com

6 Md. Mustafizur Rahman

RAJUK, Asst. Town Planner

rahman870@gmail.com

7 Md. Tariquzzaman BUET, ARCH, Lecturerr tomalarch3307@gmail.com Rapporteur

Constituent Group Session_ GRASS ROOT & INDIGENOUS _List of participants_05

Name Organization Email Role

1 Dr. K. Z. Hasan Taufique

UDD bdutpal@gmail.com

2 Dr. Nayma Khan BUET, Arch, Asst. Prof.

naymaarch@gmail.com Coordinator

3 Maqsud Hashem UDD maqsud07@gmail.com 4 MothiMondol Habitat for humanity,

BD mothi@habitatbangladesh.org

5 NusratSharmin BUET, URP snusrat01@yahoo.com Rapporteur

Constituent Group Session_ MEDIA & LOCAL AUTHORITY _List of participants_19

Sl Name Organization E-mail Role 1 Abu anas The Finalcial

Express azmanas1@gmail.com

2 Dr. Catherine D. Gomes

BUET, Asst. Prof. catherine@arch.buet.ac.bd

3 Fahmida Sultana Dept. of Architecture,GOB

fahmida2794@yahoo.com

4 GolamMonowar Kamal UN-Habitat-HQ, retired

monowarkamal@gmail.com

5 IshtiaqueZahir VITTI SthapatiBrindo Ltd.

ishtiaque@hotmail.com Coordinator

6 Maharufa Hossain UN-Habitat-HQ, retired

maharufa.hossain@gmail.com

7 Md. Nurullah LGED nurullah_selged@yahoo.com 8 Md.HasibulKabir RAJUK hasib23@gmail.com 9 MozammelHoqueChanch

al The Daily Jugantor,Senior Reporter

chanchalhoque1976@hotmail.com

10 Mithila Farzana Ekattor T.V. mithilafarzana11@gmail.com 11 Mozammel Bate Ekattor T.V. mozammelbate@hotmail.com 12 Nayeemul Islam Kahn The Daily

AmaderOrthoneeti khannayeemulislam@gmail.com

13 Qazi M. Arif IAB, Architect, GS qazimarif@yahoo.com Moderator 14 RasedMehedi The Daily Samakal

,Special correspondence

rasedmehedi@gmail.com

15 Riku The AmaderShomoy rikupress@gmail.com 16 Tabassum Mahmood Dept. of

Architecture,GOB mahmood.tabassum@gmail.com

17 Tahajibulhossain BUET, Lecturer tahajibul.utopia@gmail.com Rapporteur-1

18 Tawfique Ali The Daily Star tawfiquea@gmail.com 19 Tazrin Islam BUET 124arch0801030@gmail.com Rapporteur

Constituent Group Session_ PROFESSIONALS _List of participants_13

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Name Organization Email ID Role

1 Abu Musa Md. Abdullah

SheltechConsutants Pvt. Ltd./BIP

jinnah_31@yahoo.com

2 Ar. Jalal Ahmed IAB jalal@jaarchitects.com.bd

Coordinator

3 Ar. Mamnoon Chowdhury

IAB mamnoon@latitude-23.net Moderator

4 Ar. Selina Afroza Archetype Ltd. selinaafronza@yahoo.com 5 ArmitaKar BUET armitakar@yahoo.com Rapporteur

6 DewanShamsulArif IAB dsarif14@yahoo.com 7 Md. Al-Amin Sheltech Consultants

(pvt.) Ltd. alamin.spl@gmail.com

8 Md. Hisham Uddin Chisty

Sheltech Pvt. Ltd Chisty26@yahoo.com

PAM-USHER Committee mkbz@amk.com.org

10 Neaz Rahman ADB neazrahman@gmail.com 11 S.M. Mehedi Ahsan KFW mehedi.ahsan@kfw.de 12 SarjanaAfrozOishi BUET, ARCH, Volunteer saoishi_arch@yahoo.com Rapporteur

-2 13 ShipraNarangSuri WGC/ GAP shipra.narang@gmail.com

Constituent Group Session_ RESEARCH & ACADEMIA _List of participants_22

Name Organization Email Role

1 A.T.M. Masood Reza Khulna University, Asst. Prof., DOA

atmreza@gmail.com

2 Arafat IbneSeraj Eminence, Assistant Coordinator

arafat@eminence-bd.org

3 Dr. AfsanaHaque BUET, URP afsanahaque@urp.buet.ac.bd

4 Dr. Farida Nilufar BUET, ARCH, Head farida@arch.buet.ac.bd Coordinator

5 Dr. MdMusleh Uddin Hasan

BUET, URP musleh_uddin@urp.buet.ac.bd

6 Dr. Nasreen Hossain

BUET, ARCH, Head nasreen.h@hotmail.com

7 Dr. Nayma Khan BUET, ARCH naymaarch@gmial.com 8 Dr. Roxana Hafiz BUET, URP rhafiz@urp.buet.ac.bd Moderator 9 Dr. SabaraSyeda

Khan Eminence, Associate Coordinator

cd02010701@eminence-bd.org

10 Dr. Selmin Jahan Eminence, Coordinator selmin@eminence-bd.org 11 Dr. Shakil Akhter BUET, URP shakil@urp.buet.ac.bd 12 Dr.

ShamimHayderTalukder

Eminence, Chief Executive Office

cep@eminence-bd.org

13 Dr. Sheikh Serajul Hakim

Khulna University serajulhakim@arch.ku.ac.bd

14 Enam Rabbi Adnan BUET, Arch, Volunteer enamrabbiadnan@gmial.com 15 Naimul Aziz AUST, Asst prof., DOA naimulaziz.bd@gmail.com 16 NesfunNahar BUET, ARCH nipa240@gmail.com 17 NusratSharmin BUET, URP snusrat01@yahoo.com 18 Prof. Dr.

KhaledaEkram BUET,VC khaleda.archt@gmail.com

19 SamiaSharmin BUET,Arch samia_arch01@yahoo.com 20 SanzidabhuiyanSith

i Eminence, HR development Officer

sanzida@eminence-bd.org

21 Shah AlamZahiruddin

IAB, Former President, Zahir Uddin & Associates

zahiruddin_sa@yahoo.com

22 SymaHaque Trisha BUET, Arch symahaque@gmail.com Rapporteur

Constituent Group Session_ WOMEN GROUP _List of participants_15

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Name Organization Email ID Role

1 Afsana Chowdhury CARE Bangladesh afsana.chowdhury@care.org

2 Humaira Aziz CARE Bangladesh humaira.aziz@care.org Coordinator 3 Lovely Yesmin RGWF rgwfbd@gmail.com 4 NasrinAkterShirin GCC, Counsellor N/A 5 Nurunnahar Garments Worker N/A 6 Quazi Baby PDAP/Huairou

Commission quazi@agni.com

7 RehenaYesmin CARE Bangladesh rehana.yesmin@care.org 8 Rumana Malik WAEPA (Treasurer) rumanamalik66@gmail.com Rapporteur 9 Salma Khatun PDAP pdap36@yahoo.com 10 Sara Khatun BRAC, Manager,

Mejnin Program sara.kh@brac.net

11 Shahanaz Dusory N/A 12 Shahanaz Akhter Garments Worker shahanaz.global@yahoo.c

13 Sultana ZakiaRahaman

WAEPA, General Secretary

reetarahman07@gmail.com

14 SyedaMonira Akhter Khatun

BIP monira05@gmail.com

15 Tania TaherLata WAEPA lata_0297@yahoo.com

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