The University of Osaka · Social Sciences
Professor Md. Nawrose Fatemi's research lab focuses on urban climate resilience, flood vulnerability, and sustainable urban development in the context of rapidly growing, flood-prone cities in the Global South, with a primary emphasis on Dhaka, Bangladesh. The lab investigates the interplay between physical vulnerability, socioeconomic conditions, adaptive capacity, and governance in peri-urban and informal settlements, particularly in the face of perennial flooding and industrial pollution. Research directions include climate change adaptation, urban flood risk management, and the mainstreaming of climate resilience in national and local development planning.
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In Eastern Dhaka, perennial flood remains a constant threat to people and livelihoods. Learning from the micro-level experiences of the poor in the peri-urban areas of Dhaka provides insights on the intersections between physical vulnerability, flood response strategies, and adaptive capacity. Through a convergent mixed method, this study examines the physical vulnerability of residential buildings, flood damages, and local physical responses in three neighborhoods of Eastern Dhaka. Results show
Over the last three decades, Bangladesh has implemented various initiatives to address different climate change impacts. In a multi-level governance arrangement, addressing climate change impacts is often constrained by climate change mainstreaming. In Bangladesh, a crucial question that arises is how mitigation and adaptation efforts are addressed at both national and sub-national levels. This paper examines the integration of climate change issues into national, sectoral, and city development
Purpose This paper aims to bring the more recent discourse on the multilayered and interconnected dimensions of flood vulnerability, damage and risk reduction at the microlevel of global south cities to Dhaka, by looking at multiple factors and their relationships. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional research design was used to generate data from 315 respondents in five neighborhoods in Eastern Dhaka, located in high flood damage zones with previous flood experience, using a structural
This study investigates the projected outcome of the Bangladesh government’s decision to relocate the Hazaribagh tanneries outside Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Ever since the early industrialisation of Bangladesh, leather processing industries have played a significant economic role. In Dhaka, these industries are mainly concentrated in Hazaribagh, an important area in the southwestern part of the city. Hazaribagh is a junction connecting the new township with the old one. However, the use
Bangladesh experiences perennial flooding as it is at the confluence and delta area of the Ganges, the Brahmaputra, and the Meghna rivers. In recent years, perennial flooding in urban areas has led to serious situations, which has become a challenge beyond the capacity of local governments. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the physical vulnerability of the residential buildings and residents’ house modifications during floods in eastern Dhaka. The study area, Sabujbagh was chosen for th
Abstract Confronting devastating floods regularly is a critical challenge for Bangladesh. Dhaka, the capital and a megacity at the forefront of rapid, unplanned urbanization, has been experiencing consistent challenges and threats of flood since 1954. Since then, to ensure flood protection and control, the city authorities have adapted diverse flood risk management strategies (FRMS). Regardless of the overall progress in flood risk management policies in the national development agenda, the iner
Dhaka, a megacity at the forefront of rapid, unplanned urbanization, is considered to be one of the flood-prone cities in the world. The city’s eastern fringe, though underdeveloped and low-lying, is experiencing rapid growth as a result of migration, which has compounded the nature and extent of flood vulnerabilities. Overflow of surrounding rivers during monsoon along with the excessive rainfall have made urban floods a perennial problem for both residents in the city and peripherals. Flood vu
V članku je predstavljena raziskava predvidenih posledic odločitve bangladeške vlade, da strojarne v Hazaribaghu preseli iz Dake, bangladeškega glavnega mesta. Usnjarska industrija ima že od zgodnje industrializacije pomembno vlogo v gospodarstvu države. V Daki je ta industrija nakopičena na območju Hazaribagha v jugozahodnem predelu mesta, ki je stičišče novega in starega dela mesta. Uporaba tehnologije slabe kakovosti, neustrezno ravnanje z industrijskimi odpadki in pomanjkanje naprav za obdel
The Bengal Delta, geographically formed by dynamic river ecology and low-lying floodplains, is deeply entwined with water. Living in this fluid landscape, the Bangladeshi people have historically been threatened regularly by devastating floods. However, to minimize this constant threat and increase resilience to flood hazards, the local and national authorities along with the flood-affected communities have adopted diverse flood risk management strategies. Guided by the Personal Construct Theory
Purpose To encourage natural and cultural heritage tourism, this study intends to offer a sustainable approach to resurfacing a historic canal in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dholaikhal, the canal that was once a vital artery of Old Dhaka, has been encroached upon and buried beneath box culverts to accommodate the city’s road network development, resulting in environmental deterioration and the loss of cultural significance. Design/methodology/approach This study employs a mixed-method research approa
ABSTRACT Due to the rapid urbanization and expansion of cities, many urban waters, such as canals and streams, have disappeared from the surface in metropolitan areas like Dhaka. Identifying the potential socioeconomic and ecological value of these long-lost urban waters, particularly to ensure urban resilience, efforts to restore these streams are being emphasized as a prevalent practice in green-blue infrastructure design. The Begunbari Canal was strategically interconnected to the eastern fri
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