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Sustainable Urban Planning Challenges in the Peri-urban Landscape: Evaluating LULC Dynamics and Policy Effectiveness of Chattogram Metropolitan Region, Bangladesh
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: Received: 1 July 2024 / Approved: 1 July 2024 / Online: 2 July 2024 (10:08:59 CEST)
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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 Policy Effectiveness of Chattogram Metropolitan Region, Bangladesh. Preprints2024, 2024070133. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0133.v1
Al Mamun, M. M.; Nijhuis, S.; Newton, C. Sustainable Urban Planning Challenges in the Peri-urban Landscape: Evaluating LULC Dynamics and Policy Effectiveness of Chattogram Metropolitan Region, Bangladesh. Preprints 2024, 2024070133. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0133.v1
Al Mamun, M. M.; Nijhuis, S.; Newton, C. Sustainable Urban Planning Challenges in the Peri-urban Landscape: Evaluating LULC Dynamics and Policy Effectiveness of Chattogram Metropolitan Region, Bangladesh. Preprints2024, 2024070133. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0133.v1
APA Style
Al Mamun, M. M., Nijhuis, S., & Newton, C. (2024). Sustainable Urban Planning Challenges in the Peri-urban Landscape: Evaluating LULC Dynamics and Policy Effectiveness of Chattogram Metropolitan Region, Bangladesh. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0133.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Al Mamun, M. M., Steffen Nijhuis and Caroline Newton. 2024 "Sustainable Urban Planning Challenges in the Peri-urban Landscape: Evaluating LULC Dynamics and Policy Effectiveness of Chattogram Metropolitan Region, Bangladesh" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0133.v1
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 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 a mixed-method approach integrating quantitative data with policy analysis, 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 socio-ecological contexts of rapidly urbanizing regions.
Keywords
Comparative Analysis; LULC; Land use Planning and Management; Peri-urban Chattogram; Peri-urban Landscape Dynamics; Remote Sensing Analysis, Sustainability
Subject
Social Sciences, Geography, Planning and Development
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