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Potentials and challenges of brownfield development for urban regeneration in Dhaka: The case of Hazaribagh tannery area
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
10
(2),
152-168
(2016)
Abstract
Brownfield development has remained a widely discussed and practised tool for urban regeneration since 1992. In the context of South Asian cities, particularly those with higher rates of urbanisation, increasing population density and land scarcity, brownfield development can be considered as a potential solution for urban regeneration and inner city expansion in order to achieve better livability and sustainability. The utilisation of potential of such practice, however, is rare in this region and in most cases Western precedents are followed, which vary widely in terms of complex socio-economic and cultural variables and land use policies from the context of this region. This paper aims to examine the issue of applicability of brownfield development in the case of Dhaka city. In light of a recent decision by the Government of Bangladesh to relocate the tannery industries from Hazaribagh, one of the prime industrial zones located within the city, this research attempts to explore the possibilities and contextual challenges of developing this as a brownfield site. The paper is based on archival research and case study conducted through a design studio exercise whereby the authors attempted to project a number of recommendations based on a set of identified issues.
Keywords: brownfield development; urban regeneration; Dhaka city
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Author's Biography
Nabanita Islam graduated with a Bachelors degree in architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, in 2006. She worked as assistant architect in a real estate company for three years and was also involved in the Department of Architecture, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, as a part-time lecturer. In 2009 she went on to pursue her MSc degree in environmental management from National University of Singapore and completed her study in 2011. She is currently working as a full-time assistant professor in the Department of Architecture, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka. Her field of interest includes the nexus between urban thermal environment and building bylaws, impacts of climate change and migration on metropolitan fabric, and social implications of built environment.
N. M. Esa Abrar Khan completed his post-graduation from City University of New York. He now serves as the director of an architectural consultancy firm, d.zignscape Consultants Ltd, and also working as visiting faculty in the Department of Architecture, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka. Ar. Khan has been working as an architect since 2006 and developing his ideas in the areas of hybridisation of urban development, urban regeneration and architectural practice and critique. Alongside his professional career as an architect and academic, he also works on a number of publications. He is also interested in promoting young researchers from South Asia and to fulfil that ambition he, along with his co-founders, initiated a research group called ‘Avant-Grades’ in 2013.
