04220nam a2200457 4500 20260819085623.0 091198 1987 th r 0000|0 eng d .b10753060 AIT Thesis no. HS-87-01 Miah, Md. Abdul Quader Upgrading a slum settlement in Dhaka : study of existing conditions, assessment of dwellers' potential for self-help, and project proposal Bangkok : Asian Institute of Technology, 1987 271 p. Thesis ; no. HS-87-01 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1987 Rapid growth of urbanization caused largely by heavy influx of migrants from rural areas has created severe pressure on urban housing and public services in the metropolitan city of Dhaka. The expansion of infrastructure and services could not cope with the rapid growth. This situation coupled with the poor economic condition of the inmigrants has given rise to the formation of a large number of slums, especially in the older parts of Dhaka, where service inadequacies have been compounded and multiplied on a massive scale, resulting in a critical environmental condition. This explains the necessity of immediate improvement. Against this background , a segment of Islambag slum, located in the inner part of Dhaka, was studied. Possibilities were systematically explored for formulating and designing an upgrading project proposal, which is affordable to the dwellers and requires but a minimum of subsidies, or probably even no external subsidy at all. Background information on socio- economic conditions, income generating activities and physical infrastructure of the community were collected through a two-pronged field survey. Priority areas and extent of improvement needed in each case were identified. A comprehensive set of hypotheses were tested to substantiate findings, explain factors concerning extant conditions and ascertain potential. Thereupon, a project proposal incorporating improvement of infrastructure services and utilities, was designed which meets with dwellers' preferences and approval. The results show that the upgrading project would most likely be affordable to the dwellers without external subsidy, and full cost of improvement would eventually be recoverable from the beneficiaries. Given some technical assistance, the community has a good potential in the form of people's participation for improving its own environment. Slums Bangladesh Dhaka Weber, Karl E. Chairperson Archer, Raymon W., Examination Committee Setty, E. Desingu, Examination Committee Amin, A.T.M. Nurul, Examination Committee Islam, Nazrul, Examination Committee Canadian International Development Agency, Broad Based Development Programme (CIDA-BBDP), Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-87-01 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B19300 .b10753060 mnait s 260107 2 951012 m a s 0 mnait mnait mnarc mnarc 20 40 Barcode : 30050120733901 CREATED : 1995-10-16 RECORD # : i10965841 LPATRON : 1019303 LCHKIN : 2007-12-10 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 2 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050120733893 CREATED : 1995-10-16 RECORD # : i10965853 LPATRON : 1020558 LCHKIN : 2009-03-05 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 8 TOT RENEW : 4 Barcode : 30050120305528 CREATED : 2016-01-06 RECORD # : i13008018 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050120917868 CREATED : 2019-12-17 RECORD # : i13242027 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 124712 124712 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-19 0 AIT Thesis no. HS-87-01 30050120733901 2026-08-19 08:56:23 1 2026-08-19 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-19 0 AIT Thesis no. HS-87-01 30050120733893 2026-08-19 08:56:23 2 2026-08-19 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-19 0 AIT Thesis no. HS-87-01 30050120305528 2026-08-19 08:56:23 1 2026-08-19 40 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-19 0 AIT Thesis no. HS-87-01 30050120917868 2026-08-19 08:56:23 3 2026-08-19 20