Thesis Chapters by Tanzia Islam
Teaching Documents by Tanzia Islam
Write up by Tanzia Islam
The word ‘mega city’ redefines the city with population density also indicates several challenges... more The word ‘mega city’ redefines the city with population density also indicates several challenges which the city dwellers have to deal with on regular basis. Dhaka is a mega city that has been dealing with plentiful challenges. In recent time, the city authority restricted the street hawkers in many places as a solution for the betterment of the city. In collaboration with Work for Better Bangladesh trust (WBB) the research project called ‘Walkers and Hawkers Issues and Proposals’ began.
How do you define yourself today? ‘Je suis Charlie’ or ‘Je suis Musulman’? Is the current debate ... more How do you define yourself today? ‘Je suis Charlie’ or ‘Je suis Musulman’? Is the current debate about choosing between the freedom of speech and religious beliefs?The conflicting question is certainly not about right or wrong. It is rather a search for a synchronization of the ideology between East and West.
Children belong to one of the most affectedgroup or victim of any war and armed conflicts. The im... more Children belong to one of the most affectedgroup or victim of any war and armed conflicts. The impact of these violent conflicts on children reflects in various forms. These can be direct in the form of death or physical damage or indirect such as mental and psychological trauma.
Pakistan today is one of the most controversial places in South Asia, where the civil society and... more Pakistan today is one of the most controversial places in South Asia, where the civil society and different social aspects are at stake. Not many news we receive in international media and many people think twice before considering a travel to Pakistan. This is not stopping the scholars from Pakistan to express their scholarly ideas and also to raise their voice against current affairs. At THAAP1 conference (7th-10th November, 2014) Culture, Art and Architecture of the marginalized and the poor were discussed.
Conference Proceedings by Tanzia Islam
Public participation in decision-making for the urban governance is often considered as a time-co... more Public participation in decision-making for the urban governance is often considered as a time-consuming method. Professionals often argue that theoretically it is more viable rather than implementing. However, very few deny the importance of public participation in urban activities and in urban development processes. South Asia is the densest region of the world with the five megacities Delhi, Mumbai, Lahore, Karachi and Dhaka. The urbanization process is reshaping these megacities to a large extent. In South Asian cities currently architectural heritage is in continuous danger and often faces ultimate demolition. Due to the large population demand and limited resources, heritage is often considered to be of secondary importance to the city. Along with that most of the heritage management and conservation processes are decided and implemented by few decision-makers, whose main concern rarely is the preservation of heritage. Public participation in heritage management is a very new concept for this region and can hardly be observed in these cities.
The paper provides an overview of the conditions of heritage sites and attempts to inform about the current heritage management scenarios in South Asia. How does the public perceive the heritage today? Who are its users and who lives in and around the heritage? The paper will present the results of a survey and a questionnaire made in Dhaka in 2015 and attempts analyze the role of public participation in heritage management processes. The analysis also discusses public identity issues regarding heritage, ownership viewpoints, user engagements etc. The paper will demonstrate the possibilities of using public participation as a tool for safeguarding and conserving the heritage in South Asian cities.
Bangladesh, India and Pakistan formerly known as
Indian subcontinent presently belong to the most... more Bangladesh, India and Pakistan formerly known as
Indian subcontinent presently belong to the most
densely part of the world. A few top ranked mega cities
are situated in this region. Due to the city economic
innovation, heritage has become a secondary point for
interest. The city governance is also weak or at times
ignorant regarding heritage protection related topics.
The heritage buildings in Dhaka is currently either in
ruined condition or without proper attention, and in
extreme cases, buildings already have faced an ultimate
demolition. The heritage management topic is rather
ignored in events of the city development matters.
This scenario is however common in mentioned above
countries. The current practice of heritage conservation
primarily focuses on particular buildings that associate
with some historic or iconic importance. However,
the sites and surroundings that attached to those
particular buildings, the context where it evolved are
hardly considered for the heritage management. Such
examples can be seen in old parts of Dhaka, Bangladesh,
where the archaeologists and the conservationists
are working hard to preserve few historic buildings
that were selected based on its unusual feature. As a
consequence, the adjacent buildings have been already
demolished and those particular historic buildings lie
amidst a neighborhood encouraging completely stark
contemporary multistoried building made of glass and
concrete. Often the views of the buildings are blocked
and eventually become the reason of disappearance.
In recent years several valuable buildings have been
found in old Dhaka which are in regular use and in
declining state. The functions of the buildings frequently
resemble their original usage still the buildings are not
surviving due extensive use. The paper focuses on one
example of such building known and ‘Reboti Bhaban’
from 127, Sutrapur of old Dhaka which is experiencing
deterioration because of it intensive use and lack of
proper maintenance. Along with analysis of primary and secondary materials on a mixed methodological
approach, the paper presents the reasons behind its
gradual declination and attempts to propose possible
solutions to safeguard such properties in South Asian
city context.
Theme: Urban and Regional Sustainability
Keywords: heritage management, megacity, urban developm... more Theme: Urban and Regional Sustainability
Keywords: heritage management, megacity, urban development, historical value, heritage identity.
Bangladesh, India and Pakistan formerly known as Indian subcontinent presently belong to the most densely part of the world. A few top ranked mega cities are situated in this region. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is a Mughal city of Bengal which has experienced colonialism and nationalism after Mughal period. During these time frames, the city has experienced different developments which also replicates in architectural examples. The rulers of this region have established Dhaka as their capitals many times throughout different eras. Thus the history and the heritage play an important part of the city identity. Due to the city economic innovation, heritage has become a secondary point for interest. The city governance is also weak or at times ignorant regarding heritage protection related topics. The heritage buildings in Dhaka are currently either in ruined condition or without proper attention, and in extreme cases, buildings already have faced an ultimate demolition. The heritage management topic is rather ignored in events of the city development matters. This scenario is however common in mentioned above countries. The increasing need and challenges that South Asian megacities are facing have brought heritage into a vulnerable position. The most affected part is the colonial heritage from the British era. In many countries, the colonial era is indicated as the “bad passive history” and often recommended to be abolished in order to erase the memories (Poria, 2001). However, the colonial buildings does not often get importance. In contrary to that, when colonialism has contributed to economy and cultural development, people are often interested to learn and preserve the colonial history even though the neighboring localities may have a dark history and experiences from the same era (Hyeon-Jeong, 2014). The colonial heritage is not an important part of the indian subcontinents identity, this idea is shared by many decision-makers from the region. Besides the attitudes towards heritage among politicians and citizens, many other dangers threaten its survival. The dense cities on the Indian subcontinent are facing many challenges with accommodating the mass population. The history behind heritage can be good or ugly nevertheless is a part of the national identity. Whether the public cares for it or not is the concern in case of densely populated cities like Dhaka.
The paper analyzes the present heritage management scenario with several case studies from Dhaka as an example for South Asian megacities to understand the connection between city development and deterioration of heritage from its modern context. Basis of a mixed methodological approach, the scholarship also brings the topic of public participation which can put an impact in the area of heritage management and city development. The main focus of the paper lies on how the colonial heritage can be safeguarded in South Asian cities and can be an integrated part of the city development.
Deyalkotha a pilot project in Dhaka won "Walk visionary award" in walk21 conference in Vienna in ... more Deyalkotha a pilot project in Dhaka won "Walk visionary award" in walk21 conference in Vienna in 2015. The conference proceeding was on the design development process and implementations.
The word ‘mega city’ redefines the city with population density also indicates several challenges... more The word ‘mega city’ redefines the city with population density also indicates several challenges which the city dwellers have to deal with on regular basis. Dhaka is a mega city that has been dealing with plentiful challenges. In recent time, the city authority restricted the street hawkers in many places as a solution for the betterment of the city. In collaboration with Work for Better Bangladesh trust (WBB) the research project called ‘Walkers and Hawkers Issues and Proposals’ began.
THAAP journal, 2016
The paper discussed the architectural seclusion of the marginalized communities in Bangladesh, In... more The paper discussed the architectural seclusion of the marginalized communities in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan and their condition through a number of case studies and documentation from South Asia,
The city planning decisions often byproducts spatial, social, environmental segregations through ... more The city planning decisions often byproducts spatial, social, environmental segregations through ignoring the current contextual paradigm & conventional urban governance which reshapes the growth of informal urban settlements. Economic benefit often over overlooks the necessary need of the people. The paper enlightens about Dhaka city living scenario and the spatial discrimination among low, mid and high-income groups. Through reviewing primary and secondary sources, the paper analyzes a number of scholarly argumentation on the term spatial justice relevant themes; articulates several topics on policy planning gaps and segregation of the city inhabitants in planning implementation. The discussion is limited to urban living condition in terms of planning policy, political agenda, housing and mobility relevant issues.
This scholarship has been prepared for 5th International THAAP conference, Lahore. Complete work ... more This scholarship has been prepared for 5th International THAAP conference, Lahore. Complete work can be found at THAAP.
Book chapter by Tanzia Islam
Chapter title: Audiovisual Information Centres for South-Asian Countries: Bangladesh, a Case Stud... more Chapter title: Audiovisual Information Centres for South-Asian Countries: Bangladesh, a Case Study
This paper deals with the issues of illiteracy in Bangladesh and its effects on e-governance. The application of e-governance to the lower income group has not been taken into account previously, as e-governance normally is not discussed in the context of people living below the poverty line. The paper shows that e-governance can be a big economic chance for the densely populated area of Bangladesh that has to Abstractface serious obstacles because of the lack of accessibility owing to poverty and illiteracy. In order to serve the low-educated community, an audiovisual system for e-services in Bangladesh is presented. The paper also discusses how this system will look like, which chances it offers, what basic structures it will require, how to establish it in an urban context and which impending problems may appear during the implementation.
Unpublished work by Tanzia Islam
Inclusive growth, employment and structural change are the main three concerns of developing coun... more Inclusive growth, employment and structural change are the main three concerns of developing countries. These factors often drive the vehicle titled ‘Economic growth’ which engine basically relies on the built environment. This built environment is the trade of multiple activities which needs to confront with the dark side of economic growth. In terms of Readymade Garment Industries (RMGs) in Bangladesh, these dark sides often trigger multiple complexities which are accelerating gradually due to rapid expansion of RMG industries with its potential exposure on exporting. The development of informal settlement in parallel to the pace and spatial distribution of RMG sectors consequences the container towards an unhealthy condition which is adding more fuel to the existing city’s dilemma. The context is presently way more alarming due to negligence of responsible authorities. Due to the absence of proper strategies and planning, the backdrop effect is slowly spreading at every part of the city. Furthermore, the workers who are the major performers in this stage often deprived from basic necessities due to their limited earning. Despite having upswing movement to poverty alleviation and employment generation, RMG industries are still failed to ensure basic employment services like medical facilities, staff provident fund, minimum wage, HR facilities and so on which often lead the workers to reside in nearby informal settlements to save the cost of transport and house rent. Predominately this labour force penetrates from the country side due to climatic shocks, unemployment and some other pull factors of Dhaka.
Most of the research papers portray the golden side of the coin rather than the faulty wing or backlash effects. This paper attempts to focus on that faulty door like inefficient earning, lack of medical facilities, job insecurity etc. rather than the advanced one. It portrays the trend of industrialization with the spatial transformation and its backdrops in several deficits which platforms the strategy recommendations like the redistribution of industries locations, employment, revenue circulation, decentralization, inclusive policy reform etc. It also represents key findings with the benchmarks to rationalize the solution packages which can be the lead instrument to prevent the disease incorporation with Govt. & non-govt. organizations, policy makers, planners and other stakeholders.
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The paper provides an overview of the conditions of heritage sites and attempts to inform about the current heritage management scenarios in South Asia. How does the public perceive the heritage today? Who are its users and who lives in and around the heritage? The paper will present the results of a survey and a questionnaire made in Dhaka in 2015 and attempts analyze the role of public participation in heritage management processes. The analysis also discusses public identity issues regarding heritage, ownership viewpoints, user engagements etc. The paper will demonstrate the possibilities of using public participation as a tool for safeguarding and conserving the heritage in South Asian cities.
Indian subcontinent presently belong to the most
densely part of the world. A few top ranked mega cities
are situated in this region. Due to the city economic
innovation, heritage has become a secondary point for
interest. The city governance is also weak or at times
ignorant regarding heritage protection related topics.
The heritage buildings in Dhaka is currently either in
ruined condition or without proper attention, and in
extreme cases, buildings already have faced an ultimate
demolition. The heritage management topic is rather
ignored in events of the city development matters.
This scenario is however common in mentioned above
countries. The current practice of heritage conservation
primarily focuses on particular buildings that associate
with some historic or iconic importance. However,
the sites and surroundings that attached to those
particular buildings, the context where it evolved are
hardly considered for the heritage management. Such
examples can be seen in old parts of Dhaka, Bangladesh,
where the archaeologists and the conservationists
are working hard to preserve few historic buildings
that were selected based on its unusual feature. As a
consequence, the adjacent buildings have been already
demolished and those particular historic buildings lie
amidst a neighborhood encouraging completely stark
contemporary multistoried building made of glass and
concrete. Often the views of the buildings are blocked
and eventually become the reason of disappearance.
In recent years several valuable buildings have been
found in old Dhaka which are in regular use and in
declining state. The functions of the buildings frequently
resemble their original usage still the buildings are not
surviving due extensive use. The paper focuses on one
example of such building known and ‘Reboti Bhaban’
from 127, Sutrapur of old Dhaka which is experiencing
deterioration because of it intensive use and lack of
proper maintenance. Along with analysis of primary and secondary materials on a mixed methodological
approach, the paper presents the reasons behind its
gradual declination and attempts to propose possible
solutions to safeguard such properties in South Asian
city context.
Keywords: heritage management, megacity, urban development, historical value, heritage identity.
Bangladesh, India and Pakistan formerly known as Indian subcontinent presently belong to the most densely part of the world. A few top ranked mega cities are situated in this region. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is a Mughal city of Bengal which has experienced colonialism and nationalism after Mughal period. During these time frames, the city has experienced different developments which also replicates in architectural examples. The rulers of this region have established Dhaka as their capitals many times throughout different eras. Thus the history and the heritage play an important part of the city identity. Due to the city economic innovation, heritage has become a secondary point for interest. The city governance is also weak or at times ignorant regarding heritage protection related topics. The heritage buildings in Dhaka are currently either in ruined condition or without proper attention, and in extreme cases, buildings already have faced an ultimate demolition. The heritage management topic is rather ignored in events of the city development matters. This scenario is however common in mentioned above countries. The increasing need and challenges that South Asian megacities are facing have brought heritage into a vulnerable position. The most affected part is the colonial heritage from the British era. In many countries, the colonial era is indicated as the “bad passive history” and often recommended to be abolished in order to erase the memories (Poria, 2001). However, the colonial buildings does not often get importance. In contrary to that, when colonialism has contributed to economy and cultural development, people are often interested to learn and preserve the colonial history even though the neighboring localities may have a dark history and experiences from the same era (Hyeon-Jeong, 2014). The colonial heritage is not an important part of the indian subcontinents identity, this idea is shared by many decision-makers from the region. Besides the attitudes towards heritage among politicians and citizens, many other dangers threaten its survival. The dense cities on the Indian subcontinent are facing many challenges with accommodating the mass population. The history behind heritage can be good or ugly nevertheless is a part of the national identity. Whether the public cares for it or not is the concern in case of densely populated cities like Dhaka.
The paper analyzes the present heritage management scenario with several case studies from Dhaka as an example for South Asian megacities to understand the connection between city development and deterioration of heritage from its modern context. Basis of a mixed methodological approach, the scholarship also brings the topic of public participation which can put an impact in the area of heritage management and city development. The main focus of the paper lies on how the colonial heritage can be safeguarded in South Asian cities and can be an integrated part of the city development.
Book chapter by Tanzia Islam
This paper deals with the issues of illiteracy in Bangladesh and its effects on e-governance. The application of e-governance to the lower income group has not been taken into account previously, as e-governance normally is not discussed in the context of people living below the poverty line. The paper shows that e-governance can be a big economic chance for the densely populated area of Bangladesh that has to Abstractface serious obstacles because of the lack of accessibility owing to poverty and illiteracy. In order to serve the low-educated community, an audiovisual system for e-services in Bangladesh is presented. The paper also discusses how this system will look like, which chances it offers, what basic structures it will require, how to establish it in an urban context and which impending problems may appear during the implementation.
Unpublished work by Tanzia Islam
Most of the research papers portray the golden side of the coin rather than the faulty wing or backlash effects. This paper attempts to focus on that faulty door like inefficient earning, lack of medical facilities, job insecurity etc. rather than the advanced one. It portrays the trend of industrialization with the spatial transformation and its backdrops in several deficits which platforms the strategy recommendations like the redistribution of industries locations, employment, revenue circulation, decentralization, inclusive policy reform etc. It also represents key findings with the benchmarks to rationalize the solution packages which can be the lead instrument to prevent the disease incorporation with Govt. & non-govt. organizations, policy makers, planners and other stakeholders.
The paper provides an overview of the conditions of heritage sites and attempts to inform about the current heritage management scenarios in South Asia. How does the public perceive the heritage today? Who are its users and who lives in and around the heritage? The paper will present the results of a survey and a questionnaire made in Dhaka in 2015 and attempts analyze the role of public participation in heritage management processes. The analysis also discusses public identity issues regarding heritage, ownership viewpoints, user engagements etc. The paper will demonstrate the possibilities of using public participation as a tool for safeguarding and conserving the heritage in South Asian cities.
Indian subcontinent presently belong to the most
densely part of the world. A few top ranked mega cities
are situated in this region. Due to the city economic
innovation, heritage has become a secondary point for
interest. The city governance is also weak or at times
ignorant regarding heritage protection related topics.
The heritage buildings in Dhaka is currently either in
ruined condition or without proper attention, and in
extreme cases, buildings already have faced an ultimate
demolition. The heritage management topic is rather
ignored in events of the city development matters.
This scenario is however common in mentioned above
countries. The current practice of heritage conservation
primarily focuses on particular buildings that associate
with some historic or iconic importance. However,
the sites and surroundings that attached to those
particular buildings, the context where it evolved are
hardly considered for the heritage management. Such
examples can be seen in old parts of Dhaka, Bangladesh,
where the archaeologists and the conservationists
are working hard to preserve few historic buildings
that were selected based on its unusual feature. As a
consequence, the adjacent buildings have been already
demolished and those particular historic buildings lie
amidst a neighborhood encouraging completely stark
contemporary multistoried building made of glass and
concrete. Often the views of the buildings are blocked
and eventually become the reason of disappearance.
In recent years several valuable buildings have been
found in old Dhaka which are in regular use and in
declining state. The functions of the buildings frequently
resemble their original usage still the buildings are not
surviving due extensive use. The paper focuses on one
example of such building known and ‘Reboti Bhaban’
from 127, Sutrapur of old Dhaka which is experiencing
deterioration because of it intensive use and lack of
proper maintenance. Along with analysis of primary and secondary materials on a mixed methodological
approach, the paper presents the reasons behind its
gradual declination and attempts to propose possible
solutions to safeguard such properties in South Asian
city context.
Keywords: heritage management, megacity, urban development, historical value, heritage identity.
Bangladesh, India and Pakistan formerly known as Indian subcontinent presently belong to the most densely part of the world. A few top ranked mega cities are situated in this region. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is a Mughal city of Bengal which has experienced colonialism and nationalism after Mughal period. During these time frames, the city has experienced different developments which also replicates in architectural examples. The rulers of this region have established Dhaka as their capitals many times throughout different eras. Thus the history and the heritage play an important part of the city identity. Due to the city economic innovation, heritage has become a secondary point for interest. The city governance is also weak or at times ignorant regarding heritage protection related topics. The heritage buildings in Dhaka are currently either in ruined condition or without proper attention, and in extreme cases, buildings already have faced an ultimate demolition. The heritage management topic is rather ignored in events of the city development matters. This scenario is however common in mentioned above countries. The increasing need and challenges that South Asian megacities are facing have brought heritage into a vulnerable position. The most affected part is the colonial heritage from the British era. In many countries, the colonial era is indicated as the “bad passive history” and often recommended to be abolished in order to erase the memories (Poria, 2001). However, the colonial buildings does not often get importance. In contrary to that, when colonialism has contributed to economy and cultural development, people are often interested to learn and preserve the colonial history even though the neighboring localities may have a dark history and experiences from the same era (Hyeon-Jeong, 2014). The colonial heritage is not an important part of the indian subcontinents identity, this idea is shared by many decision-makers from the region. Besides the attitudes towards heritage among politicians and citizens, many other dangers threaten its survival. The dense cities on the Indian subcontinent are facing many challenges with accommodating the mass population. The history behind heritage can be good or ugly nevertheless is a part of the national identity. Whether the public cares for it or not is the concern in case of densely populated cities like Dhaka.
The paper analyzes the present heritage management scenario with several case studies from Dhaka as an example for South Asian megacities to understand the connection between city development and deterioration of heritage from its modern context. Basis of a mixed methodological approach, the scholarship also brings the topic of public participation which can put an impact in the area of heritage management and city development. The main focus of the paper lies on how the colonial heritage can be safeguarded in South Asian cities and can be an integrated part of the city development.
This paper deals with the issues of illiteracy in Bangladesh and its effects on e-governance. The application of e-governance to the lower income group has not been taken into account previously, as e-governance normally is not discussed in the context of people living below the poverty line. The paper shows that e-governance can be a big economic chance for the densely populated area of Bangladesh that has to Abstractface serious obstacles because of the lack of accessibility owing to poverty and illiteracy. In order to serve the low-educated community, an audiovisual system for e-services in Bangladesh is presented. The paper also discusses how this system will look like, which chances it offers, what basic structures it will require, how to establish it in an urban context and which impending problems may appear during the implementation.
Most of the research papers portray the golden side of the coin rather than the faulty wing or backlash effects. This paper attempts to focus on that faulty door like inefficient earning, lack of medical facilities, job insecurity etc. rather than the advanced one. It portrays the trend of industrialization with the spatial transformation and its backdrops in several deficits which platforms the strategy recommendations like the redistribution of industries locations, employment, revenue circulation, decentralization, inclusive policy reform etc. It also represents key findings with the benchmarks to rationalize the solution packages which can be the lead instrument to prevent the disease incorporation with Govt. & non-govt. organizations, policy makers, planners and other stakeholders.