Papers by S M Asger Ali
Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology
Southeastern Geographer, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 48 million cases and 800,000 deaths in the United Stat... more The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 48 million cases and 800,000 deaths in the United States. Mississippi (MS) is one of the hardest-hit states with a high incidence and mortality compared to the US national average. This paper explores the relationship of MS county-level COVID19-related incidence and mortality (through December 2, 2021) with the Center for Disease Control’s Social Vulnerability Index (CDC SVI). The CDC SVI consists of four major subthemes: [1] socio-economic status, [2] household composition and disability, [3] minority status and language, and finally, [4] housing type and transportation. We found that the overall SVI ranking has a statistically significant association with reported COVID-19 cumulative mortality at the county level. Among the SVI subthemes, subtheme 1 (socio-economic status) and subtheme 2 (household composition and disability) showed a significant relationship with incidence and mortality (p < 0.05). The results of our analysis
will assist in understanding the spatial relationship between CDC SVI themes and the health effects of COVID-19 in MS and the surrounding areas.
Health Policy and Technology
Weather, Climate, and Society, 2022
Media organizations can quickly disseminate information from official sources to the general popu... more Media organizations can quickly disseminate information from official sources to the general population. Media plays a vital role before, during, and after a hazard incident or natural disaster by broadcasting early warnings, coordinating emergency management strategies, providing timely updates, and offering advice on protective actions. Therefore, it is important to examine how news media use various framing devices such as story selection, placement, length, and quotations from officials and citizens in their crisis news coverage. Our paper investigates print media coverage of Hurricane Harvey utilizing data from three newspapers: the New York Times (online), the Wall Street Journal (online), and the Houston Chronicle. By examining the use of descriptors, quotes, and wording regarding Hurricane Harvey, our research explores how media coverage framed and created a tone for government and private sectors for their roles in response and recovery processes. Findings reveal that the h...
Revitalizing of urban mass housing community is a rare term in developing country like Bangladesh... more Revitalizing of urban mass housing community is a rare term in developing country like Bangladesh. But in Bangladesh, most of the housing facilities are developed without much planning intervention. A planned and well-designed housing mass provides a favorable environment for human resource development. Revitalization can help
to develop this type of housing in a planned way. This study is about the revitalization of a mass-housing scheme located in the Khalishpur industrial estate of Khulna city in Bangladesh. The project was initiated to accommodate jute mills workers close to their working place. Most of the buildings of this study area were constructed in 1977s. The
buildings were poorly maintained and the physical conditions of the houses do not satisfy the safety standards of living. Again, the services and facilities associated with the houses are not satisfactory. The study has attempted to investigate the existing housing condition of the study area, analyze the socio-economic circumstances of the inhabitants, explore the potentials for a revitalization scheme, and finally suggest some guidelines and design intervention for solving the problems and improving the housing condition in this locality. A sub-standard housing
area with poor water and sewerage facilities, or lack of access to income-earning opportunities, can contribute to low family income, poor health, and poor environment. Well-planned housing, on the other hand, can increase national productivity, the economy of urban space, and minimize the cost of urban infrastructure. Housing should be
given proper priority since together with education, better nutrition, improved health service, and other social services, it fosters the development of human resources. Good housing can help to raise the productivity of a countries labor force and accelerate a country’s development process. In this study, sustainable development of the
housing locality is the prime concern, which can be achieved through the revitalization of this community. Sustainable development is conceived to be anchored on three pillars, which are to evolve concomitantly on sustainable factors, namely, economic, social and environmental; and to be centered on the human being, implying that the process of sustainable development is necessarily inclusive and should promote unity in cultural and other forms of diversity. Well-established, inhabited housing estates provide an opportunity to better understand the social as well as built environmental and economic components of sustainability. Sustainable development also invokes intra- and intergenerational equity, i.e. equity among and within nations at the present time and the management of natural and other resources such that while the present generation meets its needs, the future generations can meet theirs too.
Thesis Chapters by S M Asger Ali
ProQuest, 2019
During a crisis moment like a natural disaster, people tend to rely on the mass media to get up-t... more During a crisis moment like a natural disaster, people tend to rely on the mass media to get up-to-date information and stay informed. However, when media are covering crisis news, they lose some objectivity and rather than providing balanced news coverage, media may become critical towards the government and private sectors for their participation in disaster response and recovery processes. This thesis investigated
the print media coverage of Hurricane Harvey and utilized data from three newspapers: the New York Times (online); the Wall Street Journal (online) and the Houston Chronicle. This study examined how media used frames to set an agenda during their coverage of Hurricane Harvey. By examining the media’s use of descriptor, quotes, wording, and images, this research explored how media assigned a tone for government and private sectors for their role in Harvey’s response and recovery. Finally, it tested an
operationalized definition of disaster capitalism and discussed the usefulness of the term in the context of news media studies. Findings revealed that the human interest frame received the most media attention and the morality frame received less attention. Regarding tone, this study found that the media’s overall tone for government response was neutral. However, the tone for the federal government was slightly negative, while
the tone for city and state level of government was slightly positive. Finally, this research found that several indicators of disaster capitalism appear in the print media coverage and they made significant impacts both on media’s frames and tone. For example, frames like “disaster profiteering” and “price gouging” showed how for-profit organizations took
advantage of the crisis and exploited the situation for more profit. However other frames related to disaster capitalism did not receive much attention. Further, previous studies showed an extent of privatization was initiated in the aftermath of several natural disasters like the Haiti earthquake and Hurricane Katrina, but apart from growing private
investment in buying out flooded homes, this study did not find any significant example of privatization in the aftermath of Harvey. By examining the media’s tone, frame and an operationalized definition of disaster capitalism, this research contributes to the media literature on disaster studies.
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Papers by S M Asger Ali
will assist in understanding the spatial relationship between CDC SVI themes and the health effects of COVID-19 in MS and the surrounding areas.
to develop this type of housing in a planned way. This study is about the revitalization of a mass-housing scheme located in the Khalishpur industrial estate of Khulna city in Bangladesh. The project was initiated to accommodate jute mills workers close to their working place. Most of the buildings of this study area were constructed in 1977s. The
buildings were poorly maintained and the physical conditions of the houses do not satisfy the safety standards of living. Again, the services and facilities associated with the houses are not satisfactory. The study has attempted to investigate the existing housing condition of the study area, analyze the socio-economic circumstances of the inhabitants, explore the potentials for a revitalization scheme, and finally suggest some guidelines and design intervention for solving the problems and improving the housing condition in this locality. A sub-standard housing
area with poor water and sewerage facilities, or lack of access to income-earning opportunities, can contribute to low family income, poor health, and poor environment. Well-planned housing, on the other hand, can increase national productivity, the economy of urban space, and minimize the cost of urban infrastructure. Housing should be
given proper priority since together with education, better nutrition, improved health service, and other social services, it fosters the development of human resources. Good housing can help to raise the productivity of a countries labor force and accelerate a country’s development process. In this study, sustainable development of the
housing locality is the prime concern, which can be achieved through the revitalization of this community. Sustainable development is conceived to be anchored on three pillars, which are to evolve concomitantly on sustainable factors, namely, economic, social and environmental; and to be centered on the human being, implying that the process of sustainable development is necessarily inclusive and should promote unity in cultural and other forms of diversity. Well-established, inhabited housing estates provide an opportunity to better understand the social as well as built environmental and economic components of sustainability. Sustainable development also invokes intra- and intergenerational equity, i.e. equity among and within nations at the present time and the management of natural and other resources such that while the present generation meets its needs, the future generations can meet theirs too.
Thesis Chapters by S M Asger Ali
the print media coverage of Hurricane Harvey and utilized data from three newspapers: the New York Times (online); the Wall Street Journal (online) and the Houston Chronicle. This study examined how media used frames to set an agenda during their coverage of Hurricane Harvey. By examining the media’s use of descriptor, quotes, wording, and images, this research explored how media assigned a tone for government and private sectors for their role in Harvey’s response and recovery. Finally, it tested an
operationalized definition of disaster capitalism and discussed the usefulness of the term in the context of news media studies. Findings revealed that the human interest frame received the most media attention and the morality frame received less attention. Regarding tone, this study found that the media’s overall tone for government response was neutral. However, the tone for the federal government was slightly negative, while
the tone for city and state level of government was slightly positive. Finally, this research found that several indicators of disaster capitalism appear in the print media coverage and they made significant impacts both on media’s frames and tone. For example, frames like “disaster profiteering” and “price gouging” showed how for-profit organizations took
advantage of the crisis and exploited the situation for more profit. However other frames related to disaster capitalism did not receive much attention. Further, previous studies showed an extent of privatization was initiated in the aftermath of several natural disasters like the Haiti earthquake and Hurricane Katrina, but apart from growing private
investment in buying out flooded homes, this study did not find any significant example of privatization in the aftermath of Harvey. By examining the media’s tone, frame and an operationalized definition of disaster capitalism, this research contributes to the media literature on disaster studies.
will assist in understanding the spatial relationship between CDC SVI themes and the health effects of COVID-19 in MS and the surrounding areas.
to develop this type of housing in a planned way. This study is about the revitalization of a mass-housing scheme located in the Khalishpur industrial estate of Khulna city in Bangladesh. The project was initiated to accommodate jute mills workers close to their working place. Most of the buildings of this study area were constructed in 1977s. The
buildings were poorly maintained and the physical conditions of the houses do not satisfy the safety standards of living. Again, the services and facilities associated with the houses are not satisfactory. The study has attempted to investigate the existing housing condition of the study area, analyze the socio-economic circumstances of the inhabitants, explore the potentials for a revitalization scheme, and finally suggest some guidelines and design intervention for solving the problems and improving the housing condition in this locality. A sub-standard housing
area with poor water and sewerage facilities, or lack of access to income-earning opportunities, can contribute to low family income, poor health, and poor environment. Well-planned housing, on the other hand, can increase national productivity, the economy of urban space, and minimize the cost of urban infrastructure. Housing should be
given proper priority since together with education, better nutrition, improved health service, and other social services, it fosters the development of human resources. Good housing can help to raise the productivity of a countries labor force and accelerate a country’s development process. In this study, sustainable development of the
housing locality is the prime concern, which can be achieved through the revitalization of this community. Sustainable development is conceived to be anchored on three pillars, which are to evolve concomitantly on sustainable factors, namely, economic, social and environmental; and to be centered on the human being, implying that the process of sustainable development is necessarily inclusive and should promote unity in cultural and other forms of diversity. Well-established, inhabited housing estates provide an opportunity to better understand the social as well as built environmental and economic components of sustainability. Sustainable development also invokes intra- and intergenerational equity, i.e. equity among and within nations at the present time and the management of natural and other resources such that while the present generation meets its needs, the future generations can meet theirs too.
the print media coverage of Hurricane Harvey and utilized data from three newspapers: the New York Times (online); the Wall Street Journal (online) and the Houston Chronicle. This study examined how media used frames to set an agenda during their coverage of Hurricane Harvey. By examining the media’s use of descriptor, quotes, wording, and images, this research explored how media assigned a tone for government and private sectors for their role in Harvey’s response and recovery. Finally, it tested an
operationalized definition of disaster capitalism and discussed the usefulness of the term in the context of news media studies. Findings revealed that the human interest frame received the most media attention and the morality frame received less attention. Regarding tone, this study found that the media’s overall tone for government response was neutral. However, the tone for the federal government was slightly negative, while
the tone for city and state level of government was slightly positive. Finally, this research found that several indicators of disaster capitalism appear in the print media coverage and they made significant impacts both on media’s frames and tone. For example, frames like “disaster profiteering” and “price gouging” showed how for-profit organizations took
advantage of the crisis and exploited the situation for more profit. However other frames related to disaster capitalism did not receive much attention. Further, previous studies showed an extent of privatization was initiated in the aftermath of several natural disasters like the Haiti earthquake and Hurricane Katrina, but apart from growing private
investment in buying out flooded homes, this study did not find any significant example of privatization in the aftermath of Harvey. By examining the media’s tone, frame and an operationalized definition of disaster capitalism, this research contributes to the media literature on disaster studies.