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Lakshmi Bazar
Shankhari Bazar Tanti Bazar Turks and Pathan 1299-1608
Ibrahim Khan (1616-1620) Shaista Khan (1662-1689) Old Fort : Nucleus of the city Shopping Centres: Bangla Bazar and Chauk Cottage industries Tejgaon: Manufacturing centre Low Income Dulai khal, Buriganga River, Pill Khana and Mahut Tuli High Income Bakshi bazaar
Population 1 million
Mughal Period
Inception British Rule 1765 Decline Famine, Flood and Fires Fall in trade
1859
The Appointment of Sir Patrick Geddes in 1906 Plan never adopted Revival by Charles Dawes Race Course in Ramna 1825 Widening of road , new buildings for administration and education near Victoria park University of Dhaka 1921 Expansion of low income residence towards Nawabganj
Middle income residence: Bakshi Bazar, Dewan Bazar, Nawab Katra, Aga Sadeq Road, Begum Bazat, Armanitola, Bangla Bazar & Lakshmi Bazar High income residence: By the banks of Buriganga for half a mile from North brook hall to the Ahsan Manzil Gandaria, Wari, Purana Paltan Introduction: Grid pattern road at Wari & Gandaria
1905 - 1911
Pakistan created 14th Aug 1947, Dhaka Capital 103% increase of population Expansion: From 6 sq. miles in 1947 to 25 sq. miles in 1962. The city was planned for l0 lakh people in 1959
Implementation of Flood Action Plan Peripheral expansion on east and west of Suburban & Agricultur land Northern area Wealthier groups
Public Housing
Illegal Housing
Superimpo
Problems
Inadequate supply of land and its inelasticity Less than 30% of the households of the city own more than 80% of the total land. The government can meet only 7% of the total demand, whereas private sector entertains the bulk of 93% of the total housing demand. The developers buy land at low price and sale it about more than 15 times high rate Lack of government monitoring Poor transport network Costly transport cost compared to income
Planned
Wari Ramna Dhanmondi Gulshan Banani Mirpur Uttara Khilgaon Mohakhali East Rampura Reazbagh
Unplanned
Meradia Shahjaharipur Malibag Purana Paltan Kathal Bagan Jahanara Imam Saranee Siddeshwari New Eskaton Moghbazar Chairman Goli Shegun Bagicha Paribagh
Shahjadpur-Badda
Shahjadpur-Badda is an informal or spontaneously developed private residential area It is a medium density mixed area with all the ills of unorganized development Roads are narrow and tortuous.
The area is dominated by the middle and lower middle income groups of people
Dhanmondi
Exclusively as residential At the initial stage, the idea was that in each plot the owner would build a one or two storey house. However, in response to tremendous pressure on city land after the year 1972, the restriction was relaxed to the point of virtual nonapplication Currently more than half are used for commercial and other purposes
Mohakhali
Mohakhali is predominantly commercial with few residential zones
Location 6
Concentration on the western side of the planning area. Development prior to 1990 occurred mainly along the sides of four main roads namely-KhilkhetNampara road, Kawla road, Ashkona road and Shahid Latif road. Location of Settlement and cost of land direct relationship between land level and proximity to
Slums
In early 1990 majority of the slums were located on public lands and later 90s the government Many slums were evicted from public properties.
77% of Slums on private lands. 60% of 15 million people in dhaka live in slums These disappointments are because Land speculation and unfair land ownership pattern Lack of understanding of the peoples socio economic condition Lack of implementation, capacity and resources Lack of political support and interests
Singapore
"Dhaka gained its current shape as millions sought to convert the space to meet their need to find dwelling and livelihood. In the process they defied all the grids and designs proposed by the urban planners. The beauty of Dhaka is that it functions at all.