TY  - SER
AU  - Roy, Shilpi 
AU  - Sowgat, Tanjil  
AU  - Mondal, Jhuma 
TI  - City Profile: Dhaka, Bangladesh
PY  - 2019///
PB  - Sage
KW  - Dhaka
KW  -  megacity
KW  -  urbanization,
KW  - sustainable development
KW  -  healthy city,
KW  - learning city
N2  - Despite numerous complex urban challenges, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is rapidly growing in
terms of both population and extent. This profile captures that unplanned and spontaneous urbanization of Dhaka, which resulted in haphazard spatial expansion and transformation. Its unstable urban
primacy is the result of high concentration of administrative activities, jobs and services in this city.
Results of unsustainable growth are reflected in the socio-spatial divisions and high-density urban
living. The current urban growth has created a strain on housing, urban services, health and education services and facilities, and they, in turn, are severely damaging the sustainability of the natural and
built environment. The city requires policies for decentralisation of activities rather than pro-growth
planning. An integrated national and local policy agenda and an active city government are crucial for
tackling the multidimensional crisis of Dhaka
UR  - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0975425319859126
ER  -