Tag: Urban Planning

A (Darwinian) Manifesto for Dhaka’s Walkers

Dhaka’s walkers are not Darwinian subjects -- they are Darwin’s teachers. They have mastered the art of evolving within the apocalypse, turning every sidewalk and sewer into a classroom.

Time to Put Urban Planning Front and Centre

Bangladesh’s current urban planning, development, and management systems are so fragmented, multi- layered, and institutionally weak that administrative restructuring alone will not be sufficient at the moment. 

The Satellite City and Why It is Needed in Bangladesh

Creating satellite cities is essential to easing Dhaka’s growing urban pressures and distributing resources and population more evenly across the country