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Article
Classification of Urban Parks and their Regional Characteristics in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
Author(s)
Saika Ummeh and Kikuchi Toshio
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DOI:10.17265/2162-5263/2017.01.005
Affiliation(s)
Department of Tourism Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
ABSTRACT
Unplanned urbanization has caused serious ecological imbalances in Dhaka
city. This study investigates the efficiency and utilization of urban green
space especially parks of Dhaka city. The case study site covers urban parks of
Dhaka metropolitan area of Bangladesh. Two aspects (physical and social) were applied for
this study. For physical aspect, methods were used RS
(Remote Sensing) and GIS (Geographic Information System) of three periods of images (Dhaka city).
And for social aspect, methods were used questionnaire
survey, observation, photographs, sketch and previous information about parks.
After calculating all data result was showed by maps using
GIS. For the changing pattern of
green space of periods 1972, 1989 and 2010, result showed that the variation of the green space changes rate was high and gradually
green space deceased and build up area
increased in Dhaka city. Again
according to physical size, parks of Dhaka city were classified into four types: Small, Medium, Large
and Extra Large parks. Small parks of Dhaka city were situated beside the residential area and were used as daily purpose.
Medium parks were located beside
commercial area and its use was for daily and weekly.
Large parks were placed at city center
and only one extra large park was found outer range of
city area. In large parks, people mainly visited
monthly or occasionally. Moreover, the spatial-temporal changes of images showed the present status of green space of
the city. The consequence of the study reveals that the utilization of park was controlled by various factors in
Dhaka city.
KEYWORDS
Urban parks, Dhaka city, spatial-temporal change, classification of parks.
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