URP 2281: GIS and Remote Sensing (Theory and Practical)

Meaning of GIS and its application in planning. Essential elements GIS. Data structures: raster data structures, vector data structures. Data acquisition: existing data sets, developing new data sets, data entry. Data management. Data manipulation, analysis, Modeling and 3D GIS. Remote sensing and image analysis: Basic Concepts, satellite and sensors, aerial photogrammetry, application of aerial photogrammetry, processing of remotely sensed digital data. Integrate of remote sensing with GIS. Applications of GIS in planning.

URP 4141: Environmental Planning and Management (Theory and Practical)

Theories of natural systems. Importance of environmental planning. The environmental impacts of human actions. The environmental planning procedures: Defining planning area, inventory of environmental resources, assessment of environmental impacts-impact identification, impact measurement and impact evaluation. Mitigation of environmental impacts, impact prevention measures, impact management measures. Case studies in environmental management.

URP 4243: Hazards and Disaster Management

Definition and meaning of hazards and disaster, types of hazards, assessment of hazards, vulnerability analysis, risk assessment, traditional and new disaster threats, basic characteristics of common disasters. Disaster Management Cycle, Response: definition and some relevant aspects, general disaster management factors, special evacuation factors, problems related with effective response. Recovery: definition, problem areas of recovery, major requirements of effective recovery, human factors in recovery, resources relevant to recovery programmes. Prevention: definition, problem areas of prevention, approach and resources required for prevention. Mitigation: definition, guiding principles of mitigation, problem areas, major requirements of mitigation, major mitigation components (structural and non- structural), resource relevant to mitigation. Preparedness: definition, problem areas of preparedness, preparedness needs, funding, warning aspects, and precautionary, measures prior to disaster impact and relevant resources. Disaster Management Plans: need for counter disaster plans, general considerations, format of a plan, critical areas, aspects for consideration. Disaster and National Development: impact of disaster on national development, disaster management policy and national development. Disasters of Bangladesh: types, impacts and mitigation measures. People’s Perception and Response to Disaster. Institutional Framework for Disaster Management in Bangladesh.

URP 2113: Site and Area Planning (Theory and Practical)

Introduction to site and area planning; types of site development. Site selection and analysis: natural factors, cultural factors, and aesthete factors; land use and circulation; site drainage, grading and earthworm alignment of horizontal and vertical curves. Site layouts and development for residential, institutional, industrial, shopping and other types of development. Subdivision planning, landscape and plantation. Key concepts in recreation planning. Recreation needs and resources. Functions and classification of open space, parks, and recreation areas. Analyses of demand, supply and use pattern. Parks and open space standards-approaches to developing standards. Selection of sites. The recreation space master plan and its components. Implementation strategies.

URP 1281: Surveying and Cartography (Theory and Practical)

Definition and Scope of Engineering Survey: definition, scope, importance and its uses. Different types of engineering survey: reconnaissance survey; plane table survey; traverse survey; leveling and contouring; route surveying; land surveying. Area and volume calculation. Cartographic surveying; introductions to photogrammetry; remote sensing and global positioning system. Types of maps; types of maps commonly used in Bangladesh. Uses of scales and scale conversion. Elements of Map: scale, communication objectives, subject matter and function. Mapping techniques: physical models, photomaps, sketch maps, cartograms. Map analysis and map interpretation. The coordinate system and map scale. Relative and absolute position methods/Map Projections: Local grids, Geographical grids, Lambert’s methods, Universal Transverse Mercator Grid, Land partitioning systems. Map projection techniques: planar, cylindrical, conical, etc. Terms and words related with land surveying in Bangladesh (CS, RS, Mouza, Sheet, Dag No, alluvion and dilluvion land etc.)

URP 4272: Participatory Planning Studio

Local level planning and its importance. Contexts of local level planning. Approaches to local level planning. Guidelines for local level planning. People’s participation in planning-meaning and types of participation. Approaches to participation-organizational and functional. Problems of participation. Group projects involving application of participatory approach to planning for the preparation of local level plans.

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