RESEARCH COMPLETED

Project Title

Assessment of Seismic Exposure, Building & Socioeconomic Exposure Assessment and Contingency Planning for Ward 14 of Mymensingh Municipality (April, 2017- September, 2017)

Project Background BUET-JIDPUS, in association with Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Department of Civil Engineering, BUET conducted the above titled project funded by UNDP at ward 14 of Mymensingh Municipality. Because of the unabated growth of human settlement and other economic activities, the earthquake risk of the Mymensingh Municipality is growing with every passing moment. Rapid urbanization and...
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Development of Post-Graduate Research and Degree Programs in Disaster Risk Reduction at New Institute on Disaster Prevention and Urban Safety

Project Background This is a Sub Project of Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) funded by University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh and World Bank.   Project Objectives Develop course curriculum for post-graduate degree (Masters/Ph.D./Diploma) programs related to Disaster Reduction. Review of similar degree programs at various institutions at home and abroad will be done. Experts and disaster mitigation personnel...
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Developing Dynamic Web-GIS based Early Warning System for the Communities at Landslide Risks in Chittagong Metropolitan Area, Bangladesh

Project Background This is a small grants project funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in association with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and assisted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). The aim of this project is to develop a dynamic early warning system for the landslide vulnerable communities in Chittagong Metropolitan Area (CMA),...
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