Adaptive Urban Intervention in a Wetland: A Study from Hamidchar, Bangladesh

Abstract

Over the last few decades the on-rushing surge of population created an urban structural instability across the under developing parts of the globe like Bangladesh. For instance, due to over population and urban sprawl the current development pattern of this country is culminating in filling up wetlands, changing the course of lakes, narrowing down in some cases killing rivers for urban development leaving the urban health in the face of a disastrous future. The concern for implementing an adaptive sustainable strategy that interacts with wetlands and rivers in the field of urban landscape should be prioritize as the burning question that need to be answered. This paper will be emphasizing on the strategies & guidelines to restore a riparian wetland through imputing wetland sensitive technique saving the riparian edge as well as creating a value of this wetland by suggesting some urban programs that will not only provide recreational value but also provide economic benefit to the local people. In this research there will be a sole intention to develop sustainable and riparian sensitive guidelines which would especially be applicable for riparian wetland development that leaves least impact on nature and promote the adjacent community life and wellbeing of urban health.