http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/225 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:43:56 GMT 2026-04-07T21:43:56Z http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/1128 Vulnerability to Water-Logging and Livelihood Security in South-Western Region of Bangladesh Rahman, Md. Mahmudur Water logging constitutes the main hazard in the South-West region of Bangladesh. The severity of this hazard turns into a disaster and creates vulnerability due to existence of high population density with poor socio-economic status. Thus, this study examines the present status of the vulnerability situation of the affected households by water logging with the reference of Jessore district, the worst affected area by water logging. Moreover, this study looks into the livelihood security status and tries to sort out its significant determinants. The study uses field survey data and several mathematical and statistical methods to obtain the objective and total sample size are 377 out of 20576 households for measuring vulnerability, the study firstly uses Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for giving weights to each variable. Secondly, it adopts Leon's matrix for calculating vulnerability score for each factors. Thirdly, the overall vulnerability level of the study area is calculated by aggregating the vulnerability scores of each factor. Livelihood security status is measured by using Household Livelihood Security Index. Moreover, the study applies econometric technique (2SLS) for determining the factors that influence the livelihood security of affected people by water logging. The study results reveal that rural people in the study area face the problems of social disruption in terms of school, housing, health, sanitation and market facilities. It is found that 40. 34 percent households are in very high vulnerable condition and on an average; overall livelihood security is lower in the study area. The estimation of econometric model finds that all the security variables (economic, food, education and health) positively influence the economic security in the study area whereas family size and dependency ratio are significantly negatively associated with economic security as expected. Therefore, the study recommends facilitating financial and capital supports and livestock/fisheries based livelihoods may be encouraged. Trial and error based education enhancing programs are also marked as suitable policy of improving livelihood security status. This Thesis is Submitted to the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/1128 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/936 Hydrological Characteristics of Barino Tract: A Case Study of Tanore Thana Ali, Md. Showkat Water is one of the main elements of hydrological parameters and is vial to all living beings. In all sectors of development activities, water plays a key role and all the ecological and biological establishments are depend upon the hydrological components. The present study is an attempt to focus on the hydrological characteristics of the Barind Tract: A case st11dy of Tanore Thana. Tanore Thana is an important thruia of Rajshahi district, situated in the high Barind and northwest parts of Bangladesh. The Barind is a rich heartland of agricultural resources. To study the hydrological characteristics of the study area, some hydrological and climatic data were felt necessary. BWDB is a . ·. data collection Bank. Hydrologic and climatic data were collected from BWDB and BMD. Other necessary data. were collected from different organizations. Quality of water was tested from the Phychology and Limnology lab of Botany department in Rajshahi University. To assessment, explain and analysis of the hydrological characteristics, data were first computed and plotted on the tables, then draw graphs and curves. ------ This Thesis is Submitted to the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/936 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/822 Urbanization in North-Western Regions of Bangladesh Islam, Sangida Urbanization is one of the great discussion matters of the world in recent times. Bangladesh is considered to be in the primary stage of urbanization, The characteristic of Urbanization in Bangladesh is still low in terms of level, development and facilities or amenities are available in the country. But nature of overall growth is problematic and deserves much attention in all sectors of development authorities. Urbanization and development bring benefits to the urban society, it is an indicator of development and modernization, but when the urbanization becomes over, not uniform or uneven, uncontrolled and unpredictable, it creates various threats to the planners, development authorities and urban habitat for future development. Therefore, the study on "Urbanization in North-Western Regions of Bangladesh" is very much significant. Basically, the main thirst of this study is to examine & provide the level of urbanization, spatial (inter districts) patterns and changing patterns in the level of urbanization, urban development and urban facilities or amenities are available in the country by and large focusing on the North­Western Regions of Bangladesh based on secondary data using Davidorich Model (Z-Score) to generate an understanding as its real urban characteristics of the study area. 16-variables have been chosen for the study. The main findings of the study are that urbanization of the study area is still low in respect of level and no remarkable changes have been found between 1991 to 2001. Though Bangladesh is a very small country m the world Map but at present, the trend of urbanization is not least, i.e., more than 23% of the people are living in the urban areas by creating both paralytic and parasitic effect on the other places and on the national economy of Bangladesh. But the urbanization of Bangladesh is still low in terms of level among the developed countries & developing countries of the world. The characteristic features of urbanization in Bangladesh are excess increase in urban population, largely due to natural growth, rural-urban migration and growing importance of local resources. In the recent times, increase of urban population, problems of urban planning & development, changing & attitudes of the peoples, urbanization and development has become a national issue of Bangladesh and has gained wide attention of scholars among a number of disciplines. Urbanization and development are interrelated matter and as a developing country, much research is required on urbanization and development of Bangladesh. ·So, an in-depth study on "Urbanization in North-Western Regions of Bangladesh" will contributes much to find out the actual problems and solutions for the national development planning and also urban scholars, planners, researcher for further study. This Thesis is Submitted to the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/822 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/719 Road Transport System of Greater Rajshahi District : A Geographical Analysis Khatun, Mst. Tajkera Greater Rajshahi district consists of four separate district viz-Naogaon, Natore, Nawabgonj and Rajshahi, with an area of 9456 km: having population of 6384068 (1991). In this study the spatial pattern of road transport system of the said district has been analyzed. Two main aspects of road transport system has been out lined in the present study I. e. the development of road, its density and distribution and the measurement of traffic volumes (vehicles, goods and passengers) of different nodes and routes of the study area. Though different types of vehicles are playing on road yet the author in this study considered only bus, Minibus, and truck as the intermodal (intercity) connecting vehicles. Out of 32 administrative units of the study area Boalia and Paba are considered as one node named Rajshahi and other six important nodes (Ahmedpur, Amnura, Baneswa, Banpara, Sampur and Walia) which are play an important role on the road transport system considered here as the nodes of the transport network of the study area. "There are 1400 km. of metaled and 11,387 km. of non-metaled road in the study area. Out of 1400 km metaled road 772 km are intemode connecting RHD road, which are divided into 43 routes by 37 nodes of the study area. Daily traffic volumes of 37 nodes of the study area are 4,906 vehicles. 13,570 tons of goods and 190,5000 passengers. On the basis of collected information the author in this study analyzed the data in three basic concepts: Such as a) Spatial Interaction: b) Network Analysis (m: = 7, 0= IO, a.= 0.10, p = 1.16, ¥=0.41, o = 20.86, Tl= 107.95) c) Urban Hierarchy. This thesis is Submitted to the Department of Accounting and Information Systems, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Sun, 01 Jan 1995 00:00:00 GMT http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/719 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z