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Analyzing the impact of land use and roadside informal activity on transportation system: A case study in Rajshahi City Corporation, Bangladesh

Abdulla - Al Kafy

Abstract


Land use involves a management and modification of natural environment. Regulating land use in an efficient way is an important term in urban planning . This study is based on land use pattern of Rajshahi city corporation area. This study seeks to find out impact of change in land use pattern over the overall transportation system. Another major objective is to find out the change in road width and shrinkage of pedestrian ways due to roadside informal activities. The study was conducted in a several phases including questionnaire survey, field observation, and analysis of field data and interpretation of the data. The research will act as a base study for implementing public transport mode like tram, bus in Rajshahi city. To understand the impact of informal activity in Rajshahi city this study will approach as a guideline.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/jtets.v4i2.399

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