Education
PhD.
Transport Planning, Built Environment Research Institute, University of Ulster, UK (submitted for the final oral examination). Supervisors: Prof. Julian Hine, Dr. Banihan Gunay, Dr. Neale Blair.
Thesis Title: Examination of Activity Spaces: Identifying Transport Disadvantage in Rural Northern Ireland
Brief Synopsis of research: This research identifies the drawbacks associated with the processes leading to transport disadvantage, the patterns of transport disadvantage in space and time, and the consequences of being transport disadvantaged in rural Northern Ireland. It visualises and identifies individuals activity-travel behaviour patterns in a GIS environment using activity-travel diary data. The ArcGIS ModelBuilder tool was used to derive scores associated with individual levels of mobility, accessibility, and participation in activities based on the concept of activity spaces for weekdays, weekends, and for a week. Statistical analyses such as the general linear model, binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify patterns of transport disadvantage. Focus groups and in-depth interviews were also conducted in order to investigate the experiences and perceptions associated with accessing transport and land use systems.
MSc
MSc (with Distinction) in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation at the nternational Institute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC), the Netherlands (now University of Twente).
Filed of study: Urban Planning and Land Administration
Specialisation: Planning and Decision Support, Urban Planning, Environmental Impact Assessment
Theis Title: Enhancing the Quality of Decision Making? Introducing Spatial Multi Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) for Boundary Conflict Resolution in the Philippines.
Brief Synopsis of Research: A framework was developed in order to evaluate the quality of decision making process. Using the framework, two ex-post and one ex-ante decision making cases for the resolution of boundary conflicts were evaluated. The suitability of the Spatial Multi Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) technique in resolving boundary conflict was also examined using the ex-ante case.
Bachelor
Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Thesis Title: A study of real estate apartment projects in high class residential areas of Dhaka city: case study of Dhanmondi, Gulshan and Baridhara.
Brief Synopsis of Research: This study analysed the patterns of changes in the ownerships of apartment housing by socio-demographic characteristics in Dhaka city between 1990 and 2000.
