Microsoft word - 1.1programbooklet_prsco.doc

Summary Schedule of Institute

Day 1: Thursday, 15 May 2008
Venue: Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka

Time Program
09:00-09:30 Registration
09:30 -10:30
Meghna Titas Chitra
Disaster
Environment
Issues II
Studies I
Studies I
Environment
Studies II
Studies II

Day 2: Friday, 16 May 2008
Venue: Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka

Meghna Titas Chitra
Regional
Transport
Environment
Studies I
Studies 1
Studies III
Regional
Transport
Studies II
Studies II
Regional
Session with
Studies III
Researchers
Regional
Governance
Studies IV
17:00 -18:00 Closing Ceremony (Venue: Balcony Hall) 18:00-18:30 Tea Detail Program Schedule
Opening Session
Date : 15 May 2007
Venue : Ball Room
Time : 09:30 – 10:30

Speakers :
Convener of the Organizing Committee, 10th Executive Secretary, Pacific Regional Science Conference Organization President, Pacific Regional Science Conference Organization
Special Guest:
Jean-Claude Rogivue Senior Advisor, UNDP Bangladesh
A.M.M. Safiullah
Vice-Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Chief Guest:
M. Anwarul Iqbal
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives; Jute and Textiles; and Labour and Employment, Govt. of Bangladesh Chair:
Sarwar Jahan President,
Technical Sessions
Session : 1 Plenary
Date : 15 May 2008
Venue : Ball Room
Time : 11:00 – 12:30
Chair: David W. Edgington
University of British Columbia, Canada.
Demographic Challenges to Regional Development
From Smart to Ubiquitous Technology Spaces:
challenges to Sustainable Future Cities
Broad Land Use Planning of Entire Bangladesh: A
national priority for sustainable development
M. Rahmatullah

Discussants:
Mahbubuddin Ahmed (1a1)
Roxana Hafiz (1a2, 1a3)
Technical Sessions
Session : 2a
Date : 15 May 2008
Poverty Issues I
Venue : Meghna
Time : 13:30 – 15:00
Chair: Quazi Mesbahuddin Ahmed
Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation, Bangladesh Role of GOs and NGOs in Urban Poverty
Alleviation: A Case Study of Faridpur Town,
Bangladesh
Non-Governmental Organisation for Rural Poverty
Elimination: A Critical Review
Shahadat
Savings and Investment Scenarios of the
Beneficiaries of Micro-Credit Programs in
Bangladesh
Kazi Farzana Shumi Muhammed Emranul Haq An Expanded Sharing Model for ICT Services
Provision to the Poor
Discussants:
Muhammed Emranul Haq (2a2, 2a4)
Bilkish Sultana (2a1, 2a3)
Technical Sessions
Session : 2b
Date : 15 May 2008
Housing Studies
Venue : Titas
Time : 13:30 – 15:00
Chair: Roxana Hafiz
BUET, Bangladesh
Review of Literature and Future Research
Direction: Housing Market Segmentation
Perspective
Gap Between Expectation and Reality: A Study on
Housing Affordability by Middle-Income Group of
Estimation of House Price in Brahmanbaria
Municipality using Hedonic Regression Analysis
Bowen Basin Regional Housing Model: Lessons for
Developing Countries
Discussants:
Delwar Akbar (2b1, 2b2) Moushumi Zahur (2b3, 2b4) Technical Sessions
Session : 2c
Date : 15 May 2008
Disaster Studies
Venue : Chitra
Time : 13:30 – 15:00
Chair: Mahbub Uddin Ahmed
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Super Cyclone Sidr 2007: Adaptive Mechanisms for
Coastal People
Economic Impacts of an Earthquake in Japan:
Dynamics and Networks
Hiroyuki
Analyzing Vulnerability of a Community to Fire
Hazard: A Case Study of Ward 72
Earthquake Vulnerability Analysis of an Area
(Ward No. 68)
Discussants:
Mehedi Ahmed Ansary (2c1, 2c3) K. M. Maniruzzaman (2c2, 2c4) Technical Sessions
Session : 3a
Date : 15 May 2008
Poverty Issues II
Venue : Meghna
Time : 15:00 – 16:30
Chair: Lily Kiminami
Niigata University, Japan
Millennium Development Goal 1: Reformulating
Goals, Definitions and Targets to fit local context
The Mechanism of Vicious Circle between Poverty
and Education under the Risky World of
Developing Countries
Urban Poverty in Brahmanbaria and its Reduction
Discussants:
Technical Sessions
Session : 3b
Date : 15 May 2008
Urban Studies I
Venue : Titas
Time : 15:00 – 16:30
Chair: C. R. Pathak
Former Professor, IIT, Kharagpur, India
A study on land value of Savar Municipality
Urban Regeneration for Sustainable Economic
Growth: A Study on Boro Bazaar; the main
economic Hub of Khulna City in Bangladesh
Accessibility of Physically Challenged People to
Built Environment in Dhaka City
Discussants:
Ishrat Islam (3b1) Md. Shohel Reza Amin (3b2, 3b3) Technical Sessions
Session : 3c
Date : 15 May 2008
Environment Studies I
Venue : Chitra
Time : 15:00 – 16:30
Chair: Yoshiro Higano
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Environmental Sustainability–Choices for the
Vulnerabilities to Climate Change for Metropolitan
Cities in Bangladesh and Future Challenges for
Urban Planning and Development
Mohammad Shahidul Hasan Swapan Md. Tauhidul Islam Future Climate Regimes and Policy Concerns for
Bangladesh
Role of Regional Cooperation in Controlling
Persistent Pollutants in Bangladesh: A Serious
Threat to Attaining MGD Goal about Health and
Sustainability

Discussants:
M.I. Zuberi (3c1, 3c2)
Mohammad Shahidul Hasan Swapan (3c3, 3c4)

Technical Sessions
Session : 4a
Date : 15 May 2008
Rural Poverty
Venue : Meghna
Time : 17:00 – 18:30
Chair: Sachinandan Sau
Vidyasagar University, India
Poverty Reduction Through Dairy Farming
Promotion in Inner Mongolia of China
Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies: Case Studies on
Two Irrigation Projects In Bangladesh
Saad Siddiqui A F M Afzal Hossain Rural Industries: The Question of Survival and
Poverty Reduction
Impact of Globalisation on Rural Poverty and
Inequality with Special Reference to West Bengal
Discussants:
Banhi Chakraborty (4a1, 4a2) Lily Kiminami (4a3, 4a4) Technical Sessions
Session : 4b
Date : 15 May 2008
Urban Studies II
Venue : Titas
Time : 17:00 – 18:30
Chair: Hafiza Khatun
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
A Critical Review of Some Selected Urban Land
Use Change Models and Evaluating Their
Transferability to Developing Countries
Md. Shakil Bin Kashem K. M. Maniruzzaman Addressing Land Use Allocation Problem of
Bangladesh: An Optimization Approach
Urban Economic Model over a Two Dimensional
Continuous Space - Special Emphasis on the
Hamilton-Jacobi theory
Emerging Road Safety Problems in Urban Areas of
Bangladesh
Discussants:
Md. Mazharul Hoque (4b1, 4b3)
Yuzuru Miyata (4b2, 4b4)
Technical Sessions
Session : 4c
Date : 15 May 2008
Environment Studies II
Venue : Chitra
Time : 17:00 – 18:30
Chair: M. I. Zuberi
Biomass Utilization and Its Impact on the Water
Environment in Udonthani Province, Northeast
Thailand: the Current Situation and Improvements
Impact and Adaptation in Flood: A Focus on Water
Supply, Sanitation and Health Problems of Rural
Community in Bangladesh
Status of Air Quality in Semi-Urban Areas of
Nepal: A Case Study in Banepa Valley, Particular
Reference to Pm10 Concentration
Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder V. Krishna Murthy Environmental Sustainability of Mining Activities:
A Case Study of Korba Industrial Area

Discussants:
Yoshiro Higano (4c4, 4c3)
Manju Mitra (4c1, 4c2)
Technical Sessions
Session : 5a
Date : 16 May 2007
Regional Studies I
Venue : Meghna
Time : 09:00 – 10:30
Chair: Zaidi Sattar
The Millennium University, Bangladesh
Innovation Policy and Cluster Development in
Japanese Regions
International Trade Negotiations and the Trans-
Border Movement of People
Some Issues of Decentralized Regional Planning
and Development in the Era of Globalization of the
Indian Economy
Discussants:
David W. Edgington (5a3) Jacques Poot (5a1) Technical Sessions
Session : 5b
Date : 16 May 2007
Transport Studies 1
Venue : Titas
Time : 09:00 – 10:30
Chair: Tschangho John Kim
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. Measuring Transit Accessibility to Jobs and Its
Relationships to the Employment Prospects of
Autoless Welfare Recipients: A GIS Assisted Case
Study of Broward County, Florida
Economy-Transport-Environment Interactive
Model in San-En Region in Japan
Hiroyuki Shibusawa Hitomi Nakanishi An Analysis of Existing Condition of Inter District
Bus Terminals of Dhaka City
A Preliminary Feasibility Study of Bus Rapid
Transit System in the Context of Present Road
Network in Dhaka

Discussants:
Hiroyuki Shibusawa (5b3)
Asif-uz-Zaman Khan (5b1, 5b2)
Mamun Muntasir Rahman (5b4)
Technical Sessions
Session : 5c
Date : 16 May 2007
Environment Studies III
Venue : Chitra
Time : 09:00 – 10:30
Chair: Prithvish Nag
NATMO, India
Water Supply and Sanitation in Bangladesh: A
Relation with Income and Education of Rural
Exploring a solution to water crisis in Dhaka
Metropolitan Area: Participatory Approach for a
Sustainable Solution
Mohammad Abdullah Galib Saad Siddiqui Phytoremediation of Domestic Wastewater Using
Aquatic Plant Lemna Minor
People’s Attitude to Health, Sanitation and
Environmental Concern in a Healthy Ward of
Chittagong City Corporation
Discussants
Tofayel Ahmed (5c2, 5c4)
Saad Siddiqui (5c1, 5c3)
Technical Sessions
Session : 6a
Date : 16 May 2007
Regional Studies II
Venue : Meghna
Time : 11:00 – 12:30
Chair: Jacques Poot
University of Waikato, New Zealand
Spatial Dependence of Regions for Distribution of
Infrastructures in the Districts of Bangladesh
Spatial Distribution of Migration Characteristics In
Bangladesh
Regional Disparity in Bangladesh- An Inquiry
Based on Selected MDG Indicators
Migration and Regional Disparity in China:
Future Prospects using Markov Transition Matrix

Discussants:
Hiroshi Sakamoto (6a1, 6a3)
Md. Musleh Uddin Hasan (6a2, 6a4)
Technical Sessions
Session : 6b
Date : 16 May 2007
Transport Studies II
Venue : Titas
Time : 11:00 – 12:30
Chair: M. Rahmatullah
Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
Road Safety and Drivers’ Speed Behavior
Some Aspects of Water Transport Accident and
Injury Problems in Bangladesh
The Cost of Road Traffic Accidents in Bangladesh
Deficiencies of Existing Road Network in Dhaka
Metropolitan City
S.M. Sohel Mahmud Md. Shamsul Haque Discussants:
Md. Shamsul Haque (6b1, 6b2) Suman Kumar Mitra (6b3, 6b4) Technical Sessions
Session : 6c
Date : 16 May 2007
GIS/RS Studies
Venue : Chitra
Time : 11:00 – 12:30
Chair: A. K. M. Abul Kalam
Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Application of GIS in Environmental Planning:
A Case Study of Leonburg, Germany
GIS Based Decision Support Model Development
for Green Space System Development
Application of Remote Sensing in Decision Making
on Food Security through Hyperspectral Image
Classification

Discussants:
Md. Zahid Hasan Siddiquee (6c2. 6c3) Ahsanul Kabir (6c1) Technical Sessions
Session : 7a
Date : 16 May 2008
Regional Studies III
Venue : Meghna
Time : 14:00 – 15:30
Chair: Geoffrey Hewings
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA
Water Vulnerability and Cooperation in the
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Basin
PURA Model of Rural Development
Rural Non Farm Activities and Economic
Development of the Villagers
Regional Planning and Policies for Recycling
Resource -Case Study of Zhejiang Province, China
Hiroyuki Shibusawa Yoshiro Higano Tao Peng Shi Li Zhicai Zhai Jiqing Bao Zunyao Wang Haijun Ding
Discussants:
Prithivish Nag (7a1, 7a3)
Shahriar M. Wahid (7a2, 7a4)
Technical Sessions
Session : 7b
Date : 16 May 2008
Gender Studies
Venue : Titas
Time : 14:00 – 15:30
Chair: Manju Mitra
Former Principal, Govt. P.G. College, India. Social Conditions of the Divorcees in Urban
Bangladesh: A Study on Rajshahi City
Promotion of Gender Equality and Empowerment
of Women in Bangladesh: A Knowledge-Based
Process
Impact of Higher Education and Economic Self-
reliance on Empowerment: A Study of Female
Teachers of Rajshahi University

Discussants:
Bilkish Sultana (7b3)
Wardatul Akmam (7b1, 7b2)
Technical Sessions
Session : 7c
Date : 16 May 2008
Session with Young Researchers
Venue : Chitra
Time : 14:00 – 17:00
Informal Session with Young Researchers
Technical Sessions
Session : 8a
Date : 16 May 2008
Regional Studies IV
Venue : Meghna
Time : 15:30 – 17:00
Chair: Yuzuru Miyata
Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
Globalization and Sustainable Development
Exchange Rate Regime Transition Dynamics in
Southeast Asia
Impact of Human Activities on Land Use Land
Cover: A Case Study of Burdwan District, West
Bengal, India
A Study on Quality of Care in Reproductive and
Child health Programme in Some Selected Rural
Hospitals in Burdwan District, West Bengal, India.

Discussants:
C. R. Pathak (8a2, 8a3)
Monzur Hossain (8a1,8a4)
Technical Sessions
Session : 8b
Date : 16 May 2008
Governance Studies
Venue : Titas
Time : 15:30 – 17:00
Chair: Golam Rahman
Adviser, United International University, Bangladesh
Water Governance for the Urban Poor in
Bangladesh – Two Pillars with Six Dimensions
Planning as a Dialogue: Preparing CDP for
Rangamati Paurashava
M. Shafiq-Ur Rahman Kasphia Nahrin Upgrading the Life Style of Slum Dwellers Using
Participatory Planning Approach
(A Case Study of Baunia Bandh Slum, Mirpur-11)
The National e-Governance Plan for Local and
Regional Development: An Indian Perspective

Discussants:
Fakhrul Islam (8b2, 8b4)
M. Shafiq-Ur Rahman (8b1, 8b3)
Closing Ceremony
Date : 16 May 2008
Venue : Balcony Hall
Time : 17:00 – 18:00
Speakers:
Geoffrey Hewings University
Jacques Poot University of Waikato, New Zealand Sarwar Jahan President,
Chief Guest:
Nazrul Islam
Chairman, University Grants Commission, Bangladesh
Vote of Thanks:
K. M. Maniruzzaman Executive Secretary, BRSA

Chair:
David W. Edgington President,

Source: http://www.brsa.org.bd/Program_PRSCO.pdf