Integration of Multiple Uses to Create a
Central Place for the Community: An
Approach towards a Sustainable Town Centre
Development at Baze Shilinda, Rajshahi
Volume 2 - Issue 4
Abdulla - Al Kafy1,2*, Nahidul Islam2, Sabrina Sharmin2, Farhana Mahzabin2, Mahmud Arafat2, Sumita Roy2 and Lamia
Ferdous2
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- 1 B & F Engineering & Construction Ltd., Gulshan - 2, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 2 Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Rajshahi, Bangladesh
*Corresponding author:
Abdulla - Al Kafy, Research Consultant, Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services, House No-7,
Road no-5, Kaderabad Housing, Mohammadpur, Dhaka- 1207, Bangladesh
Received: May 24, 2018; Published: June 19, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/TCEIA.2018.03.000141
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Abstract
Town centre is the social hub of the town in which the central services of the highest order are found. For being one of the
fast growing cities in Bangladesh, Rajshahi needs sustainable town centre with the integration of administrative, commercial,
recreational, residential and industrial activities which will ensure smart and sustainable urban growth of the city. In this context,
Baze Shilinda at Paba Upazila in Rajshahi district has been selected for the development of town centre. The study aims to develop
a sustainable Town Centre by ensuring better urban design and integration of multiple functions. The proposed Town Centre has
also been designed as a flexible multiple use district of vertical mixed-use buildings that brings retail, office, civic, recreational, and
residential uses together and developed social connectivity throughout different proposed zones. The complete town centre design
has been accomplished with the help of Arc GIS 10.3 software in which Create Fishnet tool has been used for plotting in different
zones. All the proposed utility facilities have been estimated using planning standard, appropriate land use distribution and facility
provision. The proposed town centre design will fulfil the need of a fast growing community which ensures use of multiple functions
to maximize the use of resources and generates activity and economic flow to any cities in Bangladesh. The study can be a guideline
for any future town centre development because of its uniqueness and sustainability in its design.
Keywords: Urban Growth, Sustainable, Economic flow, Multiple functions, Arc GIS, Urban design
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