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The Strategic Design Approaches For Chittagong Hill Areas To Reduce Risks Of Landslides And Exploring The Opportunity Of Tourism Development, Syed Monirul Islam, Maher Niger
The Strategic Design Approaches For Chittagong Hill Areas To Reduce Risks Of Landslides And Exploring The Opportunity Of Tourism Development, Syed Monirul Islam, Maher Niger
NAKHARA (Journal of Environmental Design and Planning)
Chittagong is the largest port city and second largest city of Bangladesh and contributes substantially to the economic development of Bangladesh. Chittagong is quite an attractive location. Surrounded by the rivers, hills and the sea, Chittagong possess the opportunity to uphold its image as a fascinating, multiple tourism destination where visitors can enjoy both the sea and hills. Chittagong has boundless opportunities for thousands of people living in the hilly areas. But unfortunately the hillsides are highly vulnerable to frequent and damaging landslides. Recent major landslides were caused by an extreme, higher than average, rainfall within a short period of …