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Effects Of Growth On Urban Morphology And Land Use Pattern In Mymensingh: A Historic Town Of Bangladesh, Naimul Aziz, Farida Nilufar
Effects Of Growth On Urban Morphology And Land Use Pattern In Mymensingh: A Historic Town Of Bangladesh, Naimul Aziz, Farida Nilufar
NAKHARA (Journal of Environmental Design and Planning)
This study explores the effects of growth on the urban morphology and the land use pattern of a historic town Mymensingh, by analyzing the morphological transformation through Space Syntax along with the changes of land-use pattern. Mymensingh is one of the oldest and historic towns of Bangladesh that lies along the river Brahmaputra. This town was developed as an urban conglomeration during the period of the British colonists more than two hundred years ago. Through the juxtaposition of different establishments by the British colonists, local land-lords and local inhabitants at different time periods, a unique type of morphological pattern was …
Land-Use, Street Configuration And Pedestrian Volume:The Case Of A Historic Town, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, Naimul Aziz
Land-Use, Street Configuration And Pedestrian Volume:The Case Of A Historic Town, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, Naimul Aziz
NAKHARA (Journal of Environmental Design and Planning)
This study explores the relative connections among pedestrian movement patterns, land use and street configurations by analyzing the pedestrian volume, existing land use patterns as well as the street configuration of Mymensingh. Mymensingh is a historic town in Bangladesh which was established by the British Colonists more than 200 years ago along the river Brahmaputra. The street patterns of Mymensingh was developed by the fusion of the wide streets made by British Colonists and the narrow streets made by the local inhabitants. The juxtaposition of these street patterns created a unique type of street configuration in Mymensingh. According to Space …