World Bank2013-02-252013-02-252008-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12491This policy note focuses on analyzing critical institutional and planning issues affecting Dhaka's Metropolitan Area, and suggests policy recommendations for introducing sound urban environmental planning to improve the quality of life by mitigating and reversing environmental degradation. The report concludes with urgent recommended actions to address gaps in urban planning and environmental management that focus on developing the Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan Land Use Map, by demarcating and publishing notification of ecologically and environmentally sensitive areas; resolving conflict arising from multiple functions of Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha; strengthening the detailed area plan planning process, engaging stakeholders in urban planning, and bringing other actors on board.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SAFE WATERACCESSIBILITYADVERSE IMPACTSAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL LAND USEAGRICULTUREAIRAIR POLLUTIONAIR QUALITYALGAEAQUIFERSARSENICBACTERIABIOMASSBODBUILDING CONSTRUCTIONBUSBUS STOPSBUS SYSTEMCAPACITY BUILDINGCENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTSCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECOASTAL EROSIONCODCONGESTIONCONSTRUCTIONCONTAMINANTSCONTINUOUS MONITORINGDECISION MAKINGDEEP WATERDIESELDIESEL VEHICLESDISCHARGEDISSOLVED OXYGENDISSOLVED SOLIDSDITCHESDRAINAGEDRAINAGE CHANNELSDRAINAGE NETWORKDRINKING WATERDRINKING WATER SUPPLYECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INSTRUMENTSEFFLUENTSEMISSIONENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATIONENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL POLICIESENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCESEXCESS WATERFISHFISHERIESFLOOD CONTROLFLOOD PLAINSFLOODINGFLOODSFORESTSFUELFUEL QUALITYFUELSFUGITIVE EMISSIONSGROUND WATERGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER SOURCESHABITATSHEAVY METALSHIGHWAYSHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGINDUSTRIAL WASTESINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTINFRASTRUCTURE PLANNINGINTEGRATED TRANSPORT PLANNINGLAND AREALAND DEVELOPERSLAND MANAGEMENTLAND PARCELSLAND RESOURCESLAND USELAND USE PLANSLAND USESLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL TRANSPORTLOCAL WATERLOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDSMEGA CITIESMETRO RAILMETROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENTMITIGATIONMODE OF TRANSPORTMODE OF TRANSPORTATIONMODES OF TRANSPORTMOTOR VEHICLESMULTIMODAL TRANSPORTMUNICIPAL LEVELMUNICIPALITIESNATURAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMSNEIGHBORHOODNEIGHBORHOODSNOISENOISE POLLUTIONOXYGEN DEMANDPARTICIPATORY APPROACHESPASSENGER TRAINSPASSENGER TRANSPORTPASSENGERSPETROLEUMPITSPLANNING PROCESSPOLICEPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLLUTANTSPOLLUTIONPOLLUTION CONTROLPOOR WATER QUALITYPOPULATION DENSITYPOPULATION DISTRIBUTIONPOPULATION GROWTHPOPULATION GROWTH RATEPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC PARKSPUBLIC TOILETPUBLIC WORKSRAILRAILWAYRAILWAY LINERAILWAYSRAPID BUSRAPID TRANSPORTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRETENTION PONDSRIVERRIVER SYSTEMSROADROAD SECTORROAD SPACEROADSROUTESANITATIONSANITATION AUTHORITYSANITATION FACILITIESSEA LEVEL RISESERVICE DELIVERYSEWAGE COLLECTIONSEWAGE TREATMENTSEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTSEWER NETWORKSSEWER SYSTEMSHALLOW WATERSLUMSSOLID WASTESOLID WASTE COLLECTIONSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTSTORM WATERSTREET PARKINGSURFACE SOURCESSURFACE WATERSURFACE WATER QUALITYTAXISTOPOGRAPHYTOWNTRAFFICTRAFFIC CONGESTIONTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT AGENCIESTRANSPORT AUTHORITYTRANSPORT CORRIDORSTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT PLANTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT SYSTEMTRANSPORT SYSTEMSTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION PLANNINGTRANSPORTATION PROBLEMSTRANSPORTATION SYSTEMUNDERGROUNDURBAN AREAURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN GROWTHURBAN PLANNERSURBAN PLANNINGURBAN POPULATIONURBAN RENEWALURBAN ROADSURBAN SPRAWLURBAN TRANSPORTURBAN UTILITIESURBAN WATERURBAN WATER SUPPLYURBANIZATIONVEHICLESWASTE COLLECTIONWATER BODIESWATER CONSERVATIONWATER DEMANDWATER DEVELOPMENTWATER POLICYWATER POLLUTIONWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER RUNOFFWATER SERVICEWATER SOURCEWATER SOURCESWATER SUPPLYWATER SUPPLY SERVICESWATER TREATMENT PLANTWATERSHEDWATERWAYSWELLSWETLANDWETLAND PROTECTIONWETLAND SYSTEMWETLANDSWTPWorld Bank10.1596/12491