Links between the pond and surrounding land for horticulture is a distinctive feature of farming households in Bangladesh. It was hypothesised that the role of fishponds in integrated aquaculture systems has potential towards improving livelihoods and poverty alleviation. Rural and peri-urban settlements in Mymensingh District, Bangladesh were selected for assessing the importance and role of pond-dike systems on the livelihoods of households of different socio-economic level. The study was carried out in view of the sustainable livelihood approaches of the Department for International Development, U.K. Participation of all levels of stakeholders was ensured in the first and last phase of the study. The combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis at community and household level was a major strength and challenge of the study, and was used to explore the potential of integrated farming and factors that undermine such potential to contribute to a sustainable livelihood. The research commenced with a comprehensive situation appraisal and baseline survey to explore the context and characterize farming systems, followed by a longitudinal household survey to understand the effect of seasons on livelihoods. Households with access to ponds were identified as active or passive integrators based on a simple set of criteria and their resources and livelihoods assessed in comparison with non-pond households. During the last phase of the study a farmer participatory research (FPR) trial, based on a priority issue identified during the 1st phase of the study, was launched to investigate the potential of the integrated systems. The situation appraisal conducted within four communities revealed the effects of gender, well-being and location on farmers' regular activities and food consumption patterns. Fish culture was equally important as an enterprise among richer and poorer men, whereas vegetable cultivation was more important to men than women but wealth and location also affected its importance. Lack of knowledge was a particular problem for farmers growing fish and vegetables in the rural areas. Fish disease, high price of input, lack of money were also identified as constraints by fish producers. The expected use and current use of ponds, problems and benefits associated with fish culture were also found to be affected by groups emphasising vegetable, orchard and fish culture within their systems. The role of the pond for family use, which was a major objective for pond construction, was found to be significantly different between rural and peri-urban areas. Fish culture is now the dominant use of ponds for households irrespective of their focus on vegetable, orchard or fish production and they are utilised less for general domestic use. Ponds are relatively more important as a source of irrigation water in rural than in peri-urban communities. Significant differences were observed between locations and well-being categories for the percentage of fish retained for consumption and that sell. Rice bran was the most commonly used pond input (80% of all pond households) but active integrated farmers applied rice bran more frequently than passive groups (91 compared to 63 times/season). ‘Ease of production’ was a major incentive for farmers to integrate fish and vegetable production and this opinion was related to household type i.e. active integrators were more aware and confident about the practice. The literacy levels of household heads, access to information and capital and contact with formal and informal institutions of active producers and the better-off households was significantly higher than other groups and poorer households respectively. It is revealed from the longitudinal households’ analysis that the consumption pattern in terms of food types and amount are linked with income, expenses and food availability in different well-being categories between seasons across locations. The empirical analysis showed that as active households’ income increased, expenditure on food purchases, agricultural labour, pond inputs and poultry per household also increased. However, on-farm contributions as a source of fish and vegetables were important during the lower income and least productive months. Performance of integrated farming systems varied by location. Resource base, accessibility to market and information played key roles in the development of integrated farming system in the study area. Active integrated households in peri-urban areas, in response to higher demand in the nearby market, produced significantly more fish and vegetables than those in the rural areas. The result showed clearly the need for due consideration of these factors while promoting IAA systems in Bangladesh. Farmer participatory research showed that production of fish could be increased by a substantial level through increasing pond nutrient inputs rather than stocking an additional species (tilapia), although this may be related to the ‘improved’ nutrition used by farmers still being well below the level required for optimal tilapia performance. Rural households benefited more than peri-urban through direct consumption of both fish and vegetables; in contrast peri-urban households benefited more through cash sales of both fish and vegetables than rural households. Higher production did not lead to increased consumption, rather households benefited financially through selling fish. Similar production levels of vegetables between groups followed different levels of fish culture practices suggesting that increased investment in fish production is complementary rather than competitive with associated vegetable production. It could be concluded that considerable potential exists for further integration and development of pond-dike systems, which could contribute towards improved livelihoods of both better off and worse off people.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Texas, May, 2007. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

Kabir, Nujaba Binte. / "November 2009." / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2008-2009, design report"--Leaf preceding t.p. / Thesis (M.Arch.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-76). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRUCT --- p.i / 摘要 --- p.iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iv / TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.V / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter PART I. --- HISTORY OF SULTANATE MOSQUES ARCHITECTURE IN BENGAL & SHAPE GRAMMAR ANALYSIS. / Chapter Chapter 01. --- History and Origins of Sultanate Mosques --- p.9 / Chapter 1.1 --- Historical context --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2 --- The Geographical & climatic context --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3 --- Origins of Bengal mosque architecture --- p.11 / Chapter 1.4 --- Pre-Muslim architectural traditions of Bengal --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5 --- The common characteristics of the Sultanate mosque --- p.15 / Chapter Chapter 02. --- Shape Grammar: Analysis of Style and Grammar Interpreter. --- p.19 / Chapter 2.1 --- Analysis of style --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2 --- Generative application --- p.21 / Chapter PART II. --- DEVELOPMENT OF THE GRAMMAR FOR SULTANATE MOSQUES. / Chapter Chapter 03. --- The Style of the Corpus of Sultanate Mosques and the Features Require Developing the Grammar. --- p.24 / Chapter 3.1 --- The corpus of the Sultanate V Mosques in Bengal --- p.24 / Chapter 3.2 --- Examining the corpus of the Sultanate Mosques in Bengal --- p.29 / Chapter 3.3 --- Features Require Developing the Grammar --- p.30 / Chapter 3.4 --- The Grammar --- p.39 / Chapter Chapter 04. --- The Vocabulary of the Sultanate Mosques. --- p.41 / Chapter 4.1 --- Vocabulary elements --- p.41 / Chapter 4.2 --- The formation of the grammar --- p.43 / Chapter Chapter 05. --- Stage 1: Generation of the Starting Unit --- p.47 / Chapter 5.1 --- Concept --- p.47 / Chapter 5.2 --- The algorithm --- p.48 / Chapter 5.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.51 / Chapter Chapter 06. --- Stage 2: Formatting the Grids and Forming the Columns --- p.53 / Chapter 6.1 --- Concept --- p.53 / Chapter 6.2 --- The algorithm --- p.54 / Chapter 6.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.56 / Chapter Chapter 07. --- Stage 3: Formatting the Walls around the Complete Grid. --- p.58 / Chapter 7.1 --- Concept --- p.58 / Chapter 7.2 --- The algorithm --- p.58 / Chapter 7.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.61 / Chapter Chapter 08. --- Stage 4: Locating the Corner Towers and the Openings on the Walls --- p.62 / Chapter 8.1 --- Concept --- p.62 / Chapter 8.2 --- The algorithm --- p.63 / Chapter 8.3 --- Result and discussion --- p.66 / Chapter Chapter 09. --- The Language of Designs --- p.68 / CONCLUSION --- p.72 / REFERENCES --- p.75 / APPENDIX --- p.78

Indigenous communities historically live outside of the state. Colonialism, feudalism, and globalization have pushed them to society's fringe. In many nations, indigenous communities feel they are isolated from mainland society. This study examines the exclusion process of the Garo indigenous community of Bangladesh. Garo indigenous Community lives in Madhupur Sal forest, and they often express they are socially excluded. Based on specific characteristics of social exclusion, this study examines the social exclusion process of the Garo indigenous community in Bangladesh. It finds that Garo communities are socially excluded in terms of economic, cultural, social rights, and social involvement. The empirical data shows that they feel isolated because of their religion, cultural practice, and stereotypical thinking of the mainland community.

In order to achieve sustainable development, countries like Bangladesh need to develop their electricity systems to guarantee their citizens access to modern energy services and achieve economic development, while not compromising the global climate. The purpose of this study is to examine what mix of technologies leads to the least costs for the electricity system under different scenario assumptions. This is done by creating a model of the electricity system, using the linear optimization tool OSeMOSYS. The results show a prominence of ultra-supercritical coal power as the lowest cost option for baseload generation in the business as usual and most other scenarios. Unlike in previous studies, solar power is economically competitive in every single scenario, and only limited by the amount of land available for new capacity additions. However, by following a cost minimization strategy, without emissions restrictions or high carbon prices, the CO2 emissions of the Bangladeshi electricity sector will increase significantly through the end of the model period in 2045. / För att Bangladesh ska kunna utvecklas på ett hållbart sätt behöver det tillgodose sina medborgares behov av både moderna energitjänster och ekonomisk utveckling. Båda dessa faktorer är nycklar till fattigdomsbekämpning. Detta kommer kräva en kraftig expansion av det nationella elsystemet, vilket riskerar att öka de nationella koldioxidutsläppen signifikant, i konflikt med klimatmålen i Parisavtalet. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka vilken elmix som innebär de lägsta totala kostnaderna för Bangladesh mellan 2019-2045, och hur stora koldioxidutsläpp detta leder till. Denna undersökning inkluderar, utöver ett ”business as usual” scenario, också 10 andra scenarier med en rad olika antaganden om teknik- och bränslekostnader, samt begränsningar av koldioxidutsläpp. Detta undersöktes genom att konstruera en modell av elsystemet med hjälp av det linjära optimeringsverktyget OSeMOSYS. De indata som använts i denna modell har baserats på en litteraturgenomgång som i största möjliga mån syftat till att reflektera nationella förhållanden. Trots detta har internationella data används i ett flertal fall, vilket inte kunnat undvikas, särskilt då modellen prognostiserar en framtida utveckling över 25 års tid. Resultatet visar att ny ultra-superkritisk kolkraft med en hög termisk verkningsgrad är den billigaste formen av elproduktion som också kan byggas ut i tillräckligt stor skala för att utgöra en stomme i elsystemet. Andra tekniker som direkta elimporter (främst från Indien) via transmissionskabel, eller ny kärnkraft är också använda i stor utsträckning i de flesta scenarierna. Existerande naturgaskapacitet används igenom hela modellperioden, men nya kraftverk förbigås generellt då modellen istället investerar i kolkraft, detta utom i scenarier med ett högt pris på koldioxidutsläpp eller strikta utsläppsbegränsningar tillsammans med en hög efterfrågan på el. Till skillnad från resultatet i tidigare studier är el från solpaneler på industriell skala ekonomiskt konkurrenskraftigt i samtliga 11 scenarier, till och med när ett lägre kolpris antogs, tillsammans med den högre av två potentiella kostnadsbanor för solpaneler. Dock begränsas solkraftens förutsättningar av faktumet att Bangladesh är så pass tätbefolkat att det har en förhållandevis dålig tillgänglighet av mark för solkraft, vilket leder till en lägre total potential för tekniken, jämfört med många andra länder. Även med det högsta antagandet av 53 GW potentiell solkraft – vilket kräver 1.2 procent av all mark i Bangladesh – står tekniken för mindre än 25 procent av all elproduktion. Detta innebär att om kostnadsminimering tillåts vara den ledande principen bakom utvecklingen av Bangladesh elsystem – vilket i praktiken har varit regeringens prioritet fram tills nu – kommer det ske stora utsläppsökningar från ny kolkraft, fram till åtminstone 2045. Denna nya kolkapacitet överskrider den utsläppsbudget som är förenlig med Parisavtalets mål om högst 2 graders uppvärmning, med konsekvenser som riskerar att drabba klimatsårbara länder som Bangladesh.

This study will provide background information about the region of Bangladesh,more specifically the coastal rural area of Bangladesh. This region has due to theglobal warming become a very disaster-prone region where disaster resilience workhas become increasingly relevant. Displacement of the rural coastal population dueto disasters is an ongoing issue in Bangladesh which inhibits the large urbanization the capital city, Dhaka faces. This has increased the need of housing which has stimulated the brick industry that has increased its contribution to BangladeshGDP the last years. Though the brick industry has traditionally been dominated by environmentally unfriendly methods that has caused deforestation and severe air pollution contributing to the cause of its demand creating a negative feedbackloop. This study will analyse four different building materials including the tradition alone by collecting data, creating analyse models and discussing them to find a more financial, environmental and technical suitable alternative to respondto the current situation to try turn the tide focusing on the rural coastal areas of Bangladesh.

Exposure to arsenic in drinking water can cause several types of cancer and numerous cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. A country that suffers from widespread contamination of arsenic in drinking water is Bangladesh, where the contamination has been classified as the largest mass poisoning of a population in history. Around 90 percent of the existing tubewells used for drinking water in Bangladesh were installed by the private sector and local drillers, which makes their knowledge on drinking water contamination crucial in order to make them contributory for scaling up access to safe drinking water. The aim of the thesis was to develop an interactive map model to enhance the access to information for the local governments, communities, and private sector in three upazilas (sub- districts) of Bangladesh: Assasuni, Daudkandi, and Gowainghat, regarding how they can access safe drinking water in their local areas. The interactive map model for this thesis was developed in ArcGIS with supporting information from local drillers’ survey and Arsenic Safe Union project implementation data. The resulting maps contain information such as wells located in the upazilas, drillers’ working areas, years of working experience, contact information, certification and driller hubs (hardware shops). The map model is expected to be operationalised by creating a digital water platform through a mobile application, in a stand-alone website, or to be integrated in a government information centre to enable access for the community, local technocrats, the private sector and other concerned stakeholders. Moreover, the map can easily be scaled-up in the future to include additional areas with similar hydrogeology and arsenic or trace elements contamination problems, in other regions of South Asia, Africa and Latin America. / Exponering för arsenik i dricksvatten kan orsaka flera olika typer av cancer samt ett flertal hjärt- och luftvägssjukdomar. Ett land som är utsatt för utbredd arsenikförorening i dricksvatten är Bangladesh, där föroreningen har klassificerats som den största massförgiftningen av en befolkning i historien. Ungefär 90 procent av alla existerande dricksvattensrörbrunnar i Bangladesh installerades av den privata sektorn och av lokala brunnsborrare, vilket gör deras kunskap om dricksvattenföroreningar avgörande för att de ska kunna bidra till att öka tillgången till säkert dricksvatten. Syftet med denna uppsats var att utveckla en interaktiv kartmodell för att öka tillgången till information för lokala myndigheter och samhällen, samt för den privata sektorn i tre upazilor (kommuner) i Bangladesh: Assasuni, Daudkandi och Gowainghat, angående hur de kan få tillgång till säkert dricksvatten i deras område. Den interaktiva kartmodellen utvecklades i ArcGIS och innehåller information från en enkät ifylld av lokala brunnsborrare samt data från projektet Arsenic Safe Union. De resulterande kartorna innehåller information om brunnar belägna i upazilorna, information om lokala brunnsborrares arbetsområden samt deras arbetserfarenhet, kontaktinformation, certifiering och brunnsborrarnav (järnhandlare). Kartmodellen förväntas göras tillgänglig för samhället, lokala myndigheter, den privata sektorn och andra berörda aktörer, genom en digital vattenplattform i en mobilapplikation, på en fristående webbplats eller genom att integreras i ett statligt informationscenter. I framtiden kan kartan enkelt skalas upp för att inkludera ytterligare områden med liknande hydrogeologi och föroreningsproblem, till följd av arsenik eller andra spårelement, för regioner i Sydasien, Afrika och Latinamerika.

This thesis sets out to develop a beginning of a philosophy of water by considering philosophical implications of ecological crises currently happening along the waters of the Ganges River. In my first chapter, I give a historical account of a philosophy of water. In my second chapter, I describe various natural and cultural representations of the Ganges, accounting for physical features of the river, Hindu myths and rituals involving the river, and ecological crises characterized by the pollution and damming of the river. In my third and final chapter, I look into the philosophical implications of these crises in terms of the works of the contemporary philosopher Bruno Latour.

This master's thesis sets out to interpret relations of India and Bangladesh and the course of their foreign policies in the light of geographical, geopolitical, demographic, and other realities and new paradigms, which determine forming of their mutual relations. The aim of this thesis is to highlight the geostrategic significance of Bangladesh for India and for the development of the surrounding region. This thesis also portrays the historical role of India in the emergence of Bangladesh and their relations since 1971 until today. It also deals with the key areas of Indian foreign and security policy towards Bangladesh, including economic cooperation, cooperation in the area of defence, legal and illegal migration, local and regional connectivity, energy, and water management. Given the topicality of the subject matter, this thesis draws information primarily from official documents published by governmental agencies, research institutes and think tanks, as well as from publicly accessible agreements, memorandums, arrangements, joint statements, press releases and other reliable sources. To a limited extent, it also sources Indian, Bangladeshi, and other media. Keywords: India, Bangladesh, India-Bangladesh Relations, South Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Neighbourhood First Policy, Foreign Policy

Cette thèse interroge la manière dont se construit une communauté transnationale à partir du cas spécifique des Jummas du Bangladesh résidant en France. En 1987, 72 jeunes garçons sont arrivés ensemble en France, venus de camps de réfugiés en Inde, après avoir fui leur région d'origine, déchirée par la guerre civile, les Chittagong Hill Tracts, au Bangladesh. Ils ont été dispersés en France dans des familles d'accueil. Trente ans plus tard, beaucoup sont encore en lien et ont renoué avec leur famille biologique. Les trois-quarts sont mariés avec des femmes jummas. Ce groupe sert de point d'appui aux réfugiés qui arrivent en France. Beaucoup partagent des pratiques culturelles communes, maintiennent un fort sentiment d'appartenance au peuple Jumma. Ils ont construit un territoire transnational propre, avec ses réseaux et ses pôles. La diversité des parcours de ces jeunes, que l'on peut par certains aspects rapprocher des profils d'enfants adoptés à l'étranger, par d'autres de migrants de la génération 1.5, ou de réfugiés politiques, permet de discuter des processus pas forcément contradictoires d'intégration et de maintien des liens avec l'origine, via des dynamiques transnationales. L'examen de ces parcours permet de décrypter le processus de fabrique de cette communauté transnationale et d'en déceler les phases. Le contexte a joué aussi un rôle décisif : contexte de l'appartenance à une minorité discriminée au Bangladesh, celui particulier du départ pour la France et celui singulier de l’arrivée dans des familles françaises. A partir d'un accès privilégié à ce groupe depuis 1987, la thèse s'appuie sur une méthodologie adaptée à la dimension restreinte de ce groupe. / This thesis questions the way in which a transnational community is built, by studying the specific case of the Jummas of Bangladesh residing in France. In 1987, 72 young boys arrived together in France, coming from refugee camps in India, after fleeing their region of origin, torn apart by the war, the Chittagong Hill Tracts, in the south-east of Bangladesh. They were dispersed in host families in France. Thirty years later, many of them are still connected with one another and have reunited with their families in the Hill Tracts. Three-quarters of them have married Jumma women. This group serves as a support for refugees arriving in France. Many of them preserve a strong sense of belonging to the Jumma people. They have built a transnational territory of their own, with its networks and its poles. The diversity of these young people’s courses, that in some respects we can compare with the profiles of children adopted abroad, in other respects with young migrants from generation 1.5, or even with political refugees, allows us to discuss the processes, not necessarily contradictory, of integration and maintenance of the links with the origin, through transnational dynamics. The examination of these courses makes it possible to understand the manufacturing process of this transnational community and to detect its different phases. The context also played a decisive role: the context of belonging to a discriminated minority in Bangladesh, the particular of their departure for France and the singular of their arrival in French families. Thanks to a privileged access to this group since 1987, the thesis is based on a methodology adapted to its restricted size.