Climate Migrants and Peri-Urban Dynamics: Unraveling the migrant-adaptive spatial attributes in public spaces of Khulna, Bangladesh

Project ID: AIRG/2023/ARCH/05/20

Funding Source: AUST Internal Research Grant

Project Awarded: 1^st April, 2024

 

Principal Investigator:

Naimul Aziz

Associate Professor, Arch Department, AUST

 

Co-principal Investigator/s:

Dr. Apurba Kumar Podder

Associate Professor, Arch Department, BUET

 

Imran Ebne Amin

Assistant Professor, Arch Department, AUST

 

S.M. Arafat Hossain

Assistant Professor, Arch Department, AUST

 

Project Duration: 2 years

Budget approved: 9,98,960/-

 

Expected Research Outcomes:

• Comprehensive Socio-Spatial Activity Analysis: A detailed examination of the socio-spatially dynamic activities by the climate migrants focusing on the livelihood approaches in peri-urban public spaces contributing to adaptive economic growth.
• Socio-Spatial Dynamics Discerned: The identification and analysis of unique and bottom-up spatial dynamics that have facilitated the successful integration of climate migrants in Khulna’s peri-urban areas, shedding light on grassroots adaptation strategies.
• Suggestions on potential areas of revision in conventional growth focused development: Insights that can inform evidence-based urban policies and practices, addressing the complexities of climate-induced migration and promoting the adaptability of marginalized communities in peri-urban coastal areas, with potential applicability to similar regions.