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Community observation and mapping

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Methodology Framework Field Ethnography

Community observation and mapping

Household observations are gathered through community representatives and assisted reporting. Reported changes in water, soil, crops, and fisheries are located using roads, canals, and landmarks, linking environmental conditions with livelihood experience.

Project connection: Voices of the Delta

Project connection: Living With the Flow

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Voice of Delta
Voice of Delta

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Methodology
Evidence Type
Participatory Mapping & Surveys
Domain
Field Ethnography
Status
Active Framework

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Community observation and mapping
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Household observations are gathered through community representatives and assisted reporting. Reported changes in water, soil, crops, a...

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PUBLICATIONS

Voices of the Bengal Delta
2023
Voices of the Bengal Delta

LIVING CITIES: Ecological Futures Conference

Contribution: Co-authored research and visualization

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Housing, Community, Observations
2022
Housing, Community, Observations

Urban Affairs Review

Contribution: Lead author, analysis and design proposals

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Designing with the Delta
2020
Designing with the Delta

Journal of Landscape Architecture

Contribution: Co-authored, case study and graphic analysis

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When Water Changes, Crops Respond
2026
When Water Changes, Crops Respond

Agriculture Water Sustainability Summit

Contribution: Lead author, community-based environmental monitoring

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Contribution: Self

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ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTIONS ON THE BANKS OF ICHAMOTI RIVER, PABNA, FOCUSING COMMUNITY INTERACTION
2024
ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTIONS ON THE BANKS OF ICHAMOTI RIVER, PABNA, FOCUSING COMMUNITY INTERACTION

DCA, Georgia, USA

Contribution: Gomes, C. D., Roy, S., and Majumdar, B.

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INTEGRATING RESILIENCE THROUGH ADAPTABILITY AND TRANSFORMABILITY: ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIVE DESIGN APPROACH IN CASE OF SOUTHWESTERN COASTAL REGION OF BANGLADESH
2022
INTEGRATING RESILIENCE THROUGH ADAPTABILITY AND TRANSFORMABILITY: ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIVE DESIGN APPROACH IN CASE OF SOUTHWESTERN COASTAL REGION OF BANGLADESH

Springer

Contribution: Roy, S.

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DWELLING INFRASTRUCTURE. AN INTER-SCALAR REFLECTION ON CITY WATER CLOGGING FOR DESIGNING RESILIENCE IN URBAN ASIA
2021
DWELLING INFRASTRUCTURE. AN INTER-SCALAR REFLECTION ON CITY WATER CLOGGING FOR DESIGNING RESILIENCE IN URBAN ASIA

Actar Publishers

Authors: Ghafur, S., Gomes, C. D., Muhaymin, A. Ahmad, Tariquzzaman, M and Roy, S.

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SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD APPROACH TO REMODEL MUNDA HOMESTEAD: CASE STUDY OF SHAYMNAGAR, SATKHIRA
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SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD APPROACH TO REMODEL MUNDA HOMESTEAD: CASE STUDY OF SHAYMNAGAR, SATKHIRA

COSVARD, Australia

Contribution: Roy, S., Das, S., and Bhowmik

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NEGOTIATION OF SOCIO-SPATIAL VECTORS IN URBAN-RURAL CONTINUUM OF HOMESTEADS IN BANGLADESH
2021
NEGOTIATION OF SOCIO-SPATIAL VECTORS IN URBAN-RURAL CONTINUUM OF HOMESTEADS IN BANGLADESH

Authors Gomes, C. D., Rahman, Z. R., Roy, S.

Contribution: Authors Gomes, C. D., Rahman, Z. R., Roy, S.

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HOUSING THROUGH HOMESTEADS: TYPE DESIGN OF AFFORDABLE-RESILIENT HOUSING IN BANGLADESH
2020
HOUSING THROUGH HOMESTEADS: TYPE DESIGN OF AFFORDABLE-RESILIENT HOUSING IN BANGLADESH

Dept. of Architecture, BUET

Contribution: Ghafur, S., Gomes, C. D., Tariquzzaman, M and Roy, S. (Eds.)

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COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL: STUDY OF ORGANICALLY DEVELOPED NEIGHBORHOOD IN DHAKA
2020
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL: STUDY OF ORGANICALLY DEVELOPED NEIGHBORHOOD IN DHAKA

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Contribution: Gomes, C. D., Roy, S., and Amin, M. R.

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RAILWAY TRANSFERENCE URBANISM: RAILWAY STATION AS A POTENTIAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC URBAN COMPONENT
2018
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ICCPP, Sri Lanka

Contribution: Sadia L. Barua S. and Roy S.

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PRESENT TRENDS IN INCOME AND ITS IMPACT ON AFFORDABILITY OF MULTI-OWNERSHIP HOUSING
2018
PRESENT TRENDS IN INCOME AND ITS IMPACT ON AFFORDABILITY OF MULTI-OWNERSHIP HOUSING

FARU, Sri Lanka

Contribution: Tabassum, N. And Roy, S.

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USING VISIBILITY FOR ENHANCING SPATIAL INTERACTION WITHIN AN ORGANICALLY DEVELOPED NEIGHBORHOOD OF DHOLAIKHAL, OLD DHAKA
2018
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FARU, Sri Lanka

Contribution: Gomes, C. D., Roy, S. and Majumdar, B.

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Talks and Dissemination

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Rethinking Affordable and Inclusive Housing
Rethinking Affordable and Inclusive Housing

57th Environmental Design Research Association Conference

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Community-Based Ecological Monitoring through crowdsourcing
Community-Based Ecological Monitoring through crowdsourcing

Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference

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Voices of the Delta
Voices of the Delta

Graduate School Research Poster

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Women in Architecture: Addressing Social Barriers
Women in Architecture: Addressing Social Barriers

Prothom Alo Roundtable | February 20, 2020

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Integrating Resilience Through Adaptability and Transformability
Integrating Resilience Through Adaptability and Transformability

2nd International Conference on Resilient and Responsible Architecture and Urbanism (RRAU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2019

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Co-Design of Participatory Block Development in Old Dhaka
Co-Design of Participatory Block Development in Old Dhaka

Community Participatory Workshop | Design Studio VIII, Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

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Space of Water: A Floating Workshop for the Bengal Delta
Space of Water: A Floating Workshop for the Bengal Delta

International Design Workshop | April–May 2019

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Academic Design Juries & Invited Critiques
Academic Design Juries & Invited Critiques

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) | North South University (NSU) | University of Asia Pacific (UAP)

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