Assignment

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General Overview of Jahangirnagar University:
Jahangirnagar University is a public university in Bangladesh, located in Savar Upazila,
Dhaka. It is the only one fully residential university in Bangladesh. The university was
established in 1970 by the government of Pakistan by the Jahangirnagar Muslim University
Ordinance, 1970. During the first two years, it operated as a project. Its first Vice-Chancellor,
Professor Mafiz Uddin Ahmad (Ph.D in Chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago) took up
office on September 24, 1970. The first group of students, a total of 150, was enrolled in
four departments: Economics, Geography, Mathematics and Statistics. Its formal
inauguration was delayed until January 12, 1971, when the university was launched by Rear
Admiral S. M. Ahsan, the Chancellor.
Until 1973, it operated as a project. In 1973 Jahangirnagar Muslim University Act was
amended as Jahangirnagar University Act.
In 2010 the university had a total of 10,500 students, 672 teachers, 206 staffs and 1,200
other employees. The university boasts to have the first ever female Vice-Chancellor of any
public university in Bangladesh.
There are 35 departments under six faculties. But among all these departments we visit at
the Department of Geography & Environment, Urban & Regional Planning, Environmental
science, Geological Science & Archaeology for our assignment. Now I discuss about these
departments is given below:
Department of Geography & Environments:
Geography is one of the four early academic departments at Jahangirnagar University under
the faculty of Social Sciences. The Department started its academic activities with a handful
number of faculties and undergraduate students immediately after the independence of
Bangladesh. Since then, the Department grew gradually and established itself at the
forefront of higher learning institutions in the country. Although comparatively of a recent
origin, the department has produced a number of Ph.Ds, which is highest in the university as
well as among other geography schools in the country.
Departing from the traditional geography, the department placed emphasis on the modern
applied approaches in its academic curricula and research activities suited to the study of
humans and environment in a third world setting. This has attracted geographers from
foreign university and different international links have been established through
collaborative research and student exchange programs. Recently, the name of the
department has been changed to Department of Geography and Environment in order to
make the subject more relevant to the needs of the society. Accordingly, undergraduate and

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post-graduate curricula have been redesigned to adopt methodologies and techniques of
analysis of environment and development issues.
Department of Urban and Regional Planning:
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) is a part of Jahangirnagar University,
Bangladesh. The department started its academic activities on 8 April 2000 in response to
the demand for professionals for spatial planning and development.
The profession of Urban and Regional Planning has grown to encompass the use of land,
protection of the environment, economic productivity and the future allocation of physical
and social public resources.
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning:
 enables practicing planners, aspiring planners, decision makers, and interested
public to understand urban and regional systems, public * decision making,
institutions of planning, and activities of planners;
 develops and examines theories and methods useful to understanding urban and
regional systems, public decision making, institutions of planning and activities of
professional planners;
 uses and applies these theories and methods to issues of importance to communities
and professionals.
Planning play a role in fields such as:
 Land use Planning and Management
 Adoption of policies, programs and plans for solving people’s problem
 Civic and Utilities services Planning and Management
 Environmental Planning and Management
 Housing and Community Planning
 Transportation and Infrastructure planning and Management
 Rural Planning and Development
 Regional Development Planning
 Disaster management planning
 Project Planning and Management
 Planning Laws and Administrations
 GIS and Remote Sensing
Each academic year the department admits on an average 35 students in the undergraduate
program (BURP). The department offers a four year undergraduate program named BURP

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(Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning) and a one-year graduate program named MURP
(Masters in Urban and Regional Planning).
Department of Environmental Sciences:
In the view of environmental concern the department of Environmental sciences
established at Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh in April 1999 as an interdisciplinary
undergraduate course by integrating all branches of Natural Sciences including technology
management. Internationally Renowned Scientist DR. Sayed Saifullah is the founder
chairmen of the department. The education & research here have been conducted with two
main pillars of vision for the established of the department –“Sustainability” & “Safety of
the Earth”. These are horizontal platforms of the cross disciplinary studies without barriers
between the different field of sciences. They believe that these system lead us to provide
meaningful solutions for the demand concerning an environmentally sustainable future of
the Earth.
Department of Geological Sciences:
Department of Geological Sciences was established in 1986 as to understand the planet
Earth as well as its resources & environment and to produce adequate number of effective
and efficient manpower in the field of geosciences with the objectives of offering Honours
courses in Geological Sciences, and specialized post-graduate courses leading to post-
graduate Diploma, Master of Science (M.S) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD); conducting
research and development in some special areas of Geological Sciences appropriate to the
need of the country; and providing short term training courses to cater to the needs of
different concerned organizations.
Department of Archaeology:
Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University offers undergraduate as well as MSS,
M.Phil and PhD degrees in archaeology. It emphasizes an Archaeological and
interdisciplinary approach, tailoring the program to the needs of the individual. Students are
expected to take advantage of the considerable flexibility in program requirements. Theory,
method and laboratory courses and field work are all regarded as important components in
the curriculum of students in Archaeology, both undergraduate and graduate.
While the Department insists that all graduates become competent field archaeologists, it
takes a broad view of the discipline. Besides many theses on aspects of geo-archaeology,
pre- and proto-historic archaeology, others in recent years have focused on ancient art and
architecture, archaeo-botany, bio-archaeology, environmental archaeology, historic
archaeology, ethnology, ethnoarchaeology, iconography, Epigraphy and Numismatics ,
taphonomy, museum studies and heritage management- to mention only a few. The
Department exercises discretion in admitting students and ensures that their interests

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relate to the research and teaching capabilities of the faculty. The Department of
Archaeology is located on the 3rd floor of the New Arts Building at the centre of the main
campus. For more information about the Department, its members, journal and its
programs, we invite you to explore our web site.
GIS Research Trends at Department of Geography & Environment, Department of Urban &
Regional Planning, Department of Environmental Sciences, Department of Geological
Sciences & Department of Archaeology:
In Jahangirnagar University, Department of Geography & Environment, Urban & Regional
Planning, Environmental sciences, Geological Sciences & Archaeology are working with the
GIS Research. That’s why we visited Department of Geography & Environment, Urban &
Regional Planning & Environmental Sciences, Geological Sciences & Archaeology. What are
the GIS Research Activities of Department of Geography & Environment, Urban & Regional
Planning, Environmental Sciences, Geological Sciences & Archaeology over the last 5 years it
is mentioned phases:
GIS Research Activities at Department of Geography & Environment(over the last 5 years):
GIS Research Activities of Teachers:
 Iffat Ara; Assistant Professor; GIS Application & Spatial Science.
 Khandakar Hasan Mahmud; Assistant professor; Spatial Distribution of Dengue,
Historical GIS.
 MD. Saifuzzaman; Assistant Professor; GIS with Geo-spatial data modeling, Coastal
Ecosystem
 Dr. MD. Nazrul Islam; Assistant Professor; Marine Productivity
GIS Research Activities of Student:
 Geospatial Analysis of Elections 2001 & 2008 in Bangladesh under a Caretaker
Government: A Comparative GIS.
 Application of GIS in Management Co-Operative Housing Society : A Case Study on
Arunapolil, Savar, Dhaka.
 The Estimation of Environmental Changes in Jahangirnagar University: A GIS & GPS
based study.
 Remote Sensing & GIS Integration in Detecting the Land Use Changes in the Southern
Part.
 Spatial Pattern of Ultrafine Particles in Dhaka city & its Health Impact.
 Study of Short Term Planform Morphology of Jamuna River Using Remote Sensing 2
GIS Techniques.
 Mapping Census Data 2001 & Analyzing Regional Disparity of Bangladesh.

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 Spatial Variation & Trend Analysis of Temperature of Bangladesh.
 Spatial & Temporal Dynamics of land Utilization in Bangladesh.
 Developing a Plot to Plot GIS Based Village profile of Monga Affected Region: A case
Study.
 A spatial analysis of social afforestation & rural development: A case study on
Medeni union in Netrokona Sadar, Netrokona.
 A spatial analysis of human intervention on natural environment: Assumption of
household level beneficiaries from FCDI projects.
 A spatial analysis of climate change induced flood & river erosion.
 Geospatial analysis of capability evolution of ground water source of Dhaka city.
 A spatial impact of teleconnection indices on the variability of climate in Bangladesh.
 Assessing environmental threats to a khal : A GIS based case study
 Spatial Distribution of Winter Wild Flowers of Jahangirnagar University.
 Mapping Vegetation Cover of Jahangirnagar University .
 Diseases, socio-economic & physical environmental aspects & public health in
greater Dinajpur: An analytical study with the Application of Geographical
Information system.
 A GIS Study on Women participation in mitigation of arsenic problem in rural
Bangladesh.
 Foreign direct investment in Bangladesh.
 Point & non point sources of pollution along the river bansi: its impact on water
quality & human habitats.
 Investigating the applicability of Remote sensing in detecting structure elements of
ancient sites: A case study of Wari Bateshwar & Bhitar Ghar.
 Changes the structure of settlement in Savar Upazilla.
 State of life & livelihoods in the Haor: Problems, prospect & remedies: A case study
on Asthagram & Deoghar Union of Asthagram upazilla, Kishoreganj.
 Impact on open cut coal mine in Northwest part of Bangladesh: A case study on
Phulbari Coal Project.
 Underlying causes of Deforestation of Sundarban Mangrove forest & its impact on
environment.
 Impact on ENSO on tropical cyclones & floods of Bangladesh.
 Municipal solid waste generation & management: A case study of Savar municipal
area.
 Surface water quality of the Chittagong city & its impact on surrounding areas.
 Changing pattern of wetlands: A geographical study of Dhamrai thana.
 Charland management of the Brahmaputra- Jamuna river.
 Mushroom Cultivation & poverty alleviation in Bangladesh.
 Labour migration & development in commercial sector : A case study of Tejgaon
area.
 People dependency on Sundarban Mangrove forest, Bangladesh.

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 Mobile Communication and its socio-economic impact on rural life : A case study of
Baldhara Union.
 United nations convention on the law of the sea (UNCLOS) defining the maritime
boundary of bay of Bengal.
 Vulnerability and risk assessment of the population living along the upper Bangsi
river.
 Impact of DAP intervention on Population & Environment: A case of Rajuk group- E
 Urban livability & Environment Sustainability: A case of Khilkhet Dhaka.
 Women economic activities; two socio-economic groups of Dhamrai.
 Ageing population in Bangladesh; some projection, indices & a case study.
 Physical & Socio-economic Changes in Brahmanbaria municipality.
 Non navigational uses of the international water courses: laws & practices on
Bangladesh.
 Causes & social effects of deforestation of Sal forest: A case study of Madhupur
Upazila.
 Vertical greening in cityscape: An assessment of prospect & problems of rooftop
gardening in Dhaka city.
 Arboriculture in Dhaka city: Assessment of the status of the roadside trees.
 Characteristics of climate variability over Bangladesh.
 Industrial development in Dhamrai municipality: Land use & planning perspective.
 Impact assessment of temperature and rainfall fluctuations on agro ecosystem in
Barind tract.
 Impacts on water logging natural resources & livelihood patterns of the
communities : A case study in Abhaynagar upazila.
 Socio-environmental impact and sustainable community based eco-tourism
development : A study of selected tourists sites in Bangladesh.
 Corporate environmental responsibilities in opereal industries : An assessment.
 Industrial development & its impact on land 2 socio-economic condition: A case
study on Mouchak union.
 Impact of food on agriculture & food security: A study on the North-Eastern part of
Bangladesh.
 People’s livelihood & utilization of resource of the Sundarbans reserved forest.
 Impact of riverbank erosion on population migration & resettlement : A GIS based
study on Teota union in shivalay upazila.
 Role of women in water supply sanitation & hygiene: A GIS based study on Hasinpur
Mouza in Rajshahi district.
 Rural development & community based vulnerability & risk assessment: A spatial
analysis on Jiyapur union, Dalatpur upazila, Manikganj.
 Vulnerability & risk assessment of coastal area : A GIS based study of Mirzaganj
union at Mirzaganj thana in Potuakhali district.

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 Mitigation & adaptation strategies of women & children to survive from flood: A GIS
based study on Sirajganj & Rajbari district in Jamuna & Padma floodplain.
GIS related publication:
About GIS has two publication in Department of Geography & Environment. And both of
article are wrote by M Manzurul Hassan. The name of article are:
 Application of Geostatistics with indicator Kringing for analyzing spatial variability of
ground water Arsenic concentrations in southwest Bangladesh.[ Journal of
Environmental Science and Health Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances &
Environmental Engineering 09/2011; 46(11):1185-96.]
 Arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh: Spatial mitigation planning with GIS and public
participation.[ Health Policy 12/2005; 74(3):247-60. ]
GIS Research facilities with Available data at Department of Geography &
Environment(over the last 5 years):
 GIS Research:
In department of Geography & Environment use a combination of state-of-the-art
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, hardware, data, and innovative
techniques of physical, environmental & socio-economic progress.
 Sources of Data:
Data for GIS research has been collected from several government and private
organizations like BBS, LGD, Water development metrological board & so on.
 GIS Software:
In this Department, they use ARC GIS software, 10.1 version for GIS & Erdas imagine for
Remote Sensing.
 GIS Hardware:
In this Department they have one GIS lab. In this lab they have 45 laptops & 30 desktop
for use GIS software.
International Collaboration at Department of Geography & Environment(over the last 5
years):
In Department of Geography & Environment, they have a few works on international
collaboration. The name of this collaboration are-

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 British Council and Durham University are working together in a project called
inspire program. Department of Geography & Environment is also working
together.
 Sweden is working on a project with the Department of Geography & Environment
of Distance Courses.
 Remote sensing institute & department of geography & Environment are working
together over a few years.
 The teacher of Department of Geography named Professor Shariful Huda is the
country Director of Duke award, Edenbarg.
GIS Research Activities at Urban & Regional Planning(over the last 5 years):
In last five years several researches have been done on- application of various GIS
techniques like image analysis, mapping of disaster induced migration etc. Morover the
work is more about GIS are-
 GIS Based Management System to Ensure Good Urban Governance in Bangladesh: A
Case Study of Bashurhat Pourashava, Noakhali.
 Application of GIS in Residential Land Use Suitability Analysis: A Case study on Savar
Municipality.
 An Integration of GIS with Turkish Method & Analytical Hierarchy Process to Assess
Seismic Vulnerability of Ward No.44 of DCC.
 Changing Rural Land Use Patterns in Relation to Land Price: A Case Study of
Sonadanga Mouza at Khanpur Union in Bagerhat.
 Application of land Readjustment Method in Urban Renewal: A Case study of Old
Dhaka.
 Optimum Allocation of School by Using GIS & Location Allocation (LA) Model.
 Modeling The Spatial pattern of Urban Change: A Case Study on Eastern Fringe of
Dhaka.
 Spatial Modeling of Regional Divergences of Urban Development in Bangladesh.
 Optimum Allocation of Super Store in Dhaka City: An Application of Geographical
Information System(GIS) & Heuristic Model.
 A Study on Physical Density & Spatial Quality: A Case Study on Ward No. 45 of DCC.
GIS Research facilities with Available data at Department of Urban & Regional
Planning(over the last 5 years):
 GIS Research:
In urban & Regional planning department the research is produce by data, software
& hardware.

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 Data Sources:
Data for GIS research has been collected from several government and private
organizations like LGED, IWM, Sheltech. The consultancy firms engaged in planning
are also good source of raw data.
 GIS Software:
They use ArcGIS software, version 9.3 for GIS.
 GIS Hardware:
They use lab & computer for their GIS research facilities.
International Collaboration at Department of Urban & Regional Planning(overthe last 5
years):
The Department of Urban & Regional planning have no international Collaboration.
GIS Research Activities at Department of Environmental Sciences(over the last 5 years):
GIS research activities at Department of Environmental science are:
 Disaster: Coping & Vulnerability of Women of The Perspective of SIDR Affected
Environment : A Geographical Information System Investigation
 Surface Water Quality of Dhaka City & Its Environmental Impact: A GIS Based Case
Study.
 Assessing the Impacts of Cyclone SIDR:A GIS Based Investigation on Patharghata
upazila of Barguna district.
 Environmental Impact Study of a Road Project: A Geographical study on Bijoy sharani
to shaheed Tajuddin link.
 Industrial Waste Water Treatment, Disposal & Reuse: A GIS Based study from Savar
Pourasova.
 Climate Change Impacts on Flood Hazard in Bangladesh: A Geograpgical based
study on Tangail District.
 The Seasonal Variation of Water Quality of Turag River & Its Environmental
Consequences on Adjacent Areas of Tongi.
GIS Research facilities with Available data at Department of Environmental Sciences(over
the last 5 years):
In the department of Environmental sciences, they collect their data from DoE, BBS & so on.

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International Collaboration at Department of Environmental Sciences(over the last 5
years):
The international Collaboration at department of Environmental sciences are:
 Professor Dr. Syed Hafizur Rahman have successfully completed a project entitled
Climate Change Adaptation practices in Thirty Agroecological Zones (AEZs) of
Bangladesha funded by OXFAM UK in 2009.
 Professor Dr. Shafi Mohammad Tareq has collaborated in several international
projects between Bangladesh and Japan.
GIS Research Activities at Department of Geological Sciences(over the last 5 years):
In Department of Geology Sciences is also working with GIS. But they have no Research
activities. Because GIS is not the main part of Geology. Moreover Geology working with the
help of the GIS are:
 GIS is Used as the exploration and exploitation of mineral and hydrocarbon
resources.
 GIS is used Petroleum provides gas and oil for vehicle transportation, aggregate and
limestone quarrying (sand and gravel) provides ingredients for concrete for paving
and construction, potash mines contribute to fertilizer, coal to energy production,
precious metals and gems for jewelry, diamonds for drill bits, and copper, zinc and
assorted minerals for a variety of uses.
 GIS is also used the study of potential hazards such as volcanoes, landslides, and
earthquakes, and is thus a critical factor for geotechnical studies relating to
construction and engineering.
 Remote sensing is used as a tool to extract information about the land surface
structure, composition or subsurface, but is often combined with other data sources
providing complementary measurements.
 Radar provides an expression of surface topography and roughness, and thus is
extremely valuable, especially when integrated with another data source to provide
detailed relief.
 Remote sensing is not limited to direct geology applications - it is also used to
support logistics, such as route planning for access into a mining area, reclamation
monitoring, and generating base maps upon which geological data can be referenced
or superimposed.
GIS Research facilities with Available data at Department of Geological Sciences(over the
last 5 years):

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 In the department of Geological Sciences, they have one GIS lab for GIS research
with Available data.
 They Collect their data from BAPEX, SoB & so on.
International Collaboration at Department of Geological Sciences(over the last 5 years):
The Department of Geological Sciences have no international Collaboration about GIS
Research.
GIS Research activities at the Department of Archaeology(over the last 5 years):
In the department of archaeology, GIS has been used for historical identification. But it is
not widely used in Archaeology.
GIS Research facilities with Available data at the Department of Archaeology(over the last
5 years):
They have Geo-archaeological Lab & Computer lab for research Facilities.
International Collaboration at the Department of Archaeology(over the last 5 years):
They have no International Collaboration about GIS Research.
Conclusion:
Above this discussion we know that Department of Geography & Environment, Urban &
Regional Planning, Environmental Sciences, Geological sciences & Archaeology Department
are working with GIS. In this Assignment, we have tried our best to represent our experience
& acquired data & knowledge. After analyzing data we have tried to make a assignment &
give an opinion about the current GIS research trends in Jahangirnagar University & hope
this assignment act as a framework GIS.
We Specially Thank you for helping to honorable teacher Rezaul Rony, Mizanur Rahman,
Professor Dr. Syed Hafizur Rahman & students of all these department.

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References:
 Rezaul Rony; lecture; Department of Geography & Environment
 Mohammad Mizanur Rahman; Lecturer: Department of Regional & Urban
Planning.
 Dr. Syed Hafizur Rahman; Professor; Department of Environmental Sciences.
 MD. Ibrahim; Student of Geological Sciences.
 Kiron Shiekh; Student of Archeology.

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