Unplanned urbanization and health risks of Dhaka City in Bangladesh: uncovering the associations between urban environment and public health

MA Rahaman, A Kalam, M Al-Mamun - Frontiers in public health, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Background Dhaka City, the capital of Bangladesh, has experienced rapid and unplanned
urbanization over the past few decades. This process has brought significant challenges to …

Rethinking sustainable urban development: towards an integrated planning and development process

T Yigitcanlar, S Teriman - … journal of environmental science and technology, 2015‏ - Springer
A city is the most dramatic manifestation of human activities on the environment. This human-
dominated organism degrades natural habitats, simplifies species composition, disrupts …

The environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis for Bangladesh: the importance of natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and hydropower consumption

M Murshed, R Alam, A Ansarin - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021‏ - Springer
Mitigating environmental pollution has become a global agenda kee** the sustainability of
socioeconomic and environmental development into cognizance. Against this backdrop, this …

Cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies between 1995 and 2010

N Saquib, J Saquib, T Ahmed, MA Khanam… - BMC public health, 2012‏ - Springer
Background Belief is that chronic disease prevalence is rising in Bangladesh since death
from them has increased. We reviewed published cardiovascular (CVD) and Type 2 …

Hypertension among adults in Bangladesh: evidence from a national cross-sectional survey

MAB Chowdhury, MJ Uddin, MR Haque… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2016‏ - Springer
Background Hypertension is an increasing problem in Southeast Asia, particularly in
Bangladesh. Although some epidemiological studies on hypertension have been conducted …

Investigating the interplay between transport, land use and the environment: A review of the literature

T Yigitcanlar, M Kamruzzaman - International Journal of Environmental …, 2014‏ - Springer
Integration of land use and transport decisions to achieve sustainable travel behavior has
been considered an integral element for sustainable urban development. However, before …

High prevalence of type 2 diabetes among the urban middle class in Bangladesh

N Saquib, MA Khanam, J Saquib, S Anand… - BMC public health, 2013‏ - Springer
Background The prevalence of type-2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome are increasing in
the develo** world; we assessed their prevalence among the urban middle class in …

Predicting urban growth and its impact on fragile environment using Land Change Modeler (LCM): a case study of Djelfa City, Algeria

A Benkhelif, M Setti, B Sehl, F Djeddaoui, I Nazrul - GeoJournal, 2024‏ - Springer
This study aims at predicting the urban growth of Djelfa, which is the largest Algerian semi-
arid city, and assessing its impact on Land Use/Land Cover (LULC). Three satellite datasets …

Evaluating China's urbanization trajectory: an overextension or still in progress?

Y Wei, F Yuan, Z Ye - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
China's urbanization has undergone a transformative journey since the initiation of the
reform and opening-up policy in 1978, catalyzing economic growth while profoundly …

Childhood ecology influences salivary testosterone, pubertal age and stature of Bangladeshi UK migrant men

K Magid, RT Chatterton, FU Ahamed… - Nature Ecology & …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Male reproductive investment is energetically costly, and measures of human reproductive
steroid hormones (testosterone), developmental tempo (pubertal timing) and growth …