Title Page
ABSTRACT
Contents
1. INTRODUCTION 11
1.1. Background and Problem Statement 11
1.2. Research Question 17
1.3. Scope of The Research 18
1.4. Significance of The Research 20
1.5. Organization of The Thesis 21
2. LITERATURE REVIEW 24
2.1. Urban Forestry: Concept, Definition and Example 24
2.2. Urban Forestry Benefits and Urban Sustainability 27
2.3. Forestry and Urban Forestry in Bangladesh 35
2.4. Forestry and Urban Forestry in Dhaka City 41
2.5. Role of The Government in Urban Forestry 47
2.6. Role of The Government in Urban Forestry of Dhaka City 57
2.7. Conceptual Framework 61
3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 64
3.1. Study Design 64
3.2. Organization, Stakeholder and Policy Selection 64
3.3. Data Collection 67
3.3.1. Document Review 67
3.3.2. Key Informant Interview and FGD 69
3.4. Analytical Framework 73
3.5. Data Analysis 75
4. DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONS 77
4.1. Result Interpretations 77
4.1.1. Governmental Basic Structural Framework 77
4.1.2. Relationship Between Institution and Actors 84
4.1.3. Operational Implications 97
4.2. Discussion 104
4.2.1. Present Scenario of Urban Forestry in Dhaka City 105
4.2.2. Importance of Urban Forests in Dhaka City 105
4.2.3. Urban Forestry Management Plan 106
4.2.4. Urban Forestry Governance in Dhaka City 108
4.2.5. Urban Forestry in The Policy Framework of Bangladesh 110
4.2.6. Establishment of A New Urban Forestry Wing 110
5. CONCLUSIONS 112
5.1. Recommendations 112
5.2. Conclusion 114
5.3. Limitations and Recommendations for Future Studies 115
BIBLIOGRAPHY 116
APPENDIX 130
초록 133
Table 1. Loss of Green Spaces in Dhaka city within 1975-2005 13
Table 2. Urban hazards and the role of urban forests in risk reduction 32
Table 3. List of documents reviewed in this study 69
Table 4. Key Informants of the study (in depth face-to-face interview) 70
Table 5. Classification of Urban Green Areas in DAP, 2022-2035 93
Figure 1. Present scenario of urban forestry in Dhaka city 15
Figure 2. Urban forestry distribution in Dhaka City 17
Figure 3. Distribution of some major urban forests inside Dhaka city 19
Figure 4. Research flow of the thesis 23
Figure 5. A large urban park Seoul Forest in the capital of Korea. 27
Figure 6. Ecosystem service from urban and peri-urban forests 29
Figure 7. Forests in Bangladesh 36
Figure 8. Urban forest change detection in Dhaka city from 1989-2020 42
Figure 9. Urban tree inventory in National Botanical Garden, Dhaka. 45
Figure 10. Urban forestry stakeholders and actors 51
Figure 11. Stakeholder's responsibilities in green space development in Dhaka city 59
Figure 12. Conceptual framework of the research. 62
Figure 13. Bangladesh National Portal. 66
Figure 14. Overview of data collection process in the thesis 72
Figure 15. Analytical framework. 75