A city burdened with unplanned overpasses: a grounded theory approach to identify the root cause for its implementation

dc.contributor.authorMubassirah, Fabiha Atique
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-22T14:46:43Z
dc.date.available2019-04-22T14:46:43Z
dc.date.graduationmonthMayen_US
dc.date.issued2019-05-01
dc.date.published2019en_US
dc.description.abstractThe most crucial urban problem in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is its traffic congestion. The absence of adequate transportation planning and lack of proper integration between infrastructure management bodies have resulted in motionless streets in Dhaka, where vehicles remain frozen on roads for hours. The government of Bangladesh is constructing flyovers or overpasses which are full-grade separations in major intersections of Dhaka. Eight flyovers have already been constructed so far to curb the congestion problem, and to eliminate conflicts between rail-road traffic and potential accidents. But, unfortunately, most of them resulted in poor performance and inefficiency in mitigating congestion. These transportation infrastructure projects have not only deteriorated the traffic condition of the city, but they impede the potential for other long-term sustainable options. Flyover construction is an expensive project for a developing country like Bangladesh, and there could have been several alternative reasonable solutions which were overlooked. This situation necessitates digging into the root causes for the selection and implementation of flyover projects in Dhaka. The study aims to identify the reasons why the government of Bangladesh is implementing flyover projects in Dhaka. A grounded theory approach has been followed to inductively derive a theory behind the reason of this flyover scenario. Content analysis and interviews of the stakeholders and policy makers have been done to collect the data. The theory derived in the research provides an explanation for the root cause of the present traffic disaster. The analysis reveals that weak governance of Bangladesh which includes political decision-making and ineffective institutional framework motivated this infrastructure failure in Dhaka.en_US
dc.description.advisorGregory L. Newmarken_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Regional and Community Planningen_US
dc.description.departmentDepartment of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planningen_US
dc.description.levelMastersen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/39691
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectFlyoveren_US
dc.subjectOverpassen_US
dc.subjectDhakaen_US
dc.subjectGrounded Theoryen_US
dc.subjectInfrastructureen_US
dc.subjectTransportation Planningen_US
dc.titleA city burdened with unplanned overpasses: a grounded theory approach to identify the root cause for its implementationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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