Sustainable Urban Revitalization Model—A Study through Formulating and Selecting the Planning Proposal

Abstract

The intent of this paper towards involvement of information lies about the analysis of the sustainable and revitalization methods around urban development and planning within Khulna city, Bangladesh; and proposed Boro Bazaar area and how it can be focused to a further sustainable urban neighborhood with a projected urban revitalization plan. Therefore the plan of this study is to recommend a contextual model through formulating of sustainable urban revitalization planning proposal of an urban area and next selecting a suitable strategy for their revitalization. To support this plan, present study first explains the background of the study; next, it explains the methodology, data collection process, afterwards formulating, selecting and evaluating techniques, which are essential for developing a contextual model for proposing sustainable urban revitalization strategy. Thus for a comprehensive consideration this present study has been progressed with a suitable evaluation plan for integrating and projecting the different factors playing significant role in the process of sustainable urban revitalization planning, i.e. physical, economics, social, environment, culture and overall networks within the study area. Based on the theories, principles, strategies and the different approaches, which have been employed for the overall city the critical recommendations at policy level, have been listed out, in a comprehensive and a systematic manner, to guide the sustainable urban revitalization planning for the proposed area.