Development of Risk Sensitive Land Use Planning Practice (RSLUP)

Project Location: Bangladesh

Consulting Firm: VestA (a subsidiary of Protek-Yapi Engineering Consultancy Corporation)

Start Date: February, 2019

Duration of Consulting Services: 36 months

Client: World Bank, Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (RAJUK), Bangladesh Ministry of Housing and Public Works

The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) requested a support program focused on earthquake risk mitigation. The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), under the World Bank, provided funding to carry out the following tasks:

  • Stage 1: Project organization, data collection, and situation analysis
  • Stage 2: Development of internal guidelines and processes for RSLUP to upgrade and reform the existing urban planning system
  • Stage 3: Training and capacity building for risk-sensitive planning

The services provided by VestA, as a sub-consultant to Protek-Yapi Engineering Co., included:

  • Situation analysis and diagnosis
  • Geotechnical and hydrological assessment
  • Hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessment
  • Micro-zonation and exposure analysis
  • Risk-sensitive land use plan strategy
  • Urban expansion modeling
  • Action plans, implementation programs, and financial modeling
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