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Urban geology of Dhaka, Bangladesh
(United Nations, 1999)
<p>Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is one of the fastest growing cities in the developing world, where development is being done with little regard to natural, geological conditions. This study aims (a) to provide ...
Geology for land-use planning in tropical deltas : Greater Dhaka City (Keraniganj Upazila), Bangladesh
(United Nations, 1991)
<p>Presents geological data for land-use planning in a tropical delta, classifying the land into different geomorphic map units. The six geomorphic units are (1) channel deposit, (2) natural level deposit, (3) flood plain ...
The ground beneath our feet : a factor in urban planning
(United Nations, 2003)
This volume is the last in the ESCAP publication series entitled Atlas of Urban Geology, a series of fourteen volumes on the application of geology to urban planning. This volume reviews the status of urban geology up to ...