Dr. Kasphia Nahrin
Dr. Kasphia Nahrin Professor, Department of Urban & Regional Planning

PROFILE

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Kasphia Nahrin is Professor of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. She started her teaching and research career approximately eighteen years ago. She has done postdoctoral work with the TWAS-IsDB Fellowship at the University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur. She has completed her PhD from the Center of Sustainability Planning and Environment (SPE), University of West of England (UWE), United Kingdom. She has completed both a Bachelor and a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning (URP) from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). She has also done a Master of Applied Social Research (MA ASR) from UWE, UK. In the last eighteen years of her professional career, she has published more than twenty scholarly articles in recognized journals and seminar proceedings and participated in many national and international conferences to present her research.

RESEARCH INTEREST

Urban planning, housing, environmental planning

All Publications

Article Published in Peer Review Journal 

Akter, S. and Nahrin, N. (2023) Women’s accessibility to community public spaces in urban residential areas: case study, Jahangirnagar University Planning Review, Vol. 21: 65-80. Access from: https://journals.juniv.edu/index.php/pr/issue/view/42 

Nahrin, K. (2022) Formal Rental Housing Condition in Dhaka: Case Study in Mirpur, Jahangirnagar University Planning Review, Vol. 20: 21-34. Access from: https://journals.juniv.edu/index.php/pr/issue/view/67

Nahrin, K. (2021) ­Inclusionary housing financial mechanisms in developing city: a case study of Dhaka, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II: Social Science, Vol. XLV: 213-226.

Rahman, M.S; Rahman, A., Sultana, S.; and Nahrin, K. (2021) Informal Economic Activities in Residential Areas of Dhaka City: Empirical Evidence from Mirpur Area, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II, Social Sciences, Vol. XLIII: 135-152. Access from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ashiqur-Rahman-15/publication/356406678_Informal_Economic_Activities_in_Residential_Areas_of_Dhaka_City_Empirical_Evidence_from_Mirpur_Area/links/619897e561f0987720b793db/Informal-Economic-Activities-in-Residential-Areas-of-Dhaka-City-Empirical-Evidence-from-Mirpur-Area.pdf

Nahrin, K. (2019) Environmental area conservation through urban planning: case study in Dhaka, Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental Law. Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 55-71. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPPEL-11-2018-0033 Access from: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JPPEL-11-2018-0033/full/html

Nahrin, K. (2018) Urban development policies for the provision of utility infrastructure: a  case study of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Utilities Policy, Vol. 54: 107–114, Access from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2018.05.002

Nahrin, K. (2018) Analysis of inclusionary housing as an urban planning instrument of the North in the South: the context of Dhaka, Urban Development Issues, Vol. 58: 19–27. Access from: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/udi.2018.58.issue-1/udi-2018-0020/udi-2018-0020.xml

Nahrin, K. (2017) Comparative Analysis of Rental House Preference Attributes: A Focus on Middle-Income Tenants in Developing Cities, Jahangirnagar University Planning Review, Vol. 15: 83-98.

Nahrin. K. (2017) Environmental Improvement through Housing Formalisation in Urban Global South: A Case Study, Development Review, Vol. 26: 47-62.

Nahrin, K. and Rahman, M. S. U. (2015) Transport Accessibility of Housing: Perspectives of House Rental and the Tenant's Housing Choice. Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners (JBIP), Vol. 8: 73 -84. Access from: http://www.bip.org.bd/SharingFiles/journal _book/20170119110424.pdf

Nahrin, K. (2015) Objectivity and Ethics in Empirical Research, International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Vol. 5 (7), July 2015. Online journal, http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-0715/ijsrp-p4381.pdf

Nahrin, K. (2015) Localized Environmental Improvements through Building Rules in Dhaka, Jahangirnagar University Planning Review, Vol. 13: 63-74.

Rahman, M. S. U. and Nahrin, K. (2012) Bus Services in Dhaka City - Users’ Experiences and Opinions. Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners (JBIP), Vol 5: 93 -105.

Rahman, M. S. U.; Ahmed, M. Z. and Nahrin, K. (2010). Participation of Public and Private Sector in Municipal Solid Waste Management: The Case on Dhaka City. Jahangirnagar Planning Review, Vol. 8: 23-35.

Nahrin, K. (2009) An Analysis of the Environmental Attributes for Rental Housing Location Choices to the Households in Dhaka City. Jahangirnagar University Planning Review, Vol. 7: 61-68.

Nahrin, K. and Rahman, M. S. U. (2009). Land Information System (LIS) for Land Administration and Management in Bangladesh. Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners (JBIP), Vol. 2: 116-125. Access from http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbip.v2i0.9572

Nahrin, K. (2008) Land Use Plan Violation and Its Impact on Community Life in Dhaka City. Jahangirnagar University Planning Review, Vol. 6: 39-48.

Nahrin, K. and Akther, M. (2007) Problems in Provision of Utilities to Secondary Town- A Case Study of Manikgonj Pourashava. Jahangirnagar University Planning Review, Vol. 5: 75-84.

Nahrin, K. (2006) Land Administration and Management Policy for Planned Urban Land Development. The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II: Social Science, Vol. 30: 315-330.

 

Published Papers in Conference Proceedings:

Rahman, MSU., Nahrin, K., Haque, A. and Hossain, M. J. (2021) Travel Behavior of Elderly People in Dhaka City: Changes due to COVID-19, September 2021, Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, At: Hiroshima, Japan

Nahrin, K. (2012). Informality of Housing and Environment in Dhaka: Causes, Effects and Urging Actions, Proceedings of Children’s Identity & Citizenship in Europe (CiCe) 7th Annual Research Conference ‘New Researchers for New Europe’, University of York, UK.

Nahrin, K. (2012). High Density for Housing Informalities and Environmental Effects in Developing Cities, 6th Association of European School of Planning-Young Academia (AESOP-YA) Meeting, University of Reading, UK, 17-20 April 2012.

Nahrin, K. (2011) ‘A Study on Housing-Environment Relations’, International Conference In Humanities, Social Sciences and Technology (ICHSST), Manchester, UK, June 2011.

Rahman, M. S. U. and Nahrin, K. (2010). Using Cellular Phone While Driving in the Highways as a Threat to Road Safety in Bangladesh, Proceedings of the 12th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), Lisbon, Portugal.

Nahrin, K. (2010). ‘An Analysis of House Preference Attributes regarding the Middle-Income Families in Dhaka City’, Proceedings of the UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference, Essex, UK, 7-9 April 2010.

Nahrin, K. (2008) The Role of Farm Activities Extension for Employment Generation in Bangladesh. Proceedings of Conference on Bangladesh in the 21th Century, Harvard University, USA.

Nahrin, K. (2008) Hundred Percent Sanitation in Bangladesh by 2010: Issues, Challenges and Sustainable Options, Conference of Sanitation Challenge by LeAF (Lettinga Associates Foundation), 2008, The Netherlands.

Rahman, M. S. U. and Nahrin, K. (2008). ‘Sanitation Situation in Bangladesh: Issues, Challenges and Options’, Proceedings of International Conference on Water Resources Policy in South Asia, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17-20 December 2008.

Rahman, M. S. U. and Nahrin, K. (2008). Planning as a Dialogue: Preparing CDP for Rangamati Paurashava, Proceedings of the 10th Summer Institute of Pacific Regional Science Conference Organization (PRSCO), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Rahman, M. S. U. and Nahrin, K. (2007). Is Failure of Appropriate Policy Implementation Responsible for Congestion and Air Pollution in Dhaka City?, Proceedings of the International Conference on Air Quality Management in Southeast Asia, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Rahman, M. S. U.; Nahrin, K. and Shumi, S. (2007). Why Absence of Bicycling in Dhaka City? Measures and Policies to Promote it, The Choice for Sustainable Development, Proceedings of the 23rd World Road Congress (PIARC), Paris, France.


Academic Info

Institute: University of the West of England (UWE)
Period: 2010-2013

PhD, Department of Planning and Architecture

Institute: UWE, Bristol, UK
Period: 2010 – 2012

Master of Applied Social Research (MA ASR) (Part-time)

Institute: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Period: 2005-2009

Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP)

Institute: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Period: 1999-2004

Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (BURP)

Experience

Organization: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jahangirnagar University
Position: Professor
Period: 2020- to date
Organization: Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP), Jahangirnagar University
Position: Associate Professor
Period: 2015-2020
Organization: Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP), Jahangirnagar University
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: 2009-2015
Organization: Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP), Jahangirnagar University,
Position: Lecturer
Period: 2006-2009
Organization: Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Position: Junior Programme Officer (Media)
Period: 2005- 2006

 

Organization: Chaity Group, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Position: Welfare Officer
Period: 2005
Organization: Green Delta Housing and Development (Pvt) Ltd.
Position: Executive Planner
Period: 2004-2005

Contact

Dr. Kasphia Nahrin

Professor
Department of Urban & Regional Planning
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +88 01912433954
Email: kasphia.urp@juniv.edu , kasphia_urp@yahoo.com