Ummeh Saika, PhD Professor, Department of Geography & Environment
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Ummeh Saika is working as a Professor of the Department of Geography and Environment in Jagangirnagar University. She Joined Jahangirnagar University in 2009 as a Lecturer. She completed her B.Sc and M.Sc from Jahangirnagar University.
Dr. Saika graduated with her PhD in Urban Environment Management from the Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan with the Japanese Government Human Development Fund. She has been in the university teaching and research for near about nine years. Dr. Saika is experienced with environmental assessment and the geography of disaster. She wrote a number of research papers largely focused on water quality, spatial decisions, environmental risk, gender issues in disaster and urban green space management. She is also experienced with geo-statistical analysis including GIS and Remote Sensing and theoretical modeling. Dr. Saika introduced a new hierarchy park’s system in her PhD research which is applicable to the cities of developing countries. She is now trying to apply different methods and models in her ongoing research in order to contribute in the policy level of the country to improve urban environment and reduce environmental risk and hazards. Dr. Saika attended and presented her research outcomes in a number of international and national conferences and workshops. Currently, she is the Executive Member of the Bangladesh National Geographical Association (BNGA).
She went to Viquarunnisa Noon School and College for her secondary certificate and higher secondary certificate.
She was born in Dhaka on 15 October 1985. She is married and blessed with two children.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Urban Environment and Green Space Analysis
JOURNAL PAPER
1) Eva, A. N.; Saika, U. and Ansari, M. N. A. (2018) Industrialization leads Environmental degradation in the Sundarbans: In search of Incoherence between Law and Implementation, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part-II, Volume-42, Social Science Faculty, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh. ISSN 1682-7422
2) Saika, U. and Kikuchi, T. (2017) Service Area and Accessibility of Urban Parks: Dhaka city, Bangladesh as a Developing nation, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part-II, Volume-41, Social Science Faculty, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh. ISSN 1682-7422
3) Hossain, M.I., Ansari, M. N. A., and Saika, U. (2017) Lake Base Urban Recreation in Dhaka Metropolitan Area: Hatirjheel Lake as a Potential Case. International Journal of Research - Granthaalayah, 5(12): 266-274. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1134576
4) Saika, U. and Kikuchi, T. (2017) Classification of Urban Parks and their Regional Characteristics in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering B, Volume-6 (1), page 41-54.
5) Nurunnahar, M.; Moniruzzaman, S.; Saika, U. and Ansari, M. N. A. (2017) Assessment of the Spatio-temporal Changes of Ramna Park and its Role as Urban Green Space, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II , Volume 37, page 245-256.
6) Saika, U.; Hossain, M. I. and Ansari, M. N. A. (2016) Detecting Temporal Changes of Small Water Bodies Using GIS Techniques: Northern part of Bangladesh as a Case Study, Int. Journal of Applied Sciences and Engineering Research Volume 5, Issue 6; page 458-464.
7) Sultana, S.; Rahman, U. and Saika, U. (2013) Earthquake, Cause Susceptibility and Risk Mitigation in Bangladesh, ARPN Journal of Earth Sciences, Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN), Volume-02, No-2, Page 70-80. ISSN: 2305-493X
8) Hoque, M. A.; Saika, U.; Sarder, B. C. and Biswas, K. K. (2013) Environmental and Socio-economic Impacts of Salinity Intrusion in the Coastal Area: A Case Study on Munshigong Union, Shymnagor, Satkhira, Jahangirnagar University Environmental Bulletin, Volume-02, Department of Environmental Science, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh, Page 43-51. ISSN 2304-3326
9) Hoque, M. A.; Saika, U. and Huda, K. M. S. (2013) Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Detecting Temporal Changes of Small Water Bodies in Ghiduari Mouza of Atpara Upazila, International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Computational and Applied Sciences (IJETCAS), Issue-3, Volume-2, International Association of Scientific Innovation and Research (IASIR), Page 170-175. ISSN (Online): 2279-0055, ISSN (Print): 2279-0047
10) Akter, R.; Saika, U. and Hoque, M. A. (2013) A Case Study on Socio economic Condition of Women Labour in Gazipur Garments Industry, Bhugol Patrika, Volume-32, Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh, Page 103-120 (In Bengali). ISSN 1027-8567
11) Ali, A.; Saika, U. and Hoque, M. A. (2013) Uses, Changes and Importance of Small Water Bodies: A Case Study on Khordo Gojail Mouza of Ullahpara Upazila, Jahangirnagar Somajbiggan Somikkha, Social Science Faculty, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh, Page 191-200 (In Bengali). ISSN: 2309-6934
12) Sinthia, U. S.; Saika, U.; Hoque, M. A. and Mamun, M. A. (2013) State of Industrial Pollution on Water and its Impact on Adjacent Areas: A Case Study on Tongi Thana (Ward-8), Jagannath University Journal of Science, Volume-02, Jagannath University, Dhaka – 1100, Bangladesh, Page 69-81. ISSN: 2224-1698
13) Saika, U.; Naznin, M. and Huda, K. M. S. (2012) Coping and Adapting Strategies of Women to Survive from Disaster: A Case Study on South West Part of Satkhira District in Bangladesh, LAP (Lambert Academic Publishing), Germany, Page 01-140. ISBN: 978-3-659-15985-5
14) Naznin, M.; Saika, U. and Hoque, M. A. (2012) The Role of Women to Endure from Disaster: A Case Study on Horinagar Mouza of Symnagar Upazila, Bhugol Patrika, Volume-31, Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh, Page 107-122 (In Bengali). ISSN 1027-8567
15) Hoque, M. A.; Saika, U. and Huda, K. M. S. (2012) Participation of Women in the Community Based Disaster Management in Bangladesh, Journal of the Bangladesh National Geographical Association (BNGA), Volume-38/2010, Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh, Page 59-68.
16) Saika, U.; Sultana, S. and Huda, K. M. S. (2012) The Role of Women in Flood Adaptation and Endurance Strategies - A Case Study on South Western Part of Sirajganj District in Bangladesh, Journal of the Bangladesh National Geographical Association (BNGA), Volume-37/2009, Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh, Page 79-96.
17) Hoque, M. A.; Saika, U. and Huda, K. M. S. (2012) Spatial Distribution, Changes, Uses and Water Quality of Small Water Bodies in Ghiduari Mouza of Netrokona District, Jahangirnagar University Environmental Bulletin, Volume-01, Department of Environmental Science, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh, Page 01- 13. ISSN 2304-3326
18) Saika, U.; Huda, K. M. S. and Khatoon, F. Z. (2011) Surface Water Quality of Dhaka City and Its Environmental Impact, Water Crisis in the Indian Subcontinent, Husain, Z. and Cajee, L. (Editors), North-Eastern Hill University, D. K. Fine Art Press Ltd., Bookwell, New Delhi, India, Page 387-410. ISBN: 978-93-80574-25-7
19) Sultana, S.; Saika, U. and Huda, K. M. S. (2011) Flood Devastation and its Impact on Women in Sirajganj District: Coping and Adapting Strategies, Bhugol Patrika, Volume-30, Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh, Page 39-61(In Bengali). ISSN 1027-8567
20) Arfin, M.; Saika, U. and Hoque, M. A. (2010) Water Logging and Its Effects on Urban Life: A Case Study on Ward No.-53, Dhaka City Corporation, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part-II, Volume-34, Social Science Faculty, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh, Page 115-122. ISSN 1682-7422
21) Sheikh, M. S.; Saika, U. and Huda, K. M. S. (2010) The Seasonal Variation of Water Quality of Tongi khal and its Environmental Consequences, Bhugol Patrika, Volume-29, Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh, Page 11-23(In Bengali). ISSN 1027-8567
22) Hoque, M. A.; Saika, U. and Huda, K. M. S. (2010) Livelihood and Socio-economic Aspects of the Sundarbans’ Dependent People: Case Studies on Nalian and Burigoalini ranges of the Sundarbans, khulna University Studies, Special Issue (SESB 2010), khulna University, khulna 9208, Bangladesh, Page 89-94. ISSN 1563-0897
23) Rashid, M. H.; Saika, U. and Huda, K. M. S. (2010) Industrial Pollution and Urban Environment: A Case Study of Narayangonj Pourashava, Jahangirnagar Planning Review, Volume-08, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh, Page 85-94. ISSN 1728-4198
24) Aktar, S.; Robin, T. A. and Saika, U. (2009) Effects of Urbanization on Urban Water Bodies: A Case Study of Khulna City Corporation Area, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part-II, Volume-33, Social Science Faculty, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh, Page 313-324. ISSN 1682-7422
25) Saika, U. (2009) Water Quality of Water Bodies in Dhaka City and its Environmental Impact, Bhugol Patrika, Volume-28, Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka – 1342, Bangladesh, Page 15-29(In Bengali). ISSN 1027-8567
CONFERENCE PAPER
1) Saika, U. (2018) Regional Differentiation and Distribution Pattern of Urban Parks in Dhaka, Bangladesh as an Example of Developing Nation, paper presented in the 4th Asian Conference on Geography (ACG2018), Guangzhou, China, 06 - 10 December, 2018.
2) Saika, U. and Kikuchi, T. (2017) Spatial Distribution and Hierarchical Structure of Urban Parks: Dhaka City, Bangladesh as a Case Study, paper presented in the 3rd Asian Conference on Geography and the 12 Korea-China-Japan Joint Conference on Geography, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 23 - 26 August, 2017.
3) Saika, U. (2016) Changes and Utilization of Urban Parks in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, paper presented in the 2nd Asian Conference on Geography and the 11 Japan-Korea-China Joint Conference on Geography, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, 11 - 14 September, 2016.
4) Saika, U. (2016) Regional Characteristics of Urban Parks in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, paper presented in the 33rd International Geographical Congress, Beijing, China, retrieved on 22 - 25 August, 2016.
5) Saika, U. (2015) Impacts of Salinity on Rural Life in Southern Part of Bangladesh; Towards the Social Sustainability of Rural Space, paper presented in the 24th Colloquium on the Sustainability of Rural Systems of International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission, Liege, Belgium, retrieved on 17 - 23 July, 2016.
6) Hossain, M. I., Saika, U. and Ansari, M. N. A. (2015) Public Private Partnership in Tourism Development of Bangladesh: Cox’s Bazar Sea Beach Area as a Case Study, paper presented in the 3rd Annual Conference on Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) of Asia Pacific Chapter (APac), Organized by Surugadai Campus, Meiji University, Tokyo, retrieved on 4 - 6 December, 2015.
7) Saika, U. (2015) Spatio-temporal Changes of Urban Green Space: A Case Study on Dhaka City, Bangladesh, paper presented in the 1st Asian Conference on Geography and the 10th China-Japan-Korea Joint Conference on Geography, Organized by School of Geographical Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, retrieved on 9 - 12 October, 2015.
8) Naznin, M., Sultana, S. and Saika, U. (2013) Climate Change Induced Disaster: Adaptation And Strategies- A Case Study on Horinagar Mouza in Satkhira District, paper presented in the International Conference on Climate Change Impact and Adaptation (I3CIA-2013), Organized by Center for Climate Change and Sustainability Research (3CSR), Department of Civil Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh, retrieved on 15 - 17 November, 2013.
9) Rahman, U., Sultana, S. and Saika, U. (2013) Earthquake Vulnerability and Risk Mitigation in Bangladesh, paper presented in the 14th Bangladesh International Geographical Conference on Geography and Environment Challenges in 21st Century, Organized by Bangladesh National Geographical Association (BNGA), Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, retrieved on 05 January, 2013.
10) Robin, T. A., Jahan, R. and Saika, U. (2011) The Mega Water Development Projects and Its Impact on Socio-Economic Condition in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh, paper presented in the Coastal Water Convention, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), khulna, Bangladesh, retrieved on 29-30 January, 2011.
11) Hoque, M. A., Saika, U. and Huda, K. M. S. (2010) Women’s Participation in the Community Based Disaster Management (A Critical Analysis), paper presented in the 13th Bangladesh International Geographical Conference on Environmental Degradation: Issues and Challenges, Organized by Bangladesh National Geographical Association (BNGA), Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, retrieved on 17 April, 2010.
12) Hoque, M. A., Saika, U. and Huda, K. M. S. (2009) Livelihood in Southwest Bangladesh, paper presented in the National Conference on The Sundarbans and Environment of Southwest Bangladesh 2010, Organized by Khulna University Research Cell, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh, retrieved on 15 February, 2010.
13) Saika, U., Huda, K. M. S. and Khatoon, F. Z. (2009) Surface Water Quality of Dhaka City and Its Environmental Impact, paper presented in the International Seminar on Water Crisis in the Indian Subcontinent: Issues and Challenges 2009, Organized by Department of Geography, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793 022 (Meghalaya), India, retrieved on 24 November, 2009.
Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| Geog. 517 | Environmental Problems: Societal Perspectives | M.S |
| Geog. 309 | Agricultural Systems and Dynamics | 3rd year |
Academic Info
Period: 2014 - 2017
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Period: 2006 - 2007
Master of Science (M.Sc)
Period: 2002 - 2006
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc)
Period: 2000 - 2002
Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C)
Period: 1998 - 2000
Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C)
Experience
Position: Professor
Period: 2022 - Present
Department of Geography and Environment
Position: Associate Professor
Period: 2017 - 2022
Department of Geography and Environment
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: 2012 - 2017
Department of Geography and Environment
Position: Lecturer
Period: 2009 - 2012
Department of Geography and Environment
Activity
Position: Associate Professor
Scholarships/Fund
- · Received the fellowship for the foreign researcher under the “ Follow-up Research Fellowship for Former International Students”, 2018.
- · International Conference Funds for the International Researchers by the Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan, 2015 -2017.
- · Faculty Research Project Grants, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh (from 2010 -2014) University Grants Commission Research Project Fund for the year 2011-2012 and 2012 -2013
- · Master’s Thesis Grants from NGO forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, 2008
Professional affiliation
- · Working Experience with AGA (Asian Geographical Association)
- · Life Member, Bangladesh National Geographical Association (BNGA)
- · Executive Member, Bangladesh National Geographical Association (BNGA) Award Leader,
- · The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Programme, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka1342, Bangladesh.
Contact
Ummeh Saika, PhD
Professor
Department of Geography & Environment
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +8801912911994
Work Phone: PABX +88-02-7791045-51 Ext. 2237
Email: usaikau@juniv.edu
, usaikau@gmail.com
