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Revitalization of Handloom Communities for Preserving the Craft Heritage of Bangladesh
Faria Sharmin,
Sharif Tousif Hossain
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2020
Pages:
1-10
Received:
27 December 2019
Accepted:
13 February 2020
Published:
24 February 2020
Abstract: In Bangladesh there is a huge possibility in the sector of low cost industry and handloom is the prominent one of them. The Handloom Industry is one of the oldest cultural heritages of Bangladesh, which is mostly accomplished as a home based industry involving traditional crafts like muslin, jamdani, tanter saree that they have inherited from their ancestors. These products are the major part of our low cost industry and also a part of history and heritage of our country. Handloom industries, once dominated in the apparel sector of the subcontinent are on the verge of disappearance due to a couple of reasons like lack of preservation, dedicated space, manpower crisis, breaking down of communities, product competitiveness, lack of marketing skill etc. Some communities nearby Dhaka such as Tangail, Mymensign, Kishoreganj, Narayanganj, Narsingdi, Kaliakoir has been working in the sector of handloom for a long period of time. But because of the breaking the bonding of those community and lack of preservation of their heritage this sector is now losing their interest. For restoring the community bonding and preserving the heritage there could be created a common interconnected space. Gazipur Sadar is such a place which resides in between all those six districts. There are a good national, regional and local linkage through infrastructure between those areas and Gazipur Sadar. As there are no specific spaces of those communities to exhibit and sell their products; an area in Gazipur Sadar near Chilai Khal, could be proposed as an expo area for reviving the heritage of those handlooms communities. This study recommends developing a heritage hub to revitalize these communities as well as promoting their handloom industries both nationally and internationally.
Abstract: In Bangladesh there is a huge possibility in the sector of low cost industry and handloom is the prominent one of them. The Handloom Industry is one of the oldest cultural heritages of Bangladesh, which is mostly accomplished as a home based industry involving traditional crafts like muslin, jamdani, tanter saree that they have inherited from their...
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Challenges and Solutions for Hanoi to Become a Smart City
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2020
Pages:
11-14
Received:
17 February 2020
Accepted:
2 March 2020
Published:
6 March 2020
Abstract: Smart city is a city that contains creativity, using information technology, communication and other means to improve the quality of life, the efficiency of urban activities and services. The Vietnamese government is choosing smart development as the basic concept for Vietnam's urban growth as a way to promote economic development in a smart way to avoid the rapid and polluting industrialization path of a number of cities growing. Hanoi is one of the two mega city of Vietnam, on the rise, with rapid urbanization, capable of applying technology to economic development as well as the living environment. However, the downside of smart technology is information security, personal privacy, information leakage, difficult to overcome the consequences if a system error occurs on a large scale... Therefore, experience from the lesson of smart cities in the world, Hanoi needs to aim at smart cities that “easy to live” than cities using ICT in operation.
Abstract: Smart city is a city that contains creativity, using information technology, communication and other means to improve the quality of life, the efficiency of urban activities and services. The Vietnamese government is choosing smart development as the basic concept for Vietnam's urban growth as a way to promote economic development in a smart way to...
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Community Participation in Integrated Solid Waste Management in Legetafo-Legedadi Town, Oromia, Ethiopia
Mesfin Assefa,
Birhanu Girma
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2020
Pages:
15-24
Received:
24 December 2019
Accepted:
4 March 2020
Published:
17 March 2020
Abstract: The idea and practice of Municipal Solid Waste Management is multifaceted problems that cannot be solved when solutions focuses only on technical performance, but also treated in holistic manner. Hence, the status and types of community engagement in SWM at the study area was addressed in detail as an objective of the study. The study employed descriptive survey research design using quantitative and qualitative data. It applied convenience sampling procedure. The data have been collected through key informants interview, document review, field observation, FGD and questionnaire. The data was analyzed using ordinal regression. This study reveals the following findings. The contribution of the society in different perspectives like finance, material and labor ranging in low status of 61.1%., the formal organizational structure create low status of 65.3%. The capacity building and sensitization aspect accounts to 71.4% with low status in raising the society’s awareness’s and sensitization. Whereas, the FGD pertains that at least there were two waste campaigns at the town administration for awareness creation and cleansing. Most of the respondents accounts 217 (63.8%) do not know the laws, regulations and directives of solid waste; and also the status of community empowerment provides 67.5% low. The formal organizational structures system, roles, and responsibilities has very low and low (65.3%). As a result; LagaTafo LagaDadi town is characterized by poor management of solid waste and low community participation in the process. In consequence, poor SWM is becoming a major threat for health, environment and economic development of the town.
Abstract: The idea and practice of Municipal Solid Waste Management is multifaceted problems that cannot be solved when solutions focuses only on technical performance, but also treated in holistic manner. Hence, the status and types of community engagement in SWM at the study area was addressed in detail as an objective of the study. The study employed desc...
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Indiscriminate Waste Disposal and Health Hazards in Mamfe, Cameroon
Tende Renz Tichafogwe,
Ashu-agboko Franklin Etchi
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2020
Pages:
25-31
Received:
23 February 2020
Accepted:
10 March 2020
Published:
23 March 2020
Abstract: Indiscriminate waste disposal constitute a major deficiency to most Cameroonian cities nowadays. Unorthodox dumping of waste in Mamfe has triggered urban disorder and nuisance in the town. It is in furtherance to this that, this article seeks to address the health hazards accrued from poor waste management in Mamfe. The article advances that the inadequacy of waste disposal equipment coupled with no sustainable policy of management and mentality of the city dwellers have incited the incidence of diseases. Some 150 questionnaires were administered to households in the Mamfe neighbourhood to determine the impact of poor waste disposal to the town. The Spear Rho Rank Order Correlation was used to test the effect of solid waste on the sanitary health of the Mamfe community. Further field survey through observation was done to capture images of poor waste disposal. These varied methods were used to generate data for results and analyses. Results from findings adhere to the fact that the Mamfe community generates 70.59% of biodegradable waste, 25.32% of non-biodegradable and 4.09% of inert materials. A correlation index analysis of the effect of solid waste on sanitary health of the community stood at R = 0.9976 indicating a very strong relationship between waste and sanitary diseases in Mamfe. The poor implementation of waste disposal policies has led to unstable and excessive dumping of waste in the town. Much waste was generated in less privileged neighbourhoods than the privileged ones due to settlement in the unplanned areas of Lala, Banya, Satum and Egbekaw in the expansion process of the town. This paper advocates that, community based organs and NGOs be used to establish a waste management system in Mamfe. Waste education through El-Hager’s 4Rs concept of reduce, reuse, recycle and recovery be put in place to render the Mamfe town sustainable for living.
Abstract: Indiscriminate waste disposal constitute a major deficiency to most Cameroonian cities nowadays. Unorthodox dumping of waste in Mamfe has triggered urban disorder and nuisance in the town. It is in furtherance to this that, this article seeks to address the health hazards accrued from poor waste management in Mamfe. The article advances that the in...
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