Abstract

This case study research assesses the social impacts of inadequate transport facilities on the people of the city of Dhaka using the qualitative content analysis method. From livelihood to the urban communities' mobility, all life-related matters are directly or indirectly related to public transport. However, the transport system in this city is one of the worst in the world. Hence, there is an absolute necessity to examine the inadequate transport facilities of the present transit system and their social effects on the people living in this city. Vanclay's Social Impact Assessment was integrated to investigate the impact. In six specific gateways of Dhaka, in-depth interviews with 1800 respondents were carried out to know about the social impacts of insufficient public transport facilities. The social impacts of inadequate transport facilities create problematic conditions specifically for the low and middle-income communities of Dhaka, aggravating traffic danger, absence of protection and safety, social isolation, reduced mobilities, loss of social capital, cultural deprivation, absence of social interaction, family estrangement, travel cost, deficiency of transport accessibility. In the future, it will have serious repercussions for its residents.

Highlights

  • Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is one of the most densely populated cities globally

  • The difficulties intensify when transport problems affect the social settings of urban communities

  • There is little research related to the social impact of poor transport conditions in this city

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SAHED HOSSEN SAJIB

Department of Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh Department of Sociology, University of Barishal, Kornokathi, (Dhaka - Patuakhali Highway), Barishal, 8254, Bangladesh KEYWORDS: Case Study, Public Transport, Qualitative Content Analysis, Social Impact Assessment, Urban Transport.

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