Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Dr. Afsana Haque

Professor
Specialization

Urban and Regional Planning

Academic Biography

Dr. Haque has been working in the field of urban and regional planning for more than 15 years. She started her academic career as a Lecturer in the Department of URP, BUET in 2003. Her doctoral research work was on optimizing urban land use allocation from stakeholders’ perspective. Her field of interest also involves urban economics, modelling of regional economic structure, and environmental economics. Dr. Haque teaches planning theories and techniques, land use planning, regional planning, urban economics, and resource economics in the department. Other than teaching, she has also worked with several national and international organizations in different capacities. She is a member of Bangladesh Regional Science Association (BRSA), Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) and Women Architects Engineers Planners Association (WAEPA), Bangladesh.



Educational Information
  • Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, 2008
  • Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2005
  • Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (BURP), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2003

Research Accounts

Consultancies
  • Research associate, HEQEP (Higher Quality Education Enhancement Program) sub-project “Modernization of data analysis and simulation lab in the Department of Urban & Regional Planning, BUET” under UGC. 2012
  • Co-Investigator, research project “Climate Change, Submergence and Rice Yield: Evidence from Coastal Barisal, Bangladesh” funded by the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE). 2013
  • Consultant, 'Studies for Setting up BRAC Campus' undertaken by Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation (BRTC), BUET, funded by BRAC University. 2014
  • Project Coordinator, 'Engaging Young Minds to Understand and Communicate Urban Problems' funded by The Edward M. Kennedy Center for Public Service and the Arts (the EMK Center). 2015
  • Member, Research Team, "A study on potential of community initiative for addressing transport and mobility need of neighborhoods in Dhaka". 2016
  • Member, Research Group, 'Planning and Prioritisation of Rural Roads in Bangladesh' funded by UKaid through Regional Community Access Partnership (ReCAP) programme. 2016
  • Resource Person, Training course on River Engineering for BWDB Engineers under BWDB Capacity Development Program of Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Program (FRERMIP). 2016
  • Training Expert, Urban Climate Change Partnership for Bangladesh Project within the mainstreaming climate change into urban policies project (Cities and Climate Change Initiative Programme), jointly implemented by UN-Habitat, UNESCAP and UNEP. 2017
  • Resource Person, Foundation course on Social Science Research Methodology, organized by CRDS and Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET. 2017
  • Member, Consulting Team for Preparation of Terms of Reference for Upazila Master Plan project under URMIDP of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), GoB. 2020
  • Resource Person, Training on Interactions between Land Use and Transportation organized by Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET in collaboration with Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA). 2020
  • Training Coordinator, Training on Interactions between Land Use and Transportation organized by Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET in collaboration with Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA). 2020
  • Team Leader, Research project tiled ‘Urban Localized Pollution in the Context of Climate Change’ in collaboration with ICCCAD, for PSTC and BYEI. 2021
  • Resource Person in four sessions, Training on Geographic Information System (GIS) and AutoCAD organized by Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET in collaboration with Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). 2021
  • Training Coordinator, Training on Geographic Information System (GIS) and AutoCAD organized by Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET in collaboration with Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). 2021
  • Team Leader, Research project titled 'Political Economy of Urban Green Spaces of Dhaka City' funded by COMPASS program under US Forest Department International Programs. (2022)

Research Interests
  • Spatial Analysis
  • Land/Space Use Optimization
  • Econometric Analysis
  • Modeling of Regional Economies
  • Game Theory and its Application in Planning Problems