Urbanization and Environmental Problem: An Empirical Study In Sylhet City,Bangladesh

Abstract

Urbanization is a growing phenomenon in Bangladesh. This paper examined the consequence of unplanned urbanization on environment in Sylhet City Corporation in Bangladesh (SCC). A cross sectional study was conducted in Sylhet city and social survey and FGD method were applied to collect the primary data from the respondents. This study showed that rapid urbanization have created social, economic, environmental and cultural problem. The urbanization has different environmental impacts such as water supply problem, solid waste management, disposing waste system, water logging problem, traffic congestion and sound pollution. Among the negative social consequences of urbanization, increasing incidence of crime and traditional family function and relation has been changed. Urbanization has created extreme pressure on housing, unemployment, infrastructure problems and urban services like education, health, transportation, water, sanitation, electricity, fuel, garbage clearance, recreation etc. To resolve the effect of urbanization, the citizens should be conscious as well as government should take proper initiatives and policy.

Keywords: Urbanization, Environmental Problems, Social Problems, Cultural Problems, Bangladesh