KHULNA UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
KHULNA UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Sharfan Upaul is a permanent faculty member, (since May, 2019-to date) at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET).
He completed his Bachelor's in Urban and Regional Planning from KUET with honors marks. Then he completed his MSc. in Geo. and Environmental Engineering (GEE) from the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering (EHE) at Johns Hopkins University with a full-funded scholarship.
He used to work as a research assistant (RA) in the '' of Prof. Scott Miller at Johns Hopkins University. His MS thesis was about wind trajectory and spatiotemporal variation of Particulate Matter (PM2.5) in Baltimore City, Maryland, USA. It was a combined project of Johns Hopkins and Yale University. Due to his academic excellence, he was featured as the '' by the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering (EHE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Prior to that, he also had working experience as a research assistant on the "Housing Development of Australian Migrants" project at Western Sydney University, Australia. Before that, during his undergraduate, he also completed his Internship at the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) Khulna, on road infrastructure planning in rural region of 911±¬ÁÏ.
Sharfan also has extensive research project experience. He participated in multiple research projects of governmental bodies (i.e., KCC, KWASA, KMP) and international non-governmental organizations (i.e., FAO, BRAC). He also completed his in-person training on crush safety from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
He is from the southwestern port city of Khulna.
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| Room No. 205, URP Building | |
| Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) | |
| KUET Rd, Khulna-9203, 911±¬ÁÏ | |
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| Cell: +880-1798331038 |
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Research Projects and Feasibility Studies:
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Organization: BRAC Role: Research Assistant Duration: June 2024- August 2025
Responsibilities: Will perform the feasibility study in ‘Khulna Public Transport Improvement Strategy - Scope phasing’. Highlight the issues and concerns highlighted by different set of stakeholders (commuters, city authorities and regulators, easy bike owners etc.) and arrive at a high level vision plan for public transport improvement strategy for Khulna. Origin-Destination Mapping (O-D Mapping). Provide an understanding and record the existing easy bike registration process, fees, issuance of driving licenses and vehicle fitness certificates. A GIS component to be incorporated for route mapping, identify the hierarchy of vehicles. GIS to include /propose parking space, bus stop; picture of total physical transport system.
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Organization: Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (University Grants Commision) Role: Project Director Duration: June 2024- January 2025
Responsibilities: Will perform the research in ‘Best Alternatives for Environmental Pollution (Fine Particle and Noise) Control Due to Development Activities.’. The aim of this study is to depict the PM2.5 emissions under different controlled situation along with noise factor and propose best adaptive methods for these types of pollution control. To signify the influence of meteorological factor towards PM2.5 in different condition in KUET and its vicinity areas. To represent the PM2.5 contribution to environmental pollution under several scenarios due to development activities of the study area. To determine the factor of noise pollution of the development project. To propose the best alternative among the scenarios for PM2.5 and noise pollution control. The relationship between meteorology, PM2.5 and their contribution to pollution will be determined by structural equation modelling (SEM).
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Organization: Water Supply & Sewerage Authority of Khulna (KWASA) Role: Research Assistant Duration: August 2021- August 2022 Responsibilities: Analyzed site inspection as a research assistant for the ‘Khulna Water Supply Project’. Performed several surveys at the community level to measure the demand for safe drinking water. Also, perform the GIS-based analysis to determine the connection of the water supply network. Conducted several meetings with the chief executive engineer of Khulna Water Supply and Sewerage Authority and other key people of the organization. At the end of the projects, the final report was submitted. |
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Organization: Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Role: Research Assistant Duration: September 2021 – December 2021 Responsibilities: Performed feasibility study as a project member of ‘Mayur River Waste Management Project in Khulna City’. Crucial strategies for river waste management were identified through this study. Suggestions are also given for riverfront development. Population projection, solid waste generation, and management skills were developed during this project. Collaboration between the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (KUET) in Khulna City Corporation was also earned through this project. Finally, the final feasibility report was handed over to the city corporation authority. |
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Organization: Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) Role: Research Assistant Duration: February 2021 - August 2021 Responsibilities: Prepared master plan as a project member of the ‘Vulnerable Zone Detection for Solar Light Establishment of Khulna City Project’. The subtasks were to detect the vulnerable zones based on crime-prone activities and suggest enough solar light systems in those areas. Advanced GIS and statistical analysis were done to detect the vulnerability and road-light service gap. The final feasibility report was submitted to the commissioner of Khulna Metropolitan Police. |
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Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Role: Surveyor Duration: August 2018 – January 2019 Responsibilities: Conducted survey for the 'Climate Study 911±¬ÁÏ: Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation and Poverty Reduction' sponsored by FAO. Climatic data collection was done by using both physical survey and Landsat (5-8) imagery for 16 extremely flood, drought-prone and lower land (beel) areas in 911±¬ÁÏ. Gained the practical knowledge and live patterns of south-western, north-western, and north-eastern rural communities of 911±¬ÁÏ. I have several workshops and seminars with the local governmental bodies of those areas and the key stakeholders. |
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URP 6215 |
Climate Change and Disaster Management |
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Global Warming &Climate Change, International Responses to Climate Change, Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change, Climate Change and 911±¬ÁÏ, Disaster and Development, Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience, International Responses to Disaster Management: Disaster Planning and, Management in 911±¬ÁÏ |
3.00 (Theory) 3 Hours/week |
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URP 4217 |
Coastal and Special Zones Planning |
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Definitions/concepts of coastal zone, characteristics of the coastal zone (location, climate, geomorphology, hydro-morphology, ecology, vulnerability, natural disasters, people and livelihood, infrastructure, resources etc.). Issues addressed by CZ planning and management: principles/approaches, resource use conflict, population growth and poverty, illegal activities, climate change, pollution, biodiversity conservation, policy and institutional gaps and conflicts. |
2.00 (Theory) 2 Hours/week |
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URP 4223 |
Urban and Regional Economics |
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Theory Urban economics: nature and functions of cities. Urban spatial structure: models of urban spatial structure, models of intra-urban location decisions. Urban growth: the economic base and urban growth, the human ecological approach to urban growth, communication theory and urban growth, city size and urban growth. Nature of urban problems: land use, housing, urban transportation, urban environment and urban poverty. |
3.00 (Theory) 3 Hours/week |
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URP 4272 |
Participatory Planning Studio |
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Group projects involving application of the participatory approach to planning for the preparation of local level plans surveying and mapping through rapid rural appraisal and participatory rural appraisal, Approaches to local level planning, guidelines for local-level planning, people’s participation in planning-meaning and types of participation, approaches to participation-organizational and functional, problems of participation.
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1.50 (Sessional) 3 Hours/week |
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URP 4141 |
Environmental Planning and Management |
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Theories of natural systems. Importance of environmental planning. The environmental impacts of human actions. The environmental planning procedures: Defining planning area, inventory of environmental resources.
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3.00 (Theory) 3 Hours/week |
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URP 4111 |
Utility Services and Infrastructure Planning |
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Types of municipal services transport infrastructure, water supply, solid waste management. Details of groundwater monitoring, flow measurement. Wastewater treatment methods and infrastructure design. Strom water management infrastructure design. Solid waste management infrastructure design. |
3.00 (Theory) 3 Hours/week |
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URP 3294 |
Research Methodology |
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Sessional Research idea generation through discussion, research outline development, research planning, data collection, research methods and tools, data analysis and interpretation, report writing and referencing |
1.50 (Sessional) 3 Hours/week |
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URP 2115 |
Urban Planning Techniques |
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Participatory area planning/ land development, techniques: land pulling, land banking, land, sharing, land readjustment, guided land development. Planning standards for different urban functions, types of planning standards and their importance. Urban planning studies and techniques of analysis of population, employment, economic functions, shopping, housing, leisure and recreation. Implementation tools and development control: Urban density, urban structures and forms, urban design aspects, FAR/building bulk, Transport Oriented Development (TOD) etc. |
3.00 (Theory) 3 Hours/week |
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URP 2113 |
Site and Area Planning |
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Theory Introduction to site and area planning; types of site development. Site selection and analysis: natural factors, cultural factors, and aesthete factors; land use and circulation; site drainage, grading and earthworm alignment of horizontal and vertical curves. Site layouts and development for residential, institutional, industrial, shopping and other types of development. |
3.00 (Theory) 3 Hours/week |
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URP 1281 |
Surveying and Cartography |
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the scopes of Engineering Surveys, such as: Definition, scope, importance and its uses, different types of engineering survey, reconnaissance survey; plane table survey; traverse, survey; leveling and contouring; route surveying, land surveying area and volume calculation. Cartographic surveying. |
3.00 (Theory) 3 Hours/week |
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URP 1282 |
Surveying and Cartography Workshop |
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Field survey of engineering survey: reconnaissance survey; plane table survey; traverse survey; leveling and contouring; route surveying; land surveying area and volume calculation. Physical models, photomaps, sketch maps, cartograms. Map analysis and map interpretation. Prerequisite(s): URP 1281
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3.00 (Theory) 3 Hours/week (2 weeks of field survey related to course URP 1281) |
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URP 1113 |
Fundamentals of Planning Process
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The basic generic concepts of planning: definition of planning, dimensions of planning, spatial versus sectoral planning, the variants of spatial and physical planning. The planning process: the different stages in the continuous and cyclical process. Roles of planners, decision-makers and stakeholders in the planning process.
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Thesis Supervision |
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Accelerated Expansion of Built-up Area after Bridge Connection: A Case Study of Padma Multipurpose Bridge |
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Detection of Spatiotemporal Changes of the Teesta River Bank: A GIS and Remote Sensing-Based Approach |
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Impacts of COVID-19 on the Shrimp Farmers: A Case Study of Satkhira |
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Motorized Traffic Impact on Urban Health |
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