About the Book
Urban populations face pressing issues regarding pollution, urban and city planning, and traffic congestion. The daily struggles of individuals due to traffic jams and inadequate traffic signal systems, along with the significant costs associated, including lost productivity, emissions, and fuel consumption, impose a substantial financial burden on urban residents. However, sustainable solutions such as avenue planting, integrated green pedestrian planning, alternative routes, and eco-friendly mass transport systems have emerged to help control traffic congestion. Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter absorption strategies can also mitigate noise and air pollution through urban greening initiatives. Further research may encourage policymakers to consider alternative routing systems, smart transportation solutions, and integrated pedestrian planning processes to enhance environmental sustainability, safeguard public health, and promote additional health benefits. Transforming Cities by Controlling Pollution and Traffic Congestion explores environmental pollution, traffic congestion, and the necessity for urban planning through alternative routing systems. It examines diverse strategies for emission reduction and considers the social, environmental, and economic implications of traffic congestion, ultimately proposing solutions for the development of green and smart cities through a polycentric urban development framework. This book covers topics such as energy management, public health, and civil engineering, and is a useful resource for engineers, business owners, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and scientists.
About the Author :
Md. Shafiqul Islam has completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the United Kingdom. He earned his PhD in Disaster Management from the University of Dhaka. Currently, Dr. Islam is a faculty member in the Department of Environmental Science at the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology in Bangladesh. With over thirty years of experience, his work spans the education and development sectors, focusing on Sustainable Waste Management, Organic Farming, Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development, and enhancing the social-ecological resilience of communities facing coastal disasters and environmental hazards. He has also facilitated corporate training and skill development, creating training modules in these areas. Dr. Islam has served as an editor, reviewer, and author for numerous books, articles, and book chapters, with his work published in international journals and by esteemed publishers such as IGI Global, Emerald, Springer Nature, Apple Academic Press, Taylor and Francis-Routledge, and UPL. He contributed to the UN Sustainable Development Report in 2016. His latest single-author book, titled “Cultivation and Drought Management in Agriculture,” was published by Springer Nature in 2023. Waste Management case studies in developing countries: Sustainable practices and value creation in press, Springer nature, Protecting Biodiversity, culture, and communities through forest conservation approved by IGI Global, Think a Minute for Sustainability, Nova Science and Stay in Nature: Grow Organics, Nova Science publisher. Additionally, Dr. Islam has conducted social and environmental impact assessments for various projects and has collaborated with numerous universities, NGOs, and donor-funded initiatives, including DFID, USAID, the World Bank, the European Union, GWAB, and NETZ.
