BSc (Urban Planning), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh MSc (Urban Planning), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia PhD (Urban Planning), Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Biography:
Mortoja is a Spatial Information Officer at Queensland Government Department of Resources. He is an urban planner with expertise in spatial information sciences. He received a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning degree in 2007 from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, which is the highest ranked university in Bangladesh. Later on, he started his career as an assistant town planner and involved in the preparation of the Dhaka City Master Plan. Afterwards, Mortoja received a Master of City and Regional Planning degree from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia in 2015, where he also worked as a research assistant.
PhD Thesis Title:
Investigating the implications of peri-urbanisation on climate change risk: The cases of Brisbane and Dhaka
PhD Research Summary:
This PhD thesis is a comparative study that investigates the implications of peri-urbanisation on climate change risk between developed and developing countries’ contexts by using a case study approach. The study first develops a modus operandi for demarcating peri-urban areas through unveiling the ambiguous characteristics of peri-urban areas. Afterwards, it identifies the implications of unidentified peri-urbanisation on climate change risk for developed and developing countries’ contexts. The overall findings of this doctoral study implicate that peri-urban areas have a strong significance in ensuring sustainable development and climate risk governance of metropolitan cities and regions.