Spatial distribution of strategic service infrastructures that favour quality of life (QOL) in the Greater Dhaka Region (GDR), Bangladesh

Abstract

This paper illustrates the spatial distribution pattern of the basic services infrastructures in the Greater Dhaka Region (GDR), Bangladesh that favour a quality life to live. The study employed the modified Human Development Index (here we termed as Service Infrastructure Index) to assess the spatial inequalities of service infrastructures at the sub-district level. Total 13 indicators from three major dimensions, such as housing and related services, education and health were used to estimate the service infrastructure index. Spatial autocorrelation based on the Global Moran's I was used to assess the statistical significance of the observed distribution pattern and Local Moran's I (cluster and outlier analysis) was employed to map the locations of infrastructure concentrations. The study found that the basic service infrastructures are unevenly distributed across the sub-districts. The index score ranges from 0.12 in Daulatpur of Manikganj district to 0.80 in Dhaka Metropolitan Area (DMA) while the regional mean is 0.29. The core city (DMA) and the areas near the core city (especially the Gazipur district) with a higher level of urbanisation and inter-regional connectivity enjoy better services. This study identified where the infrastructures are clustered and which type of infrastructure lack in different areas. Thus, it is expected that demand-based infrastructure development should get priority in the development agenda of the region.

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