ECO-DEADLY GROWTH OF DHAKA
Dhaka has seen an exponential growth in the last few decades, with the population growing from 430,000 in 1950 to over 20 million in 2020. With a growth in population comes industrial and overall economic growth. However, the industrial growth of Dhaka has resulted in a great increase in pollution, with problems in air quality, water quality, and sanitation. The growth of the service economy was also accompanied by a real estate boom in the early 2000s. Consequently, commercial and residential real estate was prioritized over community parks and public beautification projects.
This saw the once lush, green, and beautiful city turn into a concrete jungle, filled with drab skyscrapers guzzling a huge amount of water, electricity. These skyscrapers also aggravated the waste management problem that the city was already plagued by.
However, the scenario has changed in the last decade, with more public awareness about environmentally sustainable growth, and the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification in the industrial and real estate sectors is one of the prime examples of this phenomenon.
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