%0 Journal Article
%T Integrated Development Strategies: Key Components of Strategic Approaches
%A Md. Mostafizur Rahman
%A Iftekhar Rahman1
%A Dr. Mushtaq Ahmed
%J International Journal of Engineering Research
%V 3
%N 4
%P 274-278
%D 2014
%I IJER
%X Dhaka is a megacity in terms of population. 
Overcrowding, poverty, informal settlement, unequal 
distribution of space, lack of proper planning and city 
development strategies, the city is posing serious threat to face 
the 21st
 century challenges. There is no alternative way to 
improve our cities without a collective city vision and a 
strategic action plan aimed at policy and institutional reforms 
to survive in an increasingly competitive world.This paper 
focuses on integrated development strategies. Concepts related 
to content of strategies and plans, participative planning 
processes and integrative planning are analyzed. The role of 
transportation planning is used an example to discussed how 
technical integration together with financial and institutional 
integration could be used as a tool to gain the potential 
benefits of an integration approach. Overall the paper seeks to 
show the importance of using concepts to help develop 
strategies for Dhaka city beyond the boundaries of 
administrative, financial, institutional and disciplinary 
divides.
%K Development Strategy
%K Integration
%K SISPIO analysis
%K Participation
%U http://www.ijer.in/ijer/publication/v3s4/IJER_2014_422.pdf