Perception-based planning approach for infrastructural development: Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh

Abstract

Infrastructure is required for proper education and research in a university. Sylhet Agricultural University is a new varsity blooming in the last decade which was upgraded from a college. After establishment, some buildings have been constructed and some are still under construction. Therefore, a plan is proposed to properly use the remaining free lands to construct new infrastructures through this research work after systematically studying the land and facilities. At first, an engineering survey was conducted to prepare paper-based and computerized 2D maps indicating existing infrastructures. Proposed sites for future infrastructures were also identified and justified by a study involving different groups within the university community. Based on the perceptions gathered, the maps were finalized to show the locations of buildings suggested by most interviewees. Afterward, buildings were constructed on the campus, some of which match the locations suggested by this study. Thus, for further construction, this map could be an important guideline.