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Physical Density and Urban Sprawl: A Case of Dhaka City - KTH

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settlement are selling their daily groceries in the foot path. There is no communal space<br />

inside the block or surrounding the block as a result the inhabitants use surrounding roads or<br />

footpath to sell their daily groceries.<br />

Figure 4.8 shows the uses <strong>of</strong> footpath as for waste disposal by the inhabitants. The footpath<br />

<strong>and</strong> surrounding roads are being used like this way. Consequently traffic congestion can be<br />

found in the surrounding roads.<br />

Figure 4.8: Container in the surrounding footpath. Source: Sultana, 2007.<br />

Figure 4.9 shows that the inhabitants use the space to take shower <strong>and</strong> washing clothes inside<br />

the block.<br />

Figure 4.9: Washing clothes <strong>and</strong> taking shower between the spaces <strong>of</strong> two<br />

houses. Source: Sultana, 2007.<br />

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