Integration Pattern Analysis of School and College Facilities with Residential Land Use by Space Syntax: A Case Study of Rangpur City

Abstract

Rangpur is one of Bangladesh's fastest-developing cities. The pedestrian and vehicular movement pressure of this city is increasing simultaneously with its rapid urbanization. A lot of educational institutions currently exist in this city. Most universities & medical colleges have accommodation facilities. The lack of accommodation seems quite prominent in schools and colleges. As there are no accommodation facilities in schools and colleges, the student has to move these educational facilities from their residence. Sometimes, this movement creates extra pressure on mainstream city traffic. In this paper, the focus has been given to the relation and integration pattern among these educational buildings, existing city road networks & residential areas by using space syntax. By comparing existing data with simulated data, I find existing school facilities of Rangpur city are well integrated with residential zones in local integration whether college facilities are concentrated in the north-east portion of the city which may generate extra traffic congestion in further urbanization.