This paper aims to provide a small-scale quantitative overview about the impact on socio economic condition in lockdown wards of Khulna City Corporation (KCC), Bangladesh due to this pandemic. Online survey for primary data was conducted through 158 respondents and the informants belongs to different types of occupation such as student, govt. employee, businessman etc. Secondary data was obtained from various credential sources. With the socioeconomic stress of COVID-19, people’s satisfaction level is measured with well-known index life scale assessment to measure the judgmental component of subjective well-being. This study reveals that 44% respondents who preferred online based activities which are directly related with online activity and occupation related activities rather than physically involved activities (33%) due to maintain social distancing. Besides about 46% maid was suspended due to hygienic concern and 45% driver was suspended because of the inability of maintenance cost i.e. an economic pressure which has been reflected on all classes of people. According to life scale assessment, 35% people were slightly dissatisfied and only 1% of them are extremely satisfied during this situation. It means that maximum of the people allows their living condition to be in the less satisfied range during this pandemic situation. Besides, hospital accessibility has been analyzed among the lockdown wards and it is observed that ward no.-24 whose has good accessibility with 292 m distance from the locality but poor condition has been observed in ward no.-17. To attenuate these ill socioeconomic conditions, initiatives of inclusive cooperation of different stakeholders should be taken spontaneously. Journal of Engineering Science 11(2), 2020, 117-126
PurposeKhan Jahan Ali (KJA) Bridge was constructed to promote industrial and commercial activity and improve economic and employment activity for local people. This study assessed the post-socioeconomic and environmental impacts of KJA Bridge on the inhabitants living adjacent to 2 Km from the bridge. As there is a slum adjacent to the bridge, the bridge has impacted much on the improvement of the social economic condition and lifestyle of the slum people.Design/methodology/approachThe study approached a questionnaire-based field survey data collection through interviewing the people in the surrounding areas. To assess the environmental impacts, land cover change (LCC), carbon emissions and land surface temperature (LST) data were derived from Landsat images and processed in geospatial environment.FindingsThe study suggests that after bridge construction, 84% people have new jobs and about 87% people's income level has been increased. As a tourist spot, the bridge served employment opportunities for the 12% of the inhabitants. About 83% house structures have been improved, where the percentages of pucca and semi-pucca houses increased by 11% and 23%, respectively. The frequency of school-going children and literacy rate also increased. Despite all the socioeconomic development, 7.48% agricultural, 9.75% vegetation, 1.74% waterbodies were declined. Net carbon emissions increased to 13,432.39 tons from 3,323.46 tons; average LST increased from 25.750 to 32.550°C after the bridge construction.Originality/valueThis study focused on descriptive statistical analysis and portrayed the impact of the bridge on social, economic and environment from a micro point of view.
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