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Field surveys were performed in the southwest of Bangladesh to learn lessons out of severe disasters due to Cyclone Sidr. Spatial distributions of inundation heights were measured around the most damaged area. Inundation heights along the Baleshwar river and the Burishwar river were relatively high compared to those observed on the coast of Kuakata although these sites are far from the coast. Detailed surveys were thus performed in these three areas and there found several residents who witnessed bore-like waves hitting on the damaged area. Embankments along the river had been eroded before the storm while dikes on the coast significantly functioned to reduce the damages of the coastal area behind.

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Urban Residential land development and redevelopment intensity (LDR) act as an essential index to understand magnitude of urban livability and sustainable development. Recent urbanization pattern of Rajshahi city has made a rising demand for land, which made it a precious commodity. As a result of it, Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) area is undergoing significant residential LDR in recent years. The understanding of factors influencing this residential LDR has great importance in real estate development as well as overall housing situation of thecity. For this purpose, this study tries to explore the spatial characteristics of LDR. Relative Operating Characteristics (ROC) test statistics (>0.5) with improve hedonic model are set out to identify the internal drivers of LDR. Finally, geostatistics is explored by integrating methods of Geographic Information System (GIS) and SPSS regression analysis to analyze the correlation between LDR and driving factors. The spatial distribution of residential LDR has shown a strong distance decline law. One of the most exciting findings was that increase in distance to Central Business District (CBD) from the residential land has a slight influence on LDR. The outcomes of the paper will be beneficial for investors and policy-makers in their development decision-making processes.