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Imon Chowdhooree

Assistant Professor

As a culturally competent architect and social planner Dr. Imon Chowdhooree has intensive academic and research experiences in disaster management and urban development planning in Palau, Vietnam, Portugal, Australia, and Bangladesh. He has been teaching in Brac University since 2006. After finishing his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology he was appointed as a faculty member in Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka for a semester. After that he joined Brac University as a lecturer in its Department of Architecture. From 2008 to 2010 he was on study leave for conducting his master degree at the University of Hawaii in USA under Asian Development Bank-Japan Government Scholarship Program. He finished his second master degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2012. He has received his PhD degree from Queensland University of Technology, Australia in 2018. He also regularly takes classes of the Postgraduate Programs in Disaster Management.

Department of Architecture

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+88-02-9844051 Ext. 4143
imonch@bracu.ac.bd


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  • Education

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    2018

    PhD, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment

     

    Queensland University of Technology, Australia

     

    Thesis title: Impacts of Structural Mitigation Measures on Perceptions of Community Flood Resilience: Experiences from Haor Communities of Bangladesh

     

     

    2012

    Master of Urban and Regional Planning

     

    Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

     

    Thesis Title: Development of a River-side Urban Poor Settlement for Enhancing Community Flood Resilience: Roles of Different Actors

     

     

    2010

    Master of Urban and Regional Planning

     

    University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

     

    Research Title: Policy and Legislation for Mitigating Earthquake: A Case-study of Dhaka

     

     

    2010

    Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance

     

    University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

     

     

    2010

    Leadership Certificate

     

    East West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

     

     

    2006

    Bachelor of Architecture

     

    Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Publications

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    Books

    Chowdhooree, I., & Ghani, S. M. (Eds.). (2020). External interventions for disaster risk reduction : Impacts on local communities (Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4948-9

    Chowdhooree, I., & Faizunnisa, A. (Eds.). (2010). Food: A celebration. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: East-West Center Participants Association (EWCPA). Retrieved from https://www.eastwestcenter.org/publications/food-celebration

    Book Chapters

    Chowdhooree, I. (2020). External interventions for enhancing community resilience: An overview of planning paradigms. In Imon Chowdhooree & S. M. Ghani (Eds.), External Interventions for Disaster Risk Reduction. Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4948-9_1

    Chowdhooree, I., Dawes, L., & Sloan, M. (2020). Dependency on external supports: An addition to community vulnerability. In Imon Chowdhooree & S. M. Ghani (Eds.), External Interventions for Disaster Risk Reduction. Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4948-9_3

    Baidya, E. U., Mahboob, F., Polin, F., & Chowdhooree, I. (2020). Designing spaces with victims of humanitarian crisis: Action research on spaces for children at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh. In I. Chowdhooree & S. M. Ghani (Eds.), External Interventions for Disaster Risk Reduction. Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4948-9_6

    Journals

    Chowdhooree, I., Dawes, L., & Sloan, M. (2020). Scopes of community participation in development for adaptation: Experiences from the Haor region of Bangladesh. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101864

    Chowdhooree, I., Sloan, M., & Dawes, L. (2019). Community perceptions of flood resilience as represented in cognitive maps. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 12(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12478

    Chowdhooree, I. (2019). Indigenous knowledge for enhancing community resilience: An experience from the south-western coastal region of Bangladesh. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101259

    Chowdhooree, I., & Islam, I. (2018). Factors and actors for enhancing community flood resilience: An experience from a river-side settlement in Bangladesh. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9(2), 153–169. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-12-2016-0056

    Conferences

    Chowdhooree, I., & Das, K. K. (2012). Vernacular earthen huts of Chittagong, Bangladesh: Status and prospects of resisting hazards. In Proceeding of IXth International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architecture Heritage. Lima, Peru: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).

    Chowdhooree, I., & Das, K. K. (2008). Present morphological trends of Hindu temples of Bangladesh: Study of some selected cases of Sylhet. In Proceedings of the 4th International Seminar on Vernacular Settlement. Faculty of Architecture. Ahmedabad, India: CEPT University.

    Chowdhooree, I., & Das, K. K. (2007). Urban mass transportation of Chittagong and potential of present rail tracks. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Architecture for the Economically Disadvantaged. Dhaka, Bangladesh: BUET.

    Ara, Y., & Chowdhooree, I. (2007). Blessing or blight? Impacts of Khilgaon flyover on its vicinity. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging South Asian Urban Practices + Paradigms. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Center for Housing Planning and Building.

     

  • Professional Activities

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    • Sessional Academic Staff n(2015-17)

    Science and Engineering Faculty

    Queensland University of Technology

    • Visiting Faculty (Sep-Oct, 2012)

    University of Evora, Portugal

    • Summer Intern (June-Aug 2010)

    The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

    New York, USA

     

  • Courses Taught

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    ARC 101 Design I

    ARC 102 Design II

    ARC 202 Design IV

    ARC 301 Design V

    ARC 401 Design VII

    ARC 402 Design VIII

    ARC 501 Design IX

    ARC 502/503 Design X

    ARC 111 Graphic Communication I

    ARC 112 Graphic Communication II

    ARC 123 History of Art and Architecture II

    ARC 224 History of Art and Architecture III

    ARC 225 History of Art and Architecture IV

    DMG 511:    Fundamentals of Disaster Risk Management

    DMG 621: Emergency Response and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Conferences, Talks, and Speaking Engagements

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    • 2020: 9th International Conference on Building Resilience, Bali, Indonesia
    • 2016: 6th International Conference on Building Resilience, University of Auckland, New zealand.
    • 2010: International Conference on Disaster Management and Cultural Heritage, Thimpu, Bhutan
    • 2008: 4th International Seminar on Vernacular Settlement. Faculty of Architecture, Center for Environmental Planning and Technology - CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India.
    • 2007: International Conference on Architecture for the Economically Disadvantaged. BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
    • 2007: International Conference on Emerging South Asian Urban Practices + Paradigms. Center for Housing Planning and Building, Colombo, Sri Lanka

     

  • Awards, Honors

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    • Awarded the Samsunnahar Khanam Gold Medal for securing the highest CGPA in the Bachelor of Architecture degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2006
    • Received Asian Development Bank and Japan Government Scholarship for conducting the post graduate study in USA from 2008 to 2010
    • Received Endeavour Post Graduate Scholarship from the Government of Australia for conducting doctoral studies in Australia from 2014 to 2017
    • Recognized as an 'Young Scientist' involved in Disaster Management by Research Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) in 2017
  • Research Areas/Interests

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    • Disaster Risk Reduction in Built Environment
    • Community Resilience and Community Vulnerability
    • Social Development
    • Urban and Disaster Mitigation Policy Analysis
    • Humanitarian Assistance and Refugee Crisis

     

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