Faculty Profile
Md. Sohel Rana
BURP (KUET)
Assistant Professor (on Study Leave)
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Pabna University of Science and Technology
Pabna, Bangladesh
Contact Information
sohelrana_urp@pust.ac.bd (Office)
sohelrana1017051@gmail.com (Personal)
Total Publications: 10
Teaching Experience (2)
- Assistant Professor: 09 March 2019 - Present
- Lecturer: 26 August 2015 - 08 March 2019
Administrative or Other Experience (2)
- Former Assistant Proctor
- Chairman: March 2017 - May 2022
Research Interests (1)
- Remote Sensing, Transportation Planning and Management, Environmental Planning and Management, Land Use Planning, Urban Sustainability
External Affiliation (2)
- Member of Building Approval Committee: Atgharia Municipality, Pabna, Bangladesh
- Member of Building Approval Committee: Pabna Municipality, Pabna, Bangladesh
Awards & Recognition (2)
- Technical and Meritorious Scholarship
- Dean's Award: Academic Excellence for the Academic Year 2012-13 and 2013-14 of BURP Program
Journal Articles (9)
- Rana, M. S., Uddin, M. S. Assessment of demand and supply of public bus services in Khulna city corporation area of Bangladesh. Case Studies on Transport Policy, Elsevier Ltd. (Under Review)
- Rana, M. S., Sarkar, S., Sadat, M. N., Tabassum, T., Fahim, A. U. (2022). Predicting Potential Change in Land Cover and Its Effect on the Temperature of the Land Surface: A Case Study of Khulna City Corporation, Bangladesh. Environment and Urbanization Asia, 13(2), SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/09754253221120876
- Rana, M. S., Sarkar, S. (2021, November). Prediction of urban expansion by using land cover change detection approach. Heliyon, 7(11), e08437, Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08437
- Parvez, M., Rana, M. S. 2021. Investigating the Causes of Increasing Consumer Demand for Real Estate Housing in Bangladesh. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, pp. 1753-8270, Emerald Publishing Limited. DOI 10.1108/IJHMA-09-2020-0111
- Chakma, M., Rana, M. S., Pramanik, M. A. 2018. Prediction and analysis the causes of increasing an illegal etaxi in Bangladesh municipalities: A case study of Pabna Municipality. International Journal of Crowd Science, Vol. 2(3), pp. 178-197, Emerald Publishing Limited. DOI: 10.1108/IJCS-06-2018-0010
- Rana, M. S., Azad, M. A. S. A. 2016. Indigenous Coping Mechanisms in Managing Multi-Hazard Risks of Cyclone: A Case Study on Santa Village in Khulna District. American Academic and Scholarly Research Journal, Vol. 8(6), pp. 31-37.
- Islam, M. S., Rana, M. S. 2017. Analysis of Pedestrian Facilities in CBD Area of Pabna Municipality, Bangladesh. Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 11, pp. 1025-1037. DOI: 10.17265/1934-7359/2017.11.005
- Rana, M. S., Azad, M. A. S. A., Islam, M. J. 2018. Vulnerability Assessment of Cyclonic Hazards in Coastal Region of Bangladesh. Urban and Regional Planning, Vol. 3(2), pp. 34-43. DOI: 10.11648/j.urp.20180302.11
- Rana, M. S., Uddin, M. S., Azad, M. A. S. A. 2016. Evaluation of Bicycle Environment for Urban Mobility: A Case of Selected Roads in Khulna Metropolitan City. Social Sciences, Vol. 5(6), pp. 77-85. DOI: 10.11648/j.ss.20160506.11
Conference Proceedings (1)
- Rana, M. S., Hossain, M. T., Sadat, M. N. 2017. Analysis of Trip Generation Model of Pabna Municipality. International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Planning, RUET, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Conducted Courses (16)
- URP 4212: Participatory Planning Workshop
- URP 4210: Environmental Planning and Management - Lab
- URP 4209: Environmental Planning and Management
- URP 4205: Urban and Regional Economics
- URP 4104: Project Planning and Management - Lab
- URP 4103: Project Planning and Management
- URP 4000: Project/Thesis
- URP 3211: Research Methodology
- URP 3208: Transportation Planning - Lab
- URP 3207: Transportation Planning
- URP 3109: Water Resources Planning
- CE 3107: Transportation Engineering
- URP 3103: Housing and Real Estate Development
- URP 2202: Urban Planning Techniques - Lab
- URP 2201: Urban Planning Techniques
- URP 2101: Urban Planning Principles
