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    Middle-class Household Consumption in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Understanding Current Practices Related to Food, Electricity, Transport and Attire

    Solaiman M 2019.pdf (4.490Mb)
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    Open access
    Authors
    Solaiman, Mohammad
    Date
    2019
    Supervisor
    Dora Marinova
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    PhD
    
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    Faculty
    Humanities
    School
    School of Design and the Built Environment
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77987
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    • Curtin Theses
    Abstract

    Dhaka experiences unplanned expansion and large population influx. Half of its dwellers are well-educated with stable employment, forming the city’s middleclass. Amid growing concerns over Dhaka’s liveability, the consumption practices of this middleclass related to food, attire, transport and energy are explored using a household survey and expert interviews. The Theory of Planned Behaviour explains the current unsustainable patterns resulting from Dhaka’s socio-historical formation, economic development and globalisation. Changing social norms can improve its future.

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