Typo-morphological Analysis of Urban Settings Developed Alongside Malnichhara: Sylhet as a Case Example

Abstract

One of Sylhet city's most notable topographical features is its chharas, or streams, which are intricately woven into the city's urban fabric. These chharas generally begin in the hillock areas on the outskirts of this city, travel through the city's urban framework, and eventually join the Surma river. One of the prominent chhara in the city that exhibits a distinct environment within the urban fabric is Malnichhara. For instance, it is the landmark itself in some places and concealed inside the urban fabric in others. As a naturally occurring blue network, chhara is being given particular consideration when it comes to city development in the near future, and it is being considered to capitalize on it. For this reason, the morphological analysis of urban settings interwoven with chhara is necessary. Such analysis will indicate to us what characters or factors have impacted chhara to emerge as a prominent visible form component in different places and have enabled it to house public functions depending on it. As a methodology in this article, the obtained map and literature have been used to analyze the typo-morphology of urban settings. The typo-morphological analysis developed here would help making decisions regarding blue network rich city planning or relevant issues.