Rabeya Sultana Leya
Associate Professor

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    Khulna University, Khulna-9208,Bangladesh.


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    Room 112 0, Dr. Satyendra Nath Bose Academic Building Khulna University Khulna 9208 Bangladesh

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    Urban and Rural Planning Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh.

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I am Rabeya Sultana Leya, working as an Associate Professor at Khulna University, a reputed public university of Bangladesh. I have completed my bachelor's and Master’s degree in Urban and Rural Planning from Khulna University securing the 1st position on the merit list and completed my second Master's in Water Resource Development from the Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). I have got the opportunity to complete my M. Sc. under the SAWA (South Asian Water Association) fellowship program of IDRC (International Development Research Centre). I have worked as a research assistant in the gender module of the JICA-JST project, where the focus was to explore gender vulnerability due to flood disasters. Presently, I have been working as the Principal Investigator of a project funded by Khulna University Research Cell (KURC), where the goal of this project is to investigate gender vulnerability due to hydrological hazards (floods and cyclones) in coastal areas of Bangladesh. 

Bachelor of Urban and Rural Planning 
Masters of Urban and Rural Planning 
Masters in Water Resources Development 

  • Gender Vulnerability, Water Management, Water Security, Disaster vulnerability. GIS and RS

Current Research Project/Collaboration

SL Title Research Role Awarded Date Completion Date Funding Agency
1 Investigating Gender Vulnerability due to Hydrological Hazards (Floods and Cyclones) in Coastal Areas of Bangladesh, March,2021

Postgraduate in Urban and Rural Planning and Water Resources Development. Having
more than 7 years of teaching and research experience in different fields mostly in climate
change and disaster management and water resources management. My goal is to work
f or t he vulnerable and marginalized community, who are basically deprived of most of the
services and facilities.

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·    1. Leya. R.S., Bala, S.K., Newton, I. H., Chowdhury, A. Md., Haque, S. M. (2022). Water Security Assessment of a Peri-Urban Area: A Study in Singair Upazila of Manikganj District of Bangladesh. Environment, Development and Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-02023-6.

 

2. Leya, R.S., Subah,Z., Neupane, D., Jaisankar, S., and Senadeera, M. (2021). Livelihood Diversification of Coastal Communities through Gendered Lens: A Case Study on Kovalam Village, Tamil Nadu, India. Plan Plus, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.54470/planplus.v11i1.4.

 

3. Jodder, P.K., Leya, R. S. (2021). Estimation of Carbon Storage Capacity of Different Wards Through Major Carbon Absorbing Sinks Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques: A Case Study on Khulna City, Bangladesh. Plan Plus, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.54470/planplus.v11i1.4.

 

4. Leya, R.S., Jodder, P. K., Rahman, K. R., Chowdhury, A. Md., Parida, D. (2022). Spatial Variations of Urban Heat Island Development in Khulna City, Bangladesh: Implications in Urban Development Planning. Earth Systems and Environment, 0123456789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-022-00309-x.

 

5. Jodder, P.K., Leya, R. S., Rana, Md. S., Sarkar, B. (2022). Generation and Characteristics of Household Solid Waste in Khulna City, Bangladesh. Khulna University Studies. https://doi.org/10.53808/kus.2022.19.01.2202-se.

 

6. Jaren, L.S., Leya, R.S., Mondal. M.S. (2022). Gender-differentiated Impacts of Water Poverty on Different Livelihood Groups in Peri-Urban Areas around Dhaka, Bangladesh. Water, (Switzerland), 14(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/w14071167

 

7. Hasan, Md. Z., Leya, R.S., Islam, Kazi. S. (2022). Comparative Assessment of Machine Learning Algorithms for Land Use and Land Cover Classification Using Multispectral Remote Sensing Image. KU Studies.

 

8. Jodder, P. K., Leya, R.S., Rahman, K. R., Kafy, A.A., Rahman, Z. A., Almulhim, A. I. (2022). Assessing Carbon Footprints in an Urban Setting: A Study of Khulna City, Bangladesh, Earth Systems and Environment, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-022-00332-y.

 

9. Leya, R.S. Jaren, L.S. (2022). Spatial Differentiation in Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management:  A Comparative Study on Urban, Rural and Peri-urban Scenarios around Dhaka, Bangladesh, Environment, Development and Sustainability. (Under review)

 

Book Chapter

 

1. Leya, R.S., Saha, D., Bala, S.K., Huq, H. (2020). Gender Vulnerability Assessment due to Flood in Northern Part of Bangladesh (A Case Study on 2017 Flood). Water, Flood Management and Water Security Under a Changing Climate, 135-149. Springer Nature Switzerland.


2. Jodder, P.K., Leya, R. S., Rana, Md. S., Sarkar, B. (2022). Municipal Solid Waste Management of Different Socio-economic Group Towards Sustainable Development Goals. Taylor & Francis. (In press).