Sustainable Approach to Regenerating Residential Form and Density: Case in Dhaka

Table 1

Actors	Actions
The Building Construction Act, 1952	Over all built environment—assessment against natural, social, and need-based assessment of density
The Town Improvement (TI) Act 1953	Should recreate natural balance by enforcing stricter control on landscape and skyline legislation
Building Construction Rules 2008	Priority in formulating built-open ratio through FAR and set back from variable road conditions
Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) 2006	Should be revised
Land Development Rules for Private Housing 2004	Should enforce control over natural land conversion