Shah Md Asik Ullah [ASUH] | North South University

Full Time Faculty
Associate Professor

PhD in Design, Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University, Japan in 2018

Phone: 55 668 200 Ext. :
Email: [email protected]
Office: SAC 706

Curriculum Vitae

Bio

As an Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Science and Management under North South University, my focus is environmental management and design, where I seek to harmonize the relationship between communities and nature for the future sustainability. My investigations encompass how communities engage with natural resources, with a critical eye on deforestation in protected zones. Using remote sensing technology, I analyze forest cover dynamics and the intertwined socio-economic implications. A pivotal aspect of my research also assesses the environmental and community impact of substantial refugee influxes. Furthermore, I quantify ecosystem services, emphasizing the role of ecosystem service payments in bolstering conservation endeavors. My findings have been published in reputed journals including Land Use Policy, Remote Sensing, and Trees, Forests and People, and Small-Scale Forestry. My goal is to forge strategies ensuring a symbiotic coexistence between humanity and nature in our rapidly urbanizing world.

I obtained my PhD in Design from the Graduate School of Design at Kyushu University back in 2018. I have been working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Design at Kyushu University from 2023 to 2026. During my tenure at Kyushu University, I have actively participated in numerous research projects related to poverty and deforestation, environmental impact assessment, and the resilience of refugee livelihoods.

Selected Publications

Ullah, S. M. A. (2026). Societal impacts of the Rohingya refugee presence in Bangladesh’s border communities: Tensions and transformations. Societal Impacts, 100168.

Kabir, K. H., Ferdows, J., Rahman, S., Chowdhury, A., Sarker, M. A., Ullah, S. M. A., ... (2025). Effectiveness of Facebook groups in enhancing the capacity of rooftop gardeners. Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems, 10(1), e70023.

Ouyang, Y., Ullah, S. M. A., & Takatori, C. (2025). Research hotspots and trends in soil infiltration at the watershed scale using the SWAT model: A bibliometric analysis. Water, 17(14), 2119.

Ullah, S. M. A., Rahman, S., Akter, R., & Kabir, K. H. (2025). The dynamics of social conflict and deforestation: Empirical evidence from the refugee crisis in southeast Bangladesh. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 28, 101014.

Chika, T., Yulu, Z., & Asik, U. S. M. (2024). Developing a spatial design framework based on the supply-demand of urban agriculture in the context of depopulation in Japan. Urban and Regional Planning Review, 11, 208–226.

Sakamoto, M., Ullah, S. M. A., & Tani, M. (2024). Impacts of refugee influx on the local economy and environmental degradation in Bangladesh: A spatial multilevel autoregressive analysis. World Development, 183, 106729.

Ullah, S. M. A., Rahman, M. A., Al, R. Z., Rani, D. A. S. K., & Masakazu, T. (2024). A study on the impact of refugee influx on the agricultural service, systems and products: The case of Rohingya refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Human Services, 26, 135–151.

Xie, Z., Ullah, S. M. A., & Takatori, C. (2024). Evaluating the thermal environmental alterations due to photovoltaic installations in the Kushida river basin, Japan. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 22, 100397.

Xie, Z., Ullah, S. M. A., & Takatori, C. (2024). From crops to kilowatts: An empirical study on farmland conversion to solar photovoltaic systems in Kushida river basin, Japan. Geographies, 4(2), 216–230.

Ullah, S. M. A., Asahiro, K., Moriyama, M., Tsuchiya, J., Rahman, M. A., Mary, M., (2023). Causes and consequences of forest cover transformation on human-wildlife interaction in the Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary, Bangladesh. Trees, Forests and People, 100476.

Kabir, K. H., Hassan, F., Mukta, M. Z. N., Roy, D., Darr, D., Leggette, H., & Ullah, S. M. A. (2022). Application of the technology acceptance model to assess the use and preferences of ICTs among field-level extension officers in Bangladesh. Digital Geography and Society, 3, 100027.

Ullah, S. M. A., Tani, M., Tsuchiya, J., Moriyama, M., & Rahman, M. A. (2022). Impact of protected areas and co-management on forest cover: A case study from Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary, Bangladesh. Land Use Policy, 113, 105932.

Ullah, S. M. A., Tsuchiya, J., Asahiro, K., & Tani, M. (2022). Exploring the socioeconomic drivers of deforestation in Bangladesh: The case of Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary and its surrounding community. Trees, Forests and People, 7, 100167. [1]

Sakamoto, M., Ullah, S. M. A., & Tani, M. (2021). Land cover changes after the massive Rohingya refugee influx in Bangladesh: Neo-classic unsupervised approach. Remote Sensing, 13(24).

Ullah, S. M. A., Asahiro, K., Moriyama, M., & Tani, M. (2021). Socioeconomic status changes of the host communities after the Rohingya refugee influx in the southern coastal area of Bangladesh. Sustainability, 13(8), 4240.

Ullah, S. M. A., Tani, M., Tsuchiya, J., Rahman, A. M., & Rahman, Z. M. (2020). Impact of betel leaf cultivation on the protected forest area of Teknaf Peninsula, Bangladesh. Small-scale Forestry, 19, 335–355.

Marry, M. S., Asahiro, K., Ullah, S. M. A., Moriyama, M., Tani, M., & Sakamoto, M. (2018). Assessing local people’s preferences for landscape character in Teknaf Peninsula for sustainable landscape conservation and development. International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development, 6(2).

Moslehuddin, A. Z. M., Rahman, M. A., Ullah, S. M. A., Moriyama, M., & Tani, M. (2018). Physiography, forests, and people in Teknaf. In M. Tani & M. Moriyama (Eds.), Deforestation in the Teknaf Peninsula of Bangladesh: A study of political ecology. Springer.

Ullah, S. M. A., Tani, M., & Tsuchiya, J. (2018). Fuelwood of Teknaf forests: Marketing, distribution, and concomitant people. In M. Tani & M. Moriyama (Eds.), Deforestation in the Teknaf Peninsula of Bangladesh: A study of political ecology. Springer.

Awards & Honors

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Educational Qualifications

PhD in Design, Kyushu University (2018)

Academic Experience

Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Design, Kyushu University (2023 - 2026)

Corporate Experience

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Courses

ENV 107 - Introduction to Environmental Science

ENV 405 - Population, Poverty and Environment

ENV 624 - Ecological Systems and Biodiversity

Membership and professional Activites

Bangladesh Agricultural Extension Society

The Japanese Forest Society (2021-2025)

Research Interests

Environmental Sociology

Policy for Commons

Conservation

Forestry