Dr. Mokbul Morshed Ahmad is a Professor in Development Planning Management and Innovation (DPMI) in the School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (e-mail: morshed@ait.ac.th and mokbul.morshed@gmail.com). Prior to that he was an Assistant Professor in the department of Geography and Environment, Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He holds a PhD. in Development Geography from Durham University, Durham, UK (2000).