Browsing by Author "Amaratunga, D"

Adaptable built-environment as a potential strategy to sustain post-disaster resettlements in Sri Lanka

Sridarran, P; Keraminiyage, K; Amaratunga, D [Conference-Full-text]

In the recent decades, internal displacements occur in greater number across the world each year without drawing much attention. To minimise the causes and attenuate the consequences of displacement, governments and other ...

Approaches for capacity building for disaster waste management

Karunasena, G; Amaratunga, D; Haigh, R [Conference-Full-text]

Natural disasters such as Fukushima earthquake and tsunami in 2011, Haiti earthquake in 2010, Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 were evident for large volumes of waste generated overwhelming existing ...

Architecture and the opening of satori : an oriental interpretation of architecture

Amaratunga, D [Thesis-Abstract]

Satori is gained through an expansion of consciousness, uniting us in Nature.... No more a fragmented psyche; no longer alienation of being. This dissertation explores the relationship between built form and consciousness ...

Assessment of facilities management performance - What next?

Amaratunga, D; Baldry, D; Sarshar, M [Article-Full-text]

Facilities management operates on the premises that the efficiency of any organisation is linked to the physical environment in which it operates and that the environment can be improved to increase its efficiency. This ...

Attitudes and perceptions of construction workforce on construction waste in Sri Lanka

Kulatunga, U; Amaratunga, D; Haigh, R; Rameezdeen, R [Article-Abstract]

Purpose – The construction industry consumes large amounts of natural resources, which are not properly utilised owing to the generation of waste. Construction waste has challenged the performance of the industry and its ...

Capacity building for post disaster waste management : research methodological perspective

Karunasena, GI; Amaratunga, D; Haigh, R [Conference-Abstract]

Every year newspapers and television screens are dominated at some point by a natural disaster of international concern. In a disaster, generation of waste is unavoidable. This causes serious environmental and economic ...

Capacity building towards sustainability : context of post disaster waste management

Karunasena, GI; Amaratunga, D; Haigh, R [Conference-Abstract]

Concept of Capacity Building is an essential component in development theory and practice. In developing countries, it is identified as a key concept in achieving sustainability. In particular, in post disaster scenarios, ...

Capacity gaps in post disaster construction & demolition waste management

Karunasena, G; Amaratunga, D [Article-Full-text]

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the identification of the existing capacities of post disaster C&D waste management in developing countries, with a special emphasis on Sri Lanka to determine the capacity ...

The Challenges and Obstacles of Post-Disaster Road Infrastructure Reconstruction in the Pre-Construction Phase

Hayat, E; Amaratunga, D; Haigh, R [Conference-Full-text]

Purpose-The reconstruction of road infrastructure in the post-disaster context require different approach when compared with road projects in the normal development context. Disaster recovery projects are seen as having ...

Challenges associated with integrating global policies on DRR and CCA in urban development: Asian perspective

Dias, N; Amaratunga, D; Haigh, R; Malalgoda, C [Conference-Full-text]

The world’s population is increasing rapidly, with more than half living in Asia, mostly in urban areas. Accordingly, it is vital to reduce the current and future vulnerabilities of disasters in Asia as a precaution to ...

A Conceptual framework to understand the multi-hazard early warning mechanism in communication management

Shehara, PLAI; Siriwardana, CSA; Amaratunga, D; Haigh, R [Conference-Full-text]

A conceptual model development is a primary mechanism for defining dependencies among parameters. Here, the integration of concepts linked with Multi-Hazard Early Warning mechanism is captured. This became more significant ...

Critical success factors of construction research and development

Kulatunga, U; Amaratunga, D; HAIGH, R [Article-Abstract]

Research and development (R&D) activities are important to the construction industry to successfully address the challenges placed upon it and to be competitive. Identifying the factors that influence the success ...

Defining critical infrastructure for Sri Lanka

Randeniya, M; Palliyaguru, R; Amaratunga, D [Conference-Full-text]

In the last few decades, infrastructure has played a major role in supporting modern society. Moreover, there has been an increase in natural and human-induced disasters worldwide. In these situations, securing infrastructure ...

DEVELOPMENT OF A PROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL PROGRAMME IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO ENHANCE SOCIETAL RESILIENCE TO DISASTERS

Babatunde, S; Ginige, K; Adeniyi, O; Perera, S; Amaratunga, D [Conference-Full-text]

Integrating disaster resilience into education is a key factor for reducing the adverse impact of future disasters. This paper in this context presents the methodology of developing an innovative professional doctoral ...

Development of a professional doctoral programme in built environment to enhance societal resilience to disasters

Babatunde, S; Ginige, K; Adeniyi, O; Perera, S; Amaratunga, D [Conference-Full-text]

Integrating disaster resilience into education is a key factor for reducing the adverse impact of future disasters. This paper in this context presents the methodology of developing an innovative professional doctoral ...

Disaster risk reduction infrastructure requirements for South-Western Bangladesh

Wedawatta, G; Kulatunga, U; Amaratunga, D; Parvez, A [Article-Abstract]

Purpose Development of effective disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies for communities at risk of being affected by natural disasters is considered essential, especially in the wake of devastating disaster events ...

Disaster risk reduction measures in Bangladesh

Kulatunga, U; Wedawatta, G; Amaratunga, D; Ahmed, P.; Biswas, R [Conference-Full-text]

Disasters damage the entire economy of the country when they predominantly take place in developing countries. While no country in the world is entirely safe, lack of capacity to limit the impact of hazards has made ...

Emerging research on women's empowerment in post disaster Reconstruction

Thurairajah, N; Amaratunga, D [Conference-Full-text]

The seeming randomness of the occurrence of disaster, its impact and uniqueness of events demand dynamic, real-time, effective and efficient solutions from the field of disaster management and thus making this topic necessary. ...

Evaluating the network of stakeholders in Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems for multiple hazards amidst biological outbreaks: Sri Lanka as a case in point

Jayasekara, R; Siriwardana, C; Amaratunga, D; Haigh, R [Article-Full-text]

Synergized impacts of simultaneous hazards amidst COVID-19 have called for the need for highly collaborative multi-sectoral approaches for disaster preparedness planning. In such a context, this study aims at evaluating ...

An evaluation of the current urban design process in order to derive critical success factors for the creation of a potential new urban design process framework

Dias, N; Keraminiyage, K; Amaratunga, D; Curwell, S [Conference-Abstract]

The current urban design process is top-down, i.e., generally the urban designers or planners design the urban environment and at a later stage the community may have some involvement. There are serious criticisms of this ...

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