Many ofthe policies, plans and programs related to the environmental conservation, greening the cities, balancing the carbon foot print and sustainable environment and economic development by planning and management of ...

A space that stays deep rooted in one’s mind, is a place, accessed by all senses, one that stimulates and gets the attention of all senses. To touch all senses the place must have dynamism. A place stagnates with unchanging ...

In chapter 01. Environmental impacts of landscape materials used in landscape designs in Sri Lanka such as concrete, steel, timber, glass, clay and plants are described. In this chapter, the effect of exotic plants on ...

In the present study, a review was carried out on the wayside tree Colombo city. In addition, a structural interview was carried out with the relaxants authorities including government and non governmental institutions. First ...

At school I was a science student. At University I started as a student of Medicine. But I switched over to Architecture in the middle of the course. After finishing my University education, I was involved with a career ...

"... Oh! Great king the land belongs to people and all living beings thou art only the guardian of it the birds of the air, and the beasts have as equal right to live and move about in any part of the land as thou. The ...

Historical evidences show that green spaces were a part of every city in human civilisation whether it is in Mesopotamia, Indus valley or in the later developments in Europe. Sri Lanka also had a very prominent affiliation ...

Sri Lanka is one of the Biodiversity Hot Spots in the world. It has a high species richness and a high endemism in flora and fauna. Of the total number of plant species present in Sri Lanka, about 75% are indigenous and ...

Chapter one introduces the natural landscape of Nuwara-Eliya and explains the location of the city, with it's climatic and topographical background and it's landscape elements. Chapter two describes the historical background ...

he subject of this dissertation concerns the landscape environment within the capital of Sri Jayawardenepura."Remarkable friend! Know then the royal city Jyawardenepura, where reside preeminent men devoted and full of ...