The concept of ""Eco-Cities" has recently attracted attention in planning and development tield. Ljntil now, it is hardly can find a standardized definition of the term ··Eco-City". Nevertheless, in genera L the concept ...
It is predicted that the Sri Lanka's urban population will be around 55% to 60 % from the total population in year 2020. This is not a phenomenon only for Sri Lanka; entire Asian region particularly developing countries ...
Settlement process of the Mahaweli project has passed two decades. It is a reasonable time
period for a sustainable development of a settlement and its self-reliance. The main
purpose of this study is to evaluate the ...
The city of Colombo and its suburban areas have experienced a rapid change in development during the past four decades with increasing growth and expansion of important economics activities. The government decisions to ...
This study has been undertaken in partial
fulfilment of the academic requirement for the M.Sc.
(Town and Country Planning) Degree Course. The chosen
area of study comprises a specialised aspect of urban
development ...
Community Action Planning is a Participatory planning paradigm which emphasizes the involvement of the community at the strategic and management processes in Urban Planning.It is often considered as part of community ...
This in a document recording a process -the evolution of a Community
Developed Programme for the people living In the inner city
of Colombo* The process beigaa with the identification of theee
v/bere conditions at living ...
This is a document recording a process - the evolution of a Community
Development Programme for the people living in the inner city areas
of Colombo, The process begins with the identification of these areas
where ...
The term development control measures though more often than not
have been interpretted in a negative way athose are the instruments
that give effect to the meaning of development by managing any" objects
material or ...
The study i3 concornGd with Settlement Planningt tk>
Sri Lanka and has confinod its' study to agricultural
settlements in the Dry Zone,where most of the development
potential lies.
The discussion in the study commences ...
This study comprises a critical evaluation of the Environmental Laws in Sri Lanka,
as part of the academic requirement of the M.Sc. in Town and Country Planning Degree
Course. A comprehensive study has been attempted ...
In this study emphasis has been draw', to locational
aspects of public markets. A case study of three selected markets within
Gampaha District is used to carry out the evaluation o locational aspects
of public ...
Public open space is a vital component of the urban environment which is under increasing pressure due to urban development. It is an essential part of the urban heritage and infrastructure. It not only provides a pleasant ...
Growth polarities of the city into centralised and decentralised forms have been synonymous as the birth of the city itself. Concurrently, two basic schools of thought
have sprung based on these and the patterns of city ...