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Colombo : a landscape in transition : a study through colonial maps and images

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dc.contributor.advisor Balasuriya S
dc.contributor.author Wijayanandana RS
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-20T19:09:25Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-20T19:09:25Z
dc.identifier.citation Wijayanandana, R.S. (2013). Colombo : a landscape in transition : a study through colonial maps and images [Master's theses, University of Moratuwa]. Institutional Repository University of Moratuwa. http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/13986
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/13986
dc.description.abstract Colombo: A Landscape in Transition - A Study Through Colonial Maps and Images Colombo has seen an accelerated programme of urban renewal in the period since 2009 and work is underway to improve the living environment ofthe city. Steps have been taken to enhance Colombo's existing green spaces, to restore its colonial architecture and to revive old waterways and in some cases, to expand them. Given this environment of rejuvenation of the city of Colombo, and that the focus of many of these projects are relics ofthe colonial period such as the Dutch Hospital in the Colombo Fort, the purpose of this dissertation is to examine the transformation^ of the landscape of Colombo, and sometimeTits suburbs, during approximately four and half centuries of colonial rule. The lens through which this change is observed is the pictorial representation left behind by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonisers. The changes due to the transfer of influence to each colonising power and the needs of the indigenous people is observed in the resulting hybrid landscape. Chapter Summary Chapter 1: The urban renewal ofthe city in contemporary times. Chapter 2: The arrival ofthe Portuguese and the construction and fortification ofthe fort of Colombo. Chapter 3: Dutch urban planning and traditions of landscaping. The Dutch contribution to the field of botany. Chapter 4: Changes to the City during the British Period. British streetscapes in the Fort and other significant areas in Colombo. Conclusion: Sri Lankan landscape traditions and the effect of colonial influence. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.title Colombo : a landscape in transition : a study through colonial maps and images en_US
dc.type Thesis-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.degree Master of Science in Landscape Design en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Architecture en_US
dc.date.accept 2013-11
dc.identifier.accno TH3082 en_US


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