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Cultural continuity as a vital factor in delivering identity, memory and sense of place: a critical study of urban transformation with special reference to Pettah in Colombo

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dc.contributor.author Pathinayaka, A
dc.contributor.author Wijesundara, J
dc.contributor.editor Sandanayake, YG
dc.contributor.editor Karunasena, GI
dc.contributor.editor Fernando, NG
dc.date.accessioned 2022-02-24T04:16:24Z
dc.date.available 2022-02-24T04:16:24Z
dc.date.issued 2014-06
dc.identifier.citation Pathinayaka, A., & Wijesundara, J. (2014). Cultural continuity as a vital factor in delivering identity, memory and sense of place: a critical study of urban transformation with special reference to Pettah in Colombo. In Y.G. Sandanayake, N.G. Fernando & G.I. Karunasena (Eds.), Sustainability and development in built environment: the way forward (pp.138-148). Ceylon Institute of Builders. https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2014-Proceedings.pdf en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17062
dc.description.abstract Most Asian cities are characterised by rapid urban metamorphosis and mostly the urban changes are based on planning mechanisms through spatial and land use methodologies and supported by globalization. In Colonial-contemporary cities, it is often seen that recent planning and development approaches undermine the cultural representation and memory of the place in their transformation process. The study is scoped within the discussion of morphology, in relation to urban transformation and planning, in the context of urban settings (places) in Pettah, Colombo. It aims to re-examine cultural continuity in relation to the memory of a place in transforming urban settings. Methodologically, urbancultural morphological study couples with spatial anthropology for field investigation and data transcoded into urban design planning schemata. Referring the literature on this subject area, certain parameters to measure the appropriate cultural transformation have been identified and the analysis of this situation is supported by the observations and personal communications. The research has identified the socio physical and socio cultural relationships of transforming urban settings which are meant to be regeneration of built masses but, mostly the renovations for irreplaceable urban settings where people celebrate the sense of place. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB) en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Ceylon Institute of Builders en_US
dc.relation.uri https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2014-Proceedings.pdf en_US
dc.subject Cultural continuity en_US
dc.subject Sense of place en_US
dc.subject Spatial anthropology en_US
dc.subject Sustainable new world encyclopaedia en_US
dc.subject Urban transformation en_US
dc.title Cultural continuity as a vital factor in delivering identity, memory and sense of place: a critical study of urban transformation with special reference to Pettah in Colombo en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Building Economics en_US
dc.identifier.year 2014 en_US
dc.identifier.conference 3rd World Construction Symposium 2014 en_US
dc.identifier.place Colombo en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 138-148 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Sustainability and development in built environment: the way forward en_US
dc.identifier.email jawij@yahoo.com en_US


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