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Technical, socio-environmental & procedural limitations in Sri Lankan quarry industry from mining professionals perspective

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dc.contributor.author Garusinghe, JP
dc.contributor.author Serasinghe, KDBJ
dc.contributor.author Khan, WM
dc.contributor.author Hemalal, PVA
dc.contributor.author Jayasundara, DRT
dc.contributor.author Jayawardena, CL
dc.contributor.editor Dissanayake, DMDOK
dc.contributor.editor Dassanayake, ABN
dc.date.accessioned 2022-02-28T04:06:31Z
dc.date.available 2022-02-28T04:06:31Z
dc.date.issued 2020-12
dc.identifier.citation Garusinghe, J.P., Serasinghe, K.D.B.J., Khan, W.M., Hemalal, P.V.A., Jayasundara, D.R.T., & Jayawardena, C.L. (2020). Technical, socio-environmental & procedural limitations in Sri Lankan quarry industry from mining professionals perspective. In D.M.D.O.K. Dissanayake & A.B.N. Dassanayake (Eds.), Proceedings of International Symposium on Earth Resources Management & Environment 2020 (pp. 10-17). Department of Earth Resources Engineering, University of Moratuwa. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17097
dc.description.abstract Over 2500 quarry sites are currently in operation to cater the large requirement of rock aggregates in Sri Lanka. The concerns of this industry are not limited to the environmental and social aspects but significantly influence its own functionality. Even though such instances are common and under regular discussions, documented evidence and efforts to methodically resolve them finds to be limited. Hence, only the adverse effects of the quarrying industry are mostly highlighted, sidelining the opportunities for sustainable development. This research attempts to systematically document the issues in the quarrying industry in Sri Lanka to address them based on three categories; Technical, Socio-environmental and Procedural. As an initial exercise the collected survey data was categorized on district basis, quarry grade, respondent’s skill level and the nature of the interviews conducted. Through cross analysis of these data clusters the most common concerns were extracted to prioritize according to the level of significance. Afterwards, statistical significance of the relationships among the issues so far identified was computed mainly using Chi-squared-test and Binary Logistic Regression. Findings of this pilot study can be used for future policy development, even though they are dominantly represented by the Colombo, Kalutara and Gampaha districts. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Department of Earth Resources Engineering, University of Moratuwa en_US
dc.relation.uri https://uom.lk/sites/default/files/ere/files/ISERME%202020%20Abstracts%20Final%2019.12.2020%2018.13_0.pdf en_US
dc.subject Aggregates en_US
dc.subject Binary-logistic-regression en_US
dc.subject Chi-squared test en_US
dc.subject Mining industry en_US
dc.title Technical, socio-environmental & procedural limitations in Sri Lankan quarry industry from mining professionals perspective en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Earth Resources Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.year 2020 en_US
dc.identifier.conference International Symposium on Earth Resources Management & Environment 2020 en_US
dc.identifier.place Colombo en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 10-17 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Proceedings of International Symposium on Earth Resources Management & Environment 2020 en_US
dc.identifier.email chulanthaj@uom.lk en_US


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