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Emerging competencies within national and local government for societal resilience to disasters in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Hettiarachchi, SSL
dc.contributor.author Goonasekera, H
dc.contributor.author Gunatilake, S
dc.contributor.author Weeresinghe, S
dc.contributor.editor Sandanayake, YG
dc.contributor.editor Karunasena, GI
dc.contributor.editor Ramachandra, T
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-11T05:38:18Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-11T05:38:18Z
dc.date.issued 2016-07
dc.identifier.citation Hettiarachchi, S.S.L., Goonasekera, H., Gunatilake, S., & Weeresinghe, S. (2016). Emerging competencies within national and local government for societal resilience to disasters in Sri Lanka. In Y.G. Sandanayake, G.I. Karunasena & T. Ramachandra (Eds.), Greening environment, eco-innovations & entrepreneurship (pp. 186-193). Ceylon Institute of Builders. https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2016-Proceedings.pdf en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17274
dc.description.abstract Emerging competencies for societal resilience to disaster within the built environment domain of Sri Lanka were analysed in the aim of developing a professional doctoral (DProf) course through the CADRE (EU-FP7) project. Competencies were compiled following the amalgamation of both emerging market needs and skills within the built environment domain of Sri Lanka. In its investigation, qualitative and quantitative data collection was facilitated through a literature review. Data collection was conducted in respective to all stages of the construction cycle (i.e. Preparation, Design, Pre-construction, Construction, Use). The analysis was conducted using resilience themes for five thematic areas (i.e. social, technological, environmental, economic and institutional) in relation to each stage of the construction cycle. Despite local and national government bodies affecting a central role in policy, planning and implementation of land use changes and construction, built environment professionals with specialised expertise was minimal. Parallels were drawn regarding the gaps within the private sector and local and national government, such as a critical need for skills development programmes to ensure a viable skilled labour force and job security. Finally, it is critical for national and local government to enforce existing certification systems and standards for skilled workers to ensure a safe, viable and competitive construction industry. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Ceylon Institute of Builders en_US
dc.relation.uri https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2016-Proceedings.pdf en_US
dc.subject Professional doctorate en_US
dc.subject Disaster resilience en_US
dc.subject Built environment en_US
dc.title Emerging competencies within national and local government for societal resilience to disasters in Sri Lanka 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 2016 en_US
dc.identifier.conference 5th World Construction Symposium 2016 en_US
dc.identifier.place Colombo en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 186-193 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Greening environment, eco-innovations & entrepreneurship en_US
dc.identifier.email sachieg@uom.lk en_US
dc.identifier.email sweeresinghe@gmail.com en_US


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