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Environmental related disputes of expressway construction projects in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.advisor Gunatilake, PKSVS
dc.contributor.author Siriwardane, SMPB
dc.date.accessioned 2024-08-15T04:00:44Z
dc.date.available 2024-08-15T04:00:44Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.citation Siriwardane, S.M.P.B. (2023). Environmental related disputes of expressway construction projects in Sri Lanka [Master’s theses, University of Moratuwa]. Institutional Repository University of Moratuwa. http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/22689
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/22689
dc.description.abstract The generous purpose of constructing and developing the expressways of the Sri Lankan government to facilitate the general public through transportation. The time can be saved by avoiding the highly traffic congested roads and utilizing the expressways. But while implementation of such mega scale projects there is a high possibility to take place the disputes between internal parties or with the external parties. A country like Sri Lanka which is fully blessed with extraordinary environmental values can be affected by expressways construction projects. This study was carried out with the aim of identifying significant environmental related disputes of expressways construction projects in Sri Lanka. The main objectives of the research is to identify the types and causes of the environmental disputes, economic and social impact of them together with identification of the mitigation measures. The objectives are accomplished by the quantitative research approach and data were collected by a questionnaire survey with the aid of a Google form. Findings revealed that the nature of mostly affected in Sri Lankan expressway projects were excessive noise and vibration, bad air quality and disturbance to the drainage and water environments. Significant types of environmental disputes like disturbance to the neighborhood by activities generate too much noise and vibration, health issues affected to the locals and neighborhoods by polluted air and problems raised by the cultivators and farmers. The major causes for the environmental related disputes have been found in the survey as, changing ground conditions, lack of feasibility studies, lack of planning in brownfield sites and poor waste and disposal management system. Identified the impact of environmental related disputes to the economic and social aspects of expressways projects in Sri Lankan context by additional cost, delays to the project and local environment, communities, biodiversity respectively. Recognized the mitigation measures that can be taken to manage the identified environmental disputes like insertion of the necessary provisions to the contracts and have the legislative support. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject CAUSES en_US
dc.subject CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS - Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTES en_US
dc.subject EXPRESSWAYS en_US
dc.subject IMPACT en_US
dc.subject MITIGATION en_US
dc.subject BUILDING ECONOMICS- Dissertation en_US
dc.subject CONSTRUCTION LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION- Dissertation en_US
dc.title Environmental related disputes of expressway construction projects in Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Thesis-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.degree Master of Science in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Building Economics en_US
dc.date.accept 2023
dc.identifier.accno TH5328 en_US


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