The city of Colombo and its suburban areas have experienced a rapid change in development during the past four decades with increasing growth and expansion of important economics activities. The government decisions to ...

The study i3 concornGd with Settlement Planningt tk> Sri Lanka and has confinod its' study to agricultural settlements in the Dry Zone,where most of the development potential lies. The discussion in the study commences ...

One major character of the 21st century from physical planning point of view is the rapid urbanization. It is in fact estimated that by the year 2030 almost half of the Sri Lankan population to be reside in areas designated ...

Sri Lanka is predominantly rural in population and land use characteristics. Further, its human settlements of the urban type are mainly of small and medium scale. In such a context the small and medium towns offer great ...

The rapid urbanization has resulted in unprecedented concentration of population into Western Province of the country. It evident that the suitable land and services are not sufficient for the comers is not enough at the ...

An urban area is a place with a character which has developed with time. So every urbanity is a place of uniqueness which will have its own inherited properties, identity and a development potential. The conservation of ...