Sri Lanka's interest in land settlement as a development strategy started during the early decades of the 20th century. Among the objectives of establishing such settlements were; 1 Achieving self sufficiency in food ...

The Technical Annexure submitted along with the dissertation titled "The need for a redefinition of Colombo Metropolitan Area as a planning entity for integrated planning and development" is used to analyze the past ...

In the Cri Lankan context urban areas the size of population as large medium and small towns, cluster of cities around it forms a conurbation where there are fourteen towns mofueling Colombo. Though attempts were made ...

This study is concerned with- the Role of Small Towns in Regional Development in Sri Lanka, The intention of this study is to analyse the Role of Small Towns in the case-study area, and also to formulate some guidelines ...

The world urbanisation level is reaching to 60% in the year 2030 which is now at the level of 50% out of world’s total population as forecasted by the population and statistical division of the United Nations. As a result ...

Peliyagoda area was identified by the Colombo Master Plan Team for development of Industries and Warehousing and was developed to a development project by Urban Development Authority. The Project was conceived as an ...

After declaration under the section 03 of the UDA Law No 41 of 1978 as urban development area, it is responsible for the preparation of urban development plan to the designated area to achieve economic, social and physical ...

It is predicted that the Sri Lanka's urban population will be around 55% to 60 % from the total population in year 2020. This is not a phenomenon only for Sri Lanka; entire Asian region particularly developing countries ...

Urbanization is a continuous process and it is important to identify suitable safe residential areas for future developments. Selecting the location for residential sites is a complex process involving not only technical ...

This research intended to study the capacity to integrate the potentials of lakes with urban development special reference to the KMC. It focused to envisage that with urban development can be promoted, by integrating ...