Population ageing is an universal phenomenon and it is expected to be among the most prominent global demographic trends of the 21st century. In Sri Lanka there was a rising trend of ageing population throughout the past ...
The highways, road networks, and other transportation links in cities hold
an important role in connecting a network of cities but, at the same time, it
had created more issues towards quality of the habitation when ...
This paper presents the study related to existing buildings from a perspective of a district cooling system and its feasibility forthe projected mega developments in the country. This study is focused to show the District ...
Cities around the world have experienced unprecedented changes
in their economy, environment and society due to rapid
globalization and urbanization. Contemporary colonial cities of
South Asian countries are dynamic, ...
The radical transformation of the natural environment that began towards the end of the eighteen century affected humanity, where no humane tradition or even plain self-respect acted as a brake to all out spoil, cities ...
Cultural tourism is a vast industry that thrive inculturally significant cities in the world. It mainly focusses on the cultural and heritage value of a particular place which have the capacity to attract tourists. The ...
A sense of community is a fundamental requirement for communities to thrive and prosper. However, in today’s multi-ethnic environments developing or maintaining a sense of community is becoming increasingly challenging ...
Kankanamge, S; De Silva, N; De Silva, CR[Conference-Full-text]
In marching towards sustainable development after 30 years of civil war, Sri
Lanka is currently undergoing a boom time with regard to its construction
industry. A number of mega projects are ongoing in the capital city ...
De Silva, N; Chandrasekara, DP[Conference-Full-text]
This research investigates the link between landscape and tourist attraction in Sri Lankan context. Tourism is the third largest foreign exchange earner of the country and the landscape is the main tourist attraction. But ...
The main goal of this study is to analyze the human sense of space of an urban park through the acoustic landscape of it. The research will be done in sample four sites in and around Colombo Sri Lanka; viharamahadevi park, ...
The present paper is part of an ongoing Doctoral Research which engages in the documentation and evaluation of the mutual relationship between the tangible aspects of traditional Indian cities and the socio-spatial aspects ...