Evaluation of Peliyagoda integrated urban development project in Sri Lanka in terms of sustainable urban development

Abstract

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 integrated development project with not only industries and warehouses but also low income housing with related social facilities and infrastructure. Sustainable development is truly about achieving a balance between several objectives. (environmental , economic and social) over dynamic time and spatial horizons. (Haimes, 1992; Hellstromet et al., 2000). Despite several decades of discussion, no perfect definition of sustainable development has emerged. The concept of sustainable urban development directly addresses the social and environmental problems caused by urban development. The economic ,social, and environmental planning practices embodying the concept of sustainable urban development. Urban sustainability can only be achieved through addressing the economic, environmental and social health of the city. Promoting sustainable cities will require planners and other urban authorities to focus on the impacts of urban development. (UDA) is an organization engaged in urban planning and sustainable urban development in Sri Lanka. The research question was that whether planning initiatives have given due consideration for the sustainable urban development? The objective of this research is to ascertain , extent to which integrated urban development approach is being implemented in the Peliyagoda integrated urban development project with an emphasis on sustainable development ? Utilization driven evaluation type proposed by Patton (1997) was used for the evaluation of the Project . Method involved assessing a project with set of criteria’s in relation to sustainable indicators which were consist of literature review in this study according to the impacts of Economic , Environment or Social which were produced by after implementation of the Peliyagoda Project. After evaluation of the Project author suggest that whole project was sustainable and it was less than expectations. In order to in practice , future urban development projects need to be prepared in respect to more emphasize on the concept of sustainable development.