“Planners, designers and architects are not paying attention in knowing how things work in cities. On the contrary, they have gone to great pains to learn how cities have to work and what have to be good for people" (Jacobs, ...

The government of Sri Lanka has embarked on a massive development programme of the country in all spheres of the economy, with the conclusion of war in May 2009. Sri Lanka is witnessing a new era with a rapid increase ...

Traffic congestion has become a major issue for all of the cities in the acrid. Sri Lanka also incurs 1.5% of GDP due to massive financial and man-hour loss due to traffic congestion. Thus, this sets the importance of ...

In this study the applicability of pressure retarded osmosis power generation was investigated in order to fulfil current electricity demand in Sir Lanka. Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) process is a renewable and green ...

In this article we will try to discuss the existence of a series of haptic and perceptual indicators that allow us to correlate certain spaces as the most adequate for determined activities in an almost unconscious manner. ...

Green space distribution plays a vital role in urban planning since they contribute significantly in enhancing environmental quality of metropolitan areas by improving air quality, urban health, conserving biodiversity, ...

Though libraries have invested very high percentage of its annual budget to subscribe e-resources, limited attention was paid to ensure consistent and reliable access of those resources. Many library users access e-resources ...

The Kaluganga River Estuary is one of the main sources of construction sand in Sri Lanka. Salt water intrusion along this estuary due to extensive sand mining has increased over the years. Thus, the focus of the current ...

Colours have been hypothetically recognized to alter perceived temperature. and thus differentiated as warm colours and cool colours, even though not satisfactorily supported via scientific inquiry. Given that this association ...

—Large Peer-to-Peer (P2P) systems exhibit the presence of communities based on user interests. Resources commonly shared within individual communities are in general relatively less popular and inconspicuous in the ...