This study is an examination and analysis of the
impact of the city of Colombo on it*s suburbs.
In Sri Lanka the fringe of the city of Colombo
developed rapidly and spectacularly especially
since the Second World l/ar. Suburban! sat ion is
not an independent process but is intertwined
with urbanization and urban growth. Thus in this
paper, in order to comprehend better the emergence
and growth of the suburbs,
