Planning strategies for conservation and management of urban low-lying areas with reference to settlement development

dc.contributor.advisorMahanama, PKS
dc.contributor.authorSomasiri, J
dc.date.accept2003
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-04T16:10:24Z
dc.date.available2014-07-04T16:10:24Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-04
dc.description.abstractThis individual dissertation for Planning Strategies for Management and Conservation of urban low-lying areas with reference to settlement development spread over five chapters. The chapter one includes concept and definition of low-lying areas and low-lying area relationship will be considered. The human behavior and settlement relationship also will be considered. The Chapter Two discussed about the importance of low-lying area and how it link to settlement development will be considered. In Chapter Two further discuss about how lowlying areas importance in land supply, recreational facilities, environmental condition. The Chapter Two discuss on Economic Aspect, Physical Aspect, Environmental Aspect and Sociological Aspect of the low-lying areas importance. The Chapter Three discuss about the problem and potential of urban low-lying areas. In this Chapter the resource potentiality and magnitude of the problem will be considered. The policies related to urban low-lying area reclamation and mitigating action will discussed in this chapter. The Chapter Three further discuss about the action taken to conserve urban lowlying areas and government policies also discussed. The institutional setup on conservation and management of urban low-lying areas will be discussed. The Chapter Four discussed about the case study. How the sample select, selection criterions, selection of study area will be discussed. The Management and Conservation step will be discussed through the data obtain from the case study. The hypothesis will be examine in this Chapter. This Chapter spread through several aspects. Basic family background of resident of the case study area, their income land related problem sanitary, conservation steps will be discussed in this Chapter. The Chapter Five includes about the conclusion and recommendation. How will be the future continuation of urban low-lying areas will be discussed. What are the necessary steps to conserve and management of the urban low-lying areas, will be finalized. Chapter Five includes the strategies for conservation and management of urban low-lying areas. This is the final Chapter of the study and concludes the study.en_US
dc.identifier.accno80574en_US
dc.identifier.citationSomasiri, J. (2003). Planning strategies for conservation and management of urban low-lying areas with reference to settlement development [Master's theses, University of Moratuwa]. Institutional Repository University of Moratuwa. http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/10216
dc.identifier.degreeM.Sc.en_US
dc.identifier.departmentDepartment of Town and Country Planningen_US
dc.identifier.facultyArchitectureen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/10216
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectTOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING-Thesisen_US
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT-Sri Lanka
dc.subjectTOWN PLANNING
dc.titlePlanning strategies for conservation and management of urban low-lying areas with reference to settlement developmenten_US
dc.typeThesis-Abstracten_US

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