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The Influence of Social Capital on Housing Improvement: An Investigation of Sri Lankan Plantation Worker CommunityBy D. P. Chandrasekara
Abstract: Social capital focuses on social networks and human relationships as a vital asset. The bonding social capital represents the effects of the linkages between horizontal or similar layers of social groups. The relationships between the vertical layers of the society are described as the bridging social capital. This article attempts to understand the role of social capital as a generator of housing development. Sri Lankan planation worker community still remains …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 38–48 Read article →
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Community Resilience and Adaptability on Built Environment: A Study with reference to post-tsunami resettlement at Ambalangoda, Sri LankaBy D. P. Chandrasekara, M.G.M.M. Kariyawasam
Abstract: This study investigates the community resilience with reference to a tsunami resettlement at Ambalangoda in Sri Lanka. The theoretical framework used in the research is based on the “Adaptive Cycle of Resilience” developed by Holling and Gunderson. This cycle consists of four different phases; exploitation, conservation, release and reorganization. Any social system which is adapting to the changing external conditions would go through these stages of the cycle. The study …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 27–36 Read article →
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Intangible and Tangible Heritage: An Examination of the Relationship in the Sri Lankan ContextBy D. P. Chandrasekara
Abstract: There is a strong link between the “Tangible Cultural Heritage” (TCH) and “Intangible Cultural Heritage” (ICH). The tangible is created to facilitate the intangible activities. The life spans of ICH and the resultant TCH are not the same and as a consequence one outlives the other. The investigation in reference to Sri Lankan context shows that the heritage cities or the monuments can be classified into four types according to …
Published in International Journal of Architectural Heritage · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 29–34 Read article →