| Author | Thilakasiri, Ketawalage |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-91-36 |
| Subject(s) | Squatters--Sri Lanka--Colombo
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for
the award or the Degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. HS-91-36 |
| Abstract | This research explores the effectiveness 0f the community
land regularisation approach which has been introduced under the
Action Planning Strategy for granting security of tenure to urban
poor in Sri Lanka. About 60 percent of the squatters settlements
in the city of Colombo nave been reqularised within the last five
years by this surveying approach. The researcher surveyed 10
completed and uncompleted housing clusters located in six
upgrading projects which were regularised by three sub-approaches
of the main approach. Households and officers surveys, field
checking on physical changes and a review workshop on l and
regularisation were conducted. Simple statistics, index
numbers, correlation coefficient and Kendall's coefficient
concordance were employed to analyse data.
Although significant variations in the regularisation
process and in the results according to the sub-approach were
expected, the survey showed that variations due to the
application of the three sub-approaches are very ir1significant.
Results and processes vary due to settlement specific
soc10-pnysica1 conditions. The results vary from cluster to
cluster because each cl user traded-off results in order to
maximise benefits in given prevailing socio-physical potentials
and constraints. Officers supported communities by articulating
community decisions to maximise qains throughout the process.
Although delays in implementation took place , all the clusters
were satiated with the results. So the approach is time-and-cost
effective. The 1eve1 of community participation in
dec1s1on-making and the satisfaction was high.
This study showed that high awareness leads to strong
community organisations, strong organisations lead to increased
participation in decision-making, high participation leads to
h1gn satisfaction. There is a strong correlation between the
leve1 of participation in decision-making and the level of
sat1stact1on. The correlation between participation and other
aspects such as awareness and training are also strong, but
correlation is not strong between participation and physical
aspects, due to socio-physical constraints in the cluster.
Since the approach has shown remarkable achievements, it has
and hiqh potential for expanding in other context as well.
Community participation in decision making should nevertheless be
strengthened . comprehensive procedures and technical guidelines
are proposal to guide the process. |
| Year | 1991 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-91-36 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Sheng, Yap Kioe |
| Examination Committee(s) | Weber, Karl E. ;Wickramanayake, B.W.E.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development Agency/
Asian tnstitute of Technology - Canadian
Universities Consortium/Partnership Project t CIDA/AIT - CUC/ PP > ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1991 |