| Author | Azul, Lorna Maria Vibar |
| Call Number | AIT SSPR no.HS-82-04 |
| Subject(s) | Squatter settlements--Sri Lanka--Colombo
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| Note | A special study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Within the principles that a well-managed shanty/squatter upgrading project optimizes the existing infrastructure, maximizes resources within the settlements and provides assistance/incentives to the residents in recognition of their being responsible members of the community, this study aims at identifying the most applicate model for shanty upgrading in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Synthesizing the range of information from various sources involved two types of analysis such as; analysis of the situation relative to the project and analysis of the situation relative to the Sri Lankan context. Three case study areas were selected on the basis of their unique characteristic and each one being analyzed based on the standard procedure recommended by the slum and Shanty Upgrading unit of the UDA.
Serious management flaws viz., coordination, feedback-monitoring, selection of project components, resources management (e.g. labor, time, money and people) etc. were observed in both the projects at Aluthmawatha and Henemulla. Whereas at the project at Kirrilapone some management problems observed were of minor importance viz., documentation, stock storage control and staff size which is also a positive indicator for the project's success (a second project is coming up - Wanathamulla - which houses the largest population of squatters in Colombo).
However, recommendations reached at in this study are worth considering for further improvements and future research.
In retrospect, therefore, the study concludes that: the Kirriilapone project is the most appropriate model for shanty upgrading project in Colombo. |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Special Study Project Report (SSPR) |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Archer, Raymon W.
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| Examination Committee(s) | Islam, Nazrul ; Etherington, A. Bruce
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development Agency |
| Degree | Special Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1982 |