scholarly journals Public Perception on Attributes of Walking Avenue in Urban Areas of Sri Lanka

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.L.I. Dilhan
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Public Perception

Public Perception on Attributes of Walking Avenues in Urban Areas of Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-21
Author(s):  
Nishani Wickramaarachchi ◽  
Tharanee Perera ◽  
Dilhan Jalenthi Lekamlage
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
User Perceptions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Natural Settings

Currently, the urban areas become more congested; numerous health concerns such as obesity are becoming more prevalent among urban dwellers followed by lack of exercise. With this situation, provision of adequate areas for exercising to the satisfaction of all is critical with limited space in urban areas. Hence, an ideal solution emerges as ‘walking ways’ where a strip of land is only needed. The interest of walking ways is also developed in Sri Lanka very recently. However, there is no evidence on a research to identify the attributes, should developed along with the walkway to increase the attraction of the users. The main aim of this study is to examine the public perception on attributes of walking avenues in urban areas of Sri Lanka. Data was acquired by a personal-administered questionnaire from a convenience sample of 150 walking trail users on three settings. The descriptive statistics, univariate analysis, hoc multiple comparisons and homogeneous subsets technique were used as methodological analysis. The findings disclose ‘safety’ as the preferred attribute while shading and natural settings significant. An income variation presents that user with above the income level of LKR 65,000 preferred cafeterias providing herbal drinks while the users with below that income level are less interest with the attributes of changing rooms and street vendors. This article fills the gap of identifying user perceptions particular to a novel design concept of walking trail in Sri Lanka with interesting attributes getting more benefits.

Impact of Age and Social Class on Individual Music Preference in Selected Urban and Sub-urban Areas of Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Palihaderu P.A.D.S ◽  
Mendis B.I.L.M. ◽  
Premarathne J.M.K.J.K ◽  
Dissanayake A.S. ◽  
IRajapaksha H. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Music Preference

Classifying Outdoor Recreation Opportunities in Urban and Semi-Urban Areas: A Case of Sri Lanka

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 714-730
Author(s):  
GMG Sampath ◽  
K Jayantha ◽  
DLIHK Peiris ◽  
RPDD Rajapaksha ◽  
AMSJP Abeykoon
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Outdoor Recreation ◽  
Recreation Opportunities

Political connections and firm value: an analysis of listed firms in Sri Lanka

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henk Berkman ◽  
Vidura Galpoththage
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Political Connection ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Events ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to use a portfolio-time-series approach to examine the impact of five important political events on the value of politically connected firms in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach – This study examines five major political events to test if political connections affect market value of listed companies in Sri Lanka. Results show that despite numerous news articles and public perception suggesting otherwise, there is no convincing evidence which indicate that political connections increase firm value in Sri Lanka. Findings – The empirical results provide no evidence that political connections increase firm value in Sri Lanka. Further tests indicate that the government is not biased towards politically connected firms when granting major projects. The authors also fail to find a relation between Tobin’s Q and the level of political connection after including several common control variables. Originality/value – This study contributes to the literature on the value of political connections by using a robust event study methodology and a novel setting: Sri Lanka in the period around the end of the civil war.

Water and wastewater related issues in Sri Lanka

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. 305-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.J.G.J. Bandara
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Agricultural Runoff ◽  
Water And Wastewater

The primary problems concerning water resources in Sri Lanka are the depletion and degradation of the resource caused by various anthropogenic activities. Surface inland waters in urban areas are polluted heavily with domestic sewage and industrial effluents, and in rural areas with agricultural runoff. With regard to ground water in certain areas of the dry zone, there is a high fluoride content and in hard, rocky, alluvial areas, there is a high concentration of iron. In urban over-crowded cities, there is biological contamination of ground water. Over-utilization, particularly through tube wells, is another major problem affecting ground water resources in Sri Lanka. Oil spills, dumping of waste from ships, coral and sand mining, and industrial activities are the main causes of marine pollution in the country. Except for pipe-borne water supply, irrigation and hydropower schemes, in general water resources in Sri Lanka are managed very poorly. Regulations are available to control most water related problems but enforcement of these regulations is lacking. The ultimate result of degradation and depletion of water resources is the increasing health hazards. Water-borne and vector-borne diseases are prevalent, particularly amongst urban low-income communities with poor sanitary facilities and drainage. Despite government initiatives and legislation, very slow progress has been made towards combating water pollution. This paper examines the most significant water and wastewater related issues in Sri Lanka and their controlling mechanisms.

Female educational attainment and fertility

1977 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dallas F. S. Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Potential Influence ◽  
Fertility Reduction ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Pronounced Reduction

SummaryThe study demonstrates that, regardless of location, a pronounced reduction in fertility is achieved in Sri Lanka by the completion of junior secondary or higher levels of education; the reduction seems to be more marked in rural than in urban areas. Increased efforts to ensure that a significantly higher proportion of girls in Sri Lanka complete at least the junior secondary level would be likely to effect a significant reduction in fertility. It is therefore important in developing countries to explore the potential influence of female educational attainment as an effective weapon towards fertility reduction and to ascertain the extent of the decline in fertility produced by varing degrees of education, according to various characteristics.

scholarly journals The advertisement call of Kandyan shrub frog (Pseudophilautus rus)

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-58
Author(s):  
Dinal J. S. Samarasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
The Common ◽  
First Time

The Kandyan Shrub Frog, Pseudophilautus rus is known only from two localities around Kandy (500–800 m a.s.l), Sri Lanka; Kiribathkumbura and Pilimatalawa. Mature males attain a SVL of 20.6–24.1 mm and mature females up to 23.1 mm. P. rus perches on low vegetation, usually on leaves and branches of shrubs, grass, and logs, 0.1–1.5 m above the ground. Males of the species produce one of the most frequently heard calls in suburban and urban areas in Kandy, together with the common shrub frog P. popularis. Here, I describe for the first time the advertisement call of P. rus.

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