FARU - 2019

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Analytical study of the spatial diversity in additive modular architecture; with special reference to dutch structuralism
(2019) Gawarammana., MBMCB; Botejue, WPS; Samarawickrama, S
The research is based on stimulations of the modular architecture towards spatial diversity in buildings. The main attributes of the research is established on Dutch structuralism as the hypothetical base for the study. Comparing the typical buildings, their spatial arrangement of forms and spaces, which generate through structuralism comprise of high diversity alongside different spatial qualities. The complex form generated through the combination of small forms, creates distinctive spatial diversity in such forms contrasting with the typical building arrangements and its spaces. Rather than accomplishing organic forms, Structuralists regularly practice the hypothesis of modular architecture, which formulates solid forms to resulting with meaningful edges and spaces within the interior spaces. Local approaches to modular architecture have developed with simple modules for simple construction further their informal arrangement of functions. Considering modular architecture in Sri Lanka, the author has chosen two case studies with similarities and differentiate and critically analysis internal spaces in each case and support to comprehend the dimension of varieties in spatial diversity
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Appraising the influence of paving materials on pedestrian thermal stress in tropics: evaluating the effects of tree shading on surface thermal performance
(2019) Rajapaksha, I; Ekanayake, M; Samarawickrama, S
Escalating trend in the formation of urban heat island (UHI) in the cities of tropical Asia contributes to warming microclimates and imposes a greater challenge on human health and well-being. Rapid urbanization and declining green plot ratio has contributed to the formation of an UHI in the city of Colombo. Consequences of UHI on urban green spaces exaggerate with the increasing use of paved surfaces. As surface heat inflation causes thermal discomfort for dwellers, it is vital to understand the thermal performance of different artificial and natural paving materials with a particular focus on tree shade variation. This study experimentally investigated parks of Independence Square and the Water’s edge in Colombo. Onsite field investigation was performed on a typical hot season identifying most users perceive settings inside the park. The Mean Paving Surface Temperature (MPST) and predicted Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) values were obtained in relation to Crown Volume Coverage (CVC) of trees. Results explicitly confirm PET values inside the parks correspond to high discomfort range. Exposed concrete paving is evident for high PET levels and the shaded surfaces are apparent for a reduction of 10°C of mean MPST. The Lowest PET of 30 °C was evident over the shaded grass paving with 31°C mean MPST. Reduction of the MPST significantly correlated (p=0.00) with increasing tree CVC. Thus, the findings of the study inform natural paving design implications with improved shading composition can promote less heated urban green spaces in developing cities of tropics.
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Archiving 'nagar kashba' : a study on the present condition and the architectural features of an evanescing historic settlement
(2019) Nabila, F; Anindya, G; Rabbi, AE; Samarawickrama, S
Bangladesh-a small country enriched with prestigious history possesses an enormous number of unrecorded heritage buildings which act as the raconteur of tangible-intangible cultural and historic identity. ‘Nagar Kashba’- a row of magnificent courtyard houses on both sides of a narrow alley built in British Colonial style is a precedent of heritage edifices situated in Munshiganj (Bikrampur) - the first capital of ancient Bengal. During the Colonial period, it was built near Mirkadim river port as residential settlements of elite Hindu Merchants adorning the fusion of British Colonial and Mughal style adapting the local context and spatial formations. The buildings were encroached illegally after the liberation war of 1971 by local influential people and now when the buildings fail to please their contemporary needs, the owners are willing to demolish the edifices and erect multi-storied buildings. Reluctance towards heritage conservation, random alteration, weathering, etc. are accelerating this process of decay. Unfortunately, this living archaeological site is still neglected by scholars. The heritage buildings and the surrounding area should be conserved and prior conservation, documentation is necessary. This paper endeavours to archive an overview of the architectural features and spatial formations of this evanescing historic settlement through documentation, assess the context and present condition, which will help to re-evaluate the historic site for conservation and adapt further strategies to rejuvenate the glorious historic identity of Nagar Kashba.
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Biogas as a sustainable energy management and solid waste management solution for residential apartments
(2019) Dhanapala, ERGEM; Waidyasekara, KGAS; Liyanage, KLAKT; Samarawickrama, S
In the current global context, attention is being paid towards the sustainability. Moreover, there are many energy sector challenges, which are getting more critical day by day. In order to overcome from such critical energy issues, different strategies are identified by several researchers in the built environment. One such strategy is use of biogas, which advances waste management and it also helps to reduce the solid waste management issues pertaining in the current society due to lack of waste dumping yards. Hence, this paper aims to present the potential of implementing biogas for the apartment buildings as a sustainable energy and waste management solution. Qualitative approach was followed along with the case study strategy. Seven cases were selected for the study purpose. Solid waste types, source of solid waste, waste management procedure of the apartment buildings were identified. Further, under biogas implementation in apartment buildings, benefits, barriers and strategies to overcome from the identified barriers were discussed. The results suggest that effective implementation of biogas system for apartment buildings is a precise solution not only for waste management issue but also for non-renewable energy issues faced by Sri Lanka
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City form as a strategy for city branding: a comparative study of Kandy and Galle
(2019) Sandamini, RGP; Herath, HMKD; Samarawickrama, S
City branding concept is based on marketing the city’s history, culture, natural resources, architectural values, social opportunities and lifestyle. This research will investigate the impact of city form or the physical layout of a city as a city branding strategy with respect to two well-functioning cities; Kandy and Galle. Landscape architectural character is mainly expressed through the city form. The analysis was carried out through the experience of the residents, commuters and tourists of the city. The data was collected under two questionnaire surveys to determine the current brand of the city and to analyse the impact due to each of the selected city form elements landmarks, parks and streets. The positive and negative attributes of the selected spaces were further analysed to evaluate the extent of the impact. According to the findings, the impact generated by the landmarks were high when compared to the parks and streets. And the impact of city form was higher in Kandy than Galle. These findings emphasize the factors which affect the different levels of impact from the city form to the development, establishment and endurance of a city brand.
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Colour and visual perception: exploiting visual perception of colour, in traditional ‘laksha’ products in Sri Lanka.
(2019) Amarakoon, AMD; Ranasinghe, WMND; Samarawickrama, S
Design decisions behind colour compositions of a product, play a major role in communicating an identity, purpose and functionality of a product. Also, how this particular product would fit in with what’s around it. When considering a multicoloured object; change in colour choice and compositions has a great potential to impact the visual perception an object. The Visual perception of a product is the main factor considered in this research; functionality, usability and socio-cultural factors are omitted. The exploration limits only to five case studies of Kandyan era ‘Laksha’ products found at Colombo and Kandy National museums. The methodology of research is based on qualitative methods. In order to evaluate “how multi-coloured objects are visually perceived with regard to ‘Laksha’ products”, a common ground was established on how humans visually perceive. For this purpose, secondary sources of biological, psychological and physical aspects of visual perception and theories related were used to build up the theoretical background for the research. With this background, images of ‘Laksha’ products were made in to primary graphics and then dissected into different graphics (Secondary graphics); which are analysed to understand how they are perceived visually. The dissected graphics are used as tools in the study. These graphics of the visual perception of multi coloured ‘Laksha’ products will be used as a stepping stone to discover the fossilized contextual creative knowledge regarding the use of colour in design. Moreover, the methodology of the study implies many future studies and possibilities.
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Comparative study of impacts on design thinking by using autoCAD and manual drafting in the schematic design stage
(2019) Hettithanthri, U; Munasinghe H; Samarawickrama S.
Drafting is a key component in architectural studies. The medium of drafting matters in design thinking. This study was set up to find out if and how drafting media would be effective in stimulating design thinking in the early stages of design ideation. In the architectural learning system, computer aided drafting is not encouraged by lecturers in the early design ideation stage, the reason being that many lecturers believe that computer aided drafting will limit design thinking at this stage. However, drafting is a skill which designers could personalize by adding his/her techniques in order to add aesthetic value to the drawing. This scenario is common in architectural practice. This article aims to find out in what manner the medium of drafting could generate an impact on design thinking of students at the early design stage. For this study, fifty students of an Interior Design degree program were observed, and twenty students were selected based on type of drafting technique: ten students used computer aided drafting and ten students used manual drafting at their schematic design stage. The schematic design stage of the design process has been selected for this study. Qualitative methodology has been adopted in conducting this study and data has been collected through interviews conducted at 2 levels of the process. The collected data has been analysed through a thematic analysis. Furthermore, the results of the project have been analysed parallel to the data gathered from the interviews to measure design thinking capability.
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Constructional detail vs. autonomous detail: evaluating the notion of architectural detail with respect to spatial construction
(2019) Sajith, S; Pathiraja, M; Samarawickrama, S
Very significant to the production of architecture is the notion of 'space', which injects a quality that creates meaning and expression to the final product. But an architectural product is also a collection of parts; joining these parts together becomes a critical aspect of materializing an architectural outcome, both in terms of its structural and environmental performance as well as with respect to its spatial performance. Jointing of parts, in turn, require the application of ‘details’ to make sure that the expected performances of the final product are achieved without possible failures. Architectural detail can generally be understood as a small-scale architectural design, which itself is a part of a whole architectural outcome. Some scholars say that a minute architectural detail can convey the entire design concept of the building; others claim architectural detail as an ornamental component of a building. Regardless of these different viewpoints, architectural details provide a critical constructional component to the final architectural product. Architectural detail joins each layer of building elements, parts and systems together, thereby acting as a connecting device. However, the hypothesis that this research is based on argues that, other than being a constructional connector, architectural details signify the meanings and qualities of the ‘spaces’, which the final architectural product is supposed to accommodate and celebrate. Judging by the building stock that has been produced in Sri Lanka in recent times, the emphasis given to the act of detailing in architecture is apparently minimal, both in the practice as well as in the discourse. Particularly in the practice, it has become a habit to use a library of commonly used details, irrespective of the typology or context of architecture. On one hand, climatic, cultural and economic factors are forgotten in the process of detailing, thereby compromising the expected performances of buildings and, on the other hand, there is very little regard on understanding details in the construction of architectural languages, and the subsequent formation of spatial meanings and expressions. In evaluating the aforementioned position with respect to architectural detailing, this paper explores two types of intellectual and pragmatic standpoints: (1) Details as constructional representatives, and (2) Details as autonomous interventions. By assessing these two standpoints on ‘architectural detail’ through case study investigations, the research explores the role that a detail could play in the construction of spatial meanings and expressions, as much as they are responsible to the construction of the building as a whole. At the conclusion of this empirical study, verifications will be offered to prove how architectural details could bring up a language and a spatial identity in terms of both construction and experience of buildings.
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Cooling effect of roadside urban shade trees an analysis on urban fabric of Dhaka
(2019) Mouly, AR; Trina, NA; Samarawicrama, S
The rapidly growing population and consequent unplanned and uncontrolled urbanization of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, has resulted in the gradual loss of green spaces in the city. However, the city possesses enriched quality of urban fabric contributing towards varied forms of environmental benefits. Mounting empirical evidence shows that the roadside urban vegetations are effective in mitigating the heat emission and pollution of built environment. The shade trees have impact on the built forms, in terms of radiative cooling, pedestrian thermal comfort, temperature control and reduction of air pollution by absorption of the pollutant. This study focuses specifically on the ‘cooling effect’ of the roadside trees and plants of Dhaka city, analyzes their impact on air temperature under the shaded and unshaded areas on roads including the comparison between two important primary roads with and without mutual shading, and proposes solutions for maximizing the cooling effect. For proposed research query, temperatures under the tree canopies of a shaded road and an unshaded road were measured repeatedly at mid days without precipitation and then an evidence based microclimatic software simulation is used. Finally, multiple regression analysis is done to analyze the contribution of vegetation characteristics to the cooling effect.
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development of clay material as an ancient inspiration for cooling enclosed space for contemporary sri lanka
(2019) Liyanarathne BLSW; Ranasinghe, WMND; Samarawickrama S
Huge energy demand can identify in the contemporary world not only in Sri Lanka. Environment cooling is a most considerable aspect in energy consumption. The research discovers the possibility of using ancient techniques with clay material for maintain indoor thermal comfort. Clay is a material which has remote history and numerous qualities. The research is based on the ‘clay’ material which creates a cooling condition. When concern on the properties of clay, evaporative cooling and low heat conductivity are pair of main important properties. Clay and mud were used in civilizations which were in hot climatic regions. Sri Lanka also used clay material in various methods for traditional houses as wattle, roofing tiles and floor and domestic usage as Guruleththuwa, pinthaliya etc on maintain a cooling condition. The research investigates condition of cooling indoor space in traditional houses. It analyses data from quantitative and qualitative methods based on interviews and observations in traditional houses which were made from clay material under three climatic regions. According to investigation clay material maintain cool space in afternoon comparatively outdoor. It was a positive behaviour of clay material that contradictory adapts in indoor temperature comparatively outdoor temperature. The research investigates how effect clay properties in house envelopes for enhancing cooling effect. It reveals that the clay body can develop as a product for cooling enclosed space with value additions. This study is the initial step of the innovation to identify clay properties in building envelops as a traditional inspiration.
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Effect of emotional factors to product functionality on hot beverage containers.
(2019) Kulathunga, WDD; Ranasinghe, WMND; Samarawickrama, S
Every human in the world is born with five sensory organs. Each of them is capable of identifying different sensory perceptions. The combination of these sensory organs makes a path to the most interesting subject in human lives which is human emotions. Each human is different from one to another so as the emotions. Also, it is important to keep our body hydrated. Water is the main beverage used by humans. beverage containers are an intelligent design created by humans. it can be found in different shapes and forms according to the purpose and relevant to the beverage philosophy it contains. This study was carried out to identifying emotional effects on product functionality. This research is focused to study only about hot beverage containers in Sri Lanka. It is based on mix methods and conducts a real product observation to analyze the written data. The results revealed that particular effect of designs and materials which are directly affected by human emotions and functionality of products. It was identified that the emotional effects of metal, ceramic, glass, plastic, and the impact of the surface finishes and forms. Also, by the research, it was identified the emotional levels and the effect of materials and designs on hot beverage containers on each level respectively.
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An empirical investigation on factors influencing to consumers’ purchasing decision towards the luxury apartments in Colombo and suburbs, Sri Lanka
(2019) Madushani, KHA; Piyadasa, RUK; Samarawickrama, S
Urban vertical luxury living is becoming particularly widespread, and the abundance of luxury apartment buildings in Colombo continues to transform the city. The main objective of the study is to identify the factors that significantly influence the purchasing decision of customers in respect of luxury apartments with reference to Colombo and suburbs and further investigation of the level of importance of the attributes of identified factors on the customers’ point of view. Through a comprehensive literature review, 08 main factors and 53 attributes were identified to examine the customers’ purchasing behaviour in luxury apartments. The study has revealed that the most influencing factor is Financial feasibility of the consumer while the Physical factors and Locational importance are equally significance. Basic Amenities, Environment, Goodwill, Emotional and Recreation have ranked accordingly. The 53 attribites were deeply exposed the contrast of the customers’ consideration and preference. In addition to the financial attributes, dwelling type, dedicated parking units, and floor area of the apartment, electricity backup, security, greenery spaces, and developer have shown the more than 80% of customers’ attention and predilection as the most important attributes which influenced to customers’ purchasing dececision on luxury apartments.
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Enhance the disaster management process through social media
(2019) Shandraseharan, A; Kulatunga, U; Rathnasiri, P; Samarawickrama, S
Disasters endure the economic and human losses emphatically around the globe in each year. Impacts of disasters are expeditious in the last decade due to the insufficiency of existing traditional Disaster Management (DM) tools. Social media as an internet-based platform and it is used as a critical tool for effective communication during emergency situations. This proposed research is mainly considered on Facebook and Twitter in terms of social media. Because, during the literature review and the preliminary expert interview, it is identified that the use of Facebook and Twitter is very much higher in Sri Lankan context compared to other available social media. Social media discovered as a vital factor to enhance DM in all over the world. To refer, Social media demonstrated its value as a viable complement to Indonesia’s comprehensive disaster information management system for governments, by informing the public and creating public value through its communication speed, reach and information quality. However, the use of social media is not extensively explored in the Sri Lankan context. Hence, this research focuses on enhancing the natural DM in Sri Lanka and improve the quality of assistance provided to people related to natural DM through the use of social media. A comprehensive literature review has been carried out to investigate the concept of social media and its relationship with DM. The literature findings contributed to develop the conceptual model pertaining for the study which highlighted that social media can be used in almost all stages of DM to enhance the process. This conceptual model will be used to develop the framework representing the method of social media application for natural disaster management in Sri Lanka. The use of social media for DM has number of benefits such as real-time communication, low level of capital investment requirement, provides useful situational awareness, early warning and supports the psychological well-being of disaster victims. However, limitations such as violates social policies, affects the social customs, quality and veracity of information could be compromised, and monitoring of accuracy of information transmission is complex were also reviewed from the study.
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Enhancing the practices of spare part management in manufacturing industry
(2019) Abeyratna, SMDN; Thayaparan, M; Fayasa, AFC; Samarawickrama, S
Spare parts (SPs) are set of extra items that are used for emergency replacements of worn out and defective parts. Maintenance and provision of SPs are the two activities which need to be performed together. Maintenance policy is based on inspection where identified defective items need to be either repaired or replaced. Maintenance activities generate the demand for spare parts. Spare part management (SPM) is an essential concept to be applied in any type of industry, especially in manufacturing industry due to the heavy usage of various types of machineries. Hence, spare part management causes significant impact, positively and negatively on the operations of manufacturing industry. Nevertheless, the applicability of SPM for maintenance in Sri Lanka is comparatively limited and the awareness about SPM is considerably low. There is a dearth of research conducted to identify the impact and to draw the awareness of SPM in Sri Lankan context. Therefore, this study aims to enhance the practice of spare part management for maintenance purposes in manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka. A comprehensive literature analysis was conducted on currently available scientific knowledge through reliable sources in order to realize the current practices of spare part management in other countries and any frameworks used in such countries to enhance the practices. Five case studies covering 5 main types of manufacturing industries in Sri Lanka have been conducted to identify the current practice and impact of SPM. Specially SPM directly related with the maintenance activities and also have the ability to cause direct impact for the production. Priority given for managing SPM is in lover condition. The major reason to have a lacking consideration is the lack of awareness. It increases the cause of negative impact for the organisation. Main six steps to be followed under SPM and the factors to be considered under each step have explained within the study.
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Establishing risk indicators impacting the functionality of critical infrastructure in extreme weather events
(2019) Gupta, N; Paul, VK; Samarawickrama, S
Urban infrastructure and services are critical to functioning of society, economy and well being, especially in case of disaster, hazard or an extreme weather event. This paper focuses on the Extreme Weather Events and their impact on functionality of the Critical Infrastructure in India. It establishes the need to identify risk indicators that Critical Infrastructure are exposed to, in case of Extreme Weather Events. The study undertaken outlines the methodological approach towards identification of risk indicators. The data for establishing risk indicators is ascribed through comprehensive literature review of post-disaster assessment reports, case studies and Disaster Risk Reduction frameworks in the Indian Context. The final outcome of this paper establishes the risk indicators under the umbrella of the physical, social and economic attributes of the critical infrastructure. The comprehensive list of indicators are sub-categorized and clustered in groups based on critical infrastructure vulnerability, susceptibility and adaptive capacity
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The ethereal partition democratic streetscape potentials of jashore road towards equitable benapole
(2019) Sonia, JF; Abedin, SMM; Anjum, SN; Samarawickrama, S
Benapole, the most vibrant land-port city of Bangladesh is divided by a bold line at its geographical level, the historical ‘Jashore Road’ running almost in-between the city bifurcating the community of Benapole. The northern part of Benapole is pulsating with mixed use development, vendors and people’s engagement but the southern part is comparatively less vibrant because of traffic congestion and the adjacent lands being ‘Port’ and other ancillary government facilities with over heighted solid boundary wall. Meanwhile, the railway running parallel with the ‘Jashore road’, itself is creating a barrier within the city causing social segregation between the communities. This segregation and street adjacent activity pattern lead to social inequities in terms of community engagement and area development. But developing the Jashore road as a democratic street space instead of just a highway can reduce these social inequalities by providing street that has meaning for people and space for vehicular circulation. This paper aims to identify the social form of inequities burgeoned in Benapole due to Jashore road and explore this street’s potentiality as a democratic street in integrating the communities of both parts. The data used in this investigation are collected from questioner survey, observation, FGD and KPI. Photograph and spatial mapping analysis indicate the lack of social equity among communities and the impact of Jashore road in various scale on adjacent space and the user group. The outcome of this paper will describe the role of a street in cultivating social equity and advocate community engagement of cities.
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Examination on methods, techniques in structural designs of green wall conecepts: application to concrete brick wall in sri lanka
(2019) Rahuman, AA; Ranasinghe, WMND; Samarawickrama, S
Green and eco-friendly environment systems are having an evolution within the architecture and design fields. When designing built environments, it is the duty and responsibility of architects and designers to pay attention to environment and ecofriendly factors. With respect to the above, the concept of “green wall” or “vertical garden” reached a rapid development in structural and irrigation systems. Sri Lanka has been home to creative architects and designers for centuries, a fact that the country’s ancient irrigation systems, can attest to. This island nation has a monsoon based tropical climate, which is primarily governed by rainfall and humidity, are thoroughly considered when developing irrigation patterns. For plantation purposes, pipelines are often used, and is a major component in vertical garden systems. Considering vertical garden through climatic landscape technology and cost of procedure, this research attempts to explore how different green wall types respond to the Sri Lankan climate, with reference to its basic structural design systems used. The entire process was carried out through the help of RAYMAN software, which was checked by sample testing using a similar type of building within the University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka, University of Wayamba and the University of Jaffna, followed by an analysis of qualitative research methodology, thus based on its simulation, research will conclude that Green facades are more suitable than Living Walls in the Sri Lankan Context.
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Exploring gender differences in students’ satisfaction with hostels in higher education institution campuses in india are we designing considering students could be girls?
(2019) Singhvi, A; Gupta, N; Samarawickrama, S.
Students’ hostels are an essential component of higher education campuses where students come from far off places. The design quality of hostel buildings, public spaces and various amenities play an important role in students’ satisfaction with the educational institution. This has a direct and indirect impact on the quality of the teaching-learning process. With the emergence of private sector higher education campuses, there is an emphasis on the quality of hostels to attract the students. However, the design of hostels continues to follow the ‘gender-neutral’ approach. The only difference in the hostels for boys and girls are the design of wash rooms. This paper presents the results of the assessment of gender differences in student’s satisfaction with the hostels in higher education campuses in India. Five educational campuses catering to different disciplines are chosen and data was gathered through the use of questionnaire administered to 176 students selected through random sampling. The study revealed that there are subtle but important differences in the requirements of boys and girls in terms of thermal comfort, privacy, public spaces, wash rooms, and the spatial distribution of facilities, etc. The results of this study provide a possible direction to architects and management of educational institutions to adopt a gender-sensitive approach while planning and designing of hostels and related facilities
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The grand canal envisioning water urbanism as the basis of metropolitan resilience of Dhaka city
(2019) Datta, S.; Ahmed, S; Samarawickrama, S.
Dhaka, which has grown into one of the world's largest megacities, shows a very rapid rate of expansion in population, economy, and infrastructure. While River Buriganga in the south, River Turag in the west, Tongi Khal in the north and River Balu in the east define the boundaries of today’s populous metropolis, history indicates that over 50 canals once flew through the city, helping its drainage of storm water and providing inland waterways. Dhaka has lost most of its myriad waterbodies, low-lying areas and the continuity of its canals, due to either poorly planned or unplanned land use development. As a result, dwellers have become increasingly prone to acute waterlogging, also leaving the city vulnerable to groundwater depletion, earthquake, and severe traffic congestion. Among disasters, Climate Change and Urban Heat Island effect have also come into play. The paper discusses the idea of “Water Urbanism” integral to the core development policies of the city; and water as the major driver of urban design, cityscape and urban ecology creating a firm platform for the city’s overall resilience. The primary task to initiate this idea is to identify lost canals and connect waterbodies – gifting Dhaka much needed green corridors, groundwater recharge, natural storm water flow and better protection from disasters. This task can be accomplished with proper masterplan and surgical interventions with minimum demolition. The overall methodology of this research can be termed as a Case Study, comprising data collection from literature and field survey, GIS map survey, interviews– based on inductive reasoning method. This multidisciplinary study culminates in the proposal of “The Grand Canal” – a blue network across the city that will ease the city’s environmental problems and provide useful transit corridors.
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Hidden costs of mobility in urban areas
(2019) Vijay, MA; Shivangi, V; Samarawickrama, S
The densification of an urban core forces outward growth of the city to suburbs. The movement towards the suburbs is mostly residential for various reasons including economic, environmental or leisure. The sprawl creates segregated work, live and play zones which require connectivity in the form of roads. Due to, mostly, lack of strong public transport facility, connecting the suburbs, in most of the cities a rise in the private vehicle ownership is seen. With increasing expansion, increased travel distance and increase in number, too, the vehicle users demand more roads. This cyclic nature of demand of road leading to increase of cars and again demand of road to accommodate excess vehicles is observed. The transportation is integral part of our daily life but as important as it is, comes with various issues of which some are direct such as congestions, air pollution, etc. and others are indirect such as health issues, temperature rise, etc. The cost of using transportation is paid by the users as well as non-users. This nature of this cost may be tangible i.e. Monetary or intangible i.e. mental peace & Health. This paper attempts to synthesize the studies on the direct and indirect issues related to transportation system and analyze the hidden costs paid by the users & non users. The outcome of the paper is consolidation of physical, environmental and social aspects of issues faced by the urban population due to increased private vehicles.

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