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{"title":"Communicative planning potentials of housing estate development process in England: a case study from Dickens Heath New Settlement","authors":"U. Perera","doi":"10.4038/bhumi.v8i1.76","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/bhumi.v8i1.76","url":null,"abstract":"In the 21st century, societies are increasingly multi-sided with secular interests, making urban issues complex, dynamic and unable to be solved by a single institution. In this context, communicative planning propagates that the pathway to finding sustainable solutions for complex social problems would come from stakeholder participation and the identification of shared interests among such secular interests (consensus building). Rooted to Habermasian communicative rationality, communicative planning argues, stakeholder participation can ponder not only the scientific knowledge but also emotive and moral knowledge of lay actors such as local communities to inform planning better. In this respect, the paper explores the extent to which communicative planning works for the housing estate delivery process in England. With key pieces of planning legislation, mandating community engagement in all forms of physical development, England is considered one of the highest forms of legal backing for communicative planning. Meanwhile, housing provision is one of the complex and critical planning concerns of all cities. Dickens Heath New Settlement (DHNS) - a large scale housing estate development in the West Midlands of England, has been selected as the case study here to investigate this communicative planning potential in the context of housing estate development. Following qualitative methods, data were collected through sixty in-depth interviews with DHNS residents, community groups, master planners and local authority planners, and documentary evidence such as the DHNS master plan and local planning documents. The findings highlighted that communicative planning had a negligible effect at the conceptual planning stage of DHNS, but accrued relatively positive outcomes at the mature design, development and management phases of the estate development. These are valuable insights for housing development practice, communicative planning theory and practice, and reflect on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 - sustainable cities and communities in the context of England.","PeriodicalId":439146,"journal":{"name":"Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132981194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Planning for sustainable cities and communities","authors":"J. Munasinghe","doi":"10.4038/bhumi.v8i1.73","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/bhumi.v8i1.73","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":439146,"journal":{"name":"Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122331925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Landowners’ perceptions towards the success of land title registration in Sri Lanka","authors":"N. Wickramaarachchi, S. Sewwandi, K. A. M. Thilini","doi":"10.4038/bhumi.v8i1.74","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/bhumi.v8i1.74","url":null,"abstract":"Recording information on land is a crucial factor for a country to maintain its wealth. Among different registration methods, the title registration system has been identified as the most acceptable, efficient, widely used,and secured system in the world. Sri Lanka introduced the title registration system in 1998 in selected areas of the country, but it is still less popular and shows low progress. Hence, there is a question on the success of the program .Thus, the objective of this study is to identify the factors that affect towards the slow progress and the disfavour in land title registration system in Sri Lanka. The perceptions of the landowners’ who dealt with the new system were surveyed through a questionnaire prepared on pre-identified criteria. The results revealed that, the factors that were unfavourable and demote the success of the land title registration were related to the awareness, the trust, the trustworthiness and the access to information. Hence, it can be concluded that the landowners possess little knowledge onthe benefits of the program and felt uncertainty about the system. The policies should be formulated to improve the efficiency of the program by enhancing the awareness of the landowners to strengthen the trustfulness of the title registration process in Sri Lanka.","PeriodicalId":439146,"journal":{"name":"Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal","volume":"168 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132560377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigate road safety in developing countries: the case of Sri Lanka","authors":"J. Jayanetti, B. Perera, K. Ariyawansa","doi":"10.4038/bhumi.v8i1.75","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/bhumi.v8i1.75","url":null,"abstract":"The social and economic burdens of road accidents have become a governing issue for the authorities and policymakers of developing countries. Moreover, the lack of research on road safety management has hindered the enhancement of road safety in these countries. Thus, this study aimed to improve the road safety standards in Sri Lanka. The objectives of the study are to investigate the causes of road accidents in Sri Lanka, to examine the problems associated with the road conditions existing in Sri Lanka and to propose strategies to improve road safety in Sri Lanka. A qualitative approach was adopted in the study and the empirical data collection commenced with a comprehensive document review to determine the level of road safety management in the country. Thereafter, case study strategy was adopted and three roads in Sri Lanka were selected through purposive sampling as the cases. Non-participatory observations and 20 semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect the required data from the three roads. The collected data were analyzed using code-based manual content analysis. The findings revealed that the roads in Sri Lanka have deficiencies. Eighteen causes of road traffic accidents and nineteen strategies that can enhance road safety in Sri Lanka were identified through the study. Related previous studies have revealed only the statistics, trends, and economic impacts of road accidents in developing countries. Thus, the literature on the management of road safety standards in developing countries is scarce and this study fulfils the research gap. The study adds to the body of knowledge by exploring in detail how the road safety standards in developing countries could be enhanced using Sri Lanka as an example.","PeriodicalId":439146,"journal":{"name":"Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130520274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment framework to select sustainable storm water management options for urban areas","authors":"U. Pathirana, M. Peiris, A. Jayasinghe, P. Mahanama","doi":"10.4038/bhumi.v7i2.58","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/bhumi.v7i2.58","url":null,"abstract":"Rapid urbanization and land cover changes have increased the quantity of storm water flow in urban areas. In Sri Lanka, local authorities generally prefer conventional drainage solutions rather than providing innovative sustainable solutions in storm water management (SWM). Due to the lack of technological innovations and required standards, development plans prepared by local authorities have not been able to identify alternative practices for storm water management. Hence, this study focuses on the identification of effective and sustainable urban storm water management alternatives in the context of developing countries. Sustainable SWM alternatives that are identified through the literature have been classified under four main sectors i.e. Buildings, Open Spaces, Roads and Sideways. Evaluation is based on the comparative analysis between the existing SWM strategy and alternative SWM strategies under qualitative and quantitative criteria. Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) was utilized for the evaluation and the most suitable SWM alternative for urban areas has been selected based on equal weighting and experts’ aggregation weighting mechanism. The framework has been tested in the Homagama Divisional Secretariat Division (DSD), Sri Lanka which is one of the fast-growing urban localities in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. This framework could be adopted for the evaluation of sustainable SWM alternatives for urban areas and is also a useful tool for planners engaged in the preparation of development plans.","PeriodicalId":439146,"journal":{"name":"Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129468826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A flood risk assessment based on an OpenStreetMap application: a case study in Manmunai North Divisional Secretariat of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka","authors":"S. Suthakaran, A. Withanage, M. Gunawardhane, J. Gunatilake","doi":"10.4038/bhumi.v7i2.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/bhumi.v7i2.46","url":null,"abstract":"In the recent past, Sri Lanka has been experiencing an increase of intensity and frequency of natural disasters. Therefore, the study was carried out to introduce an Open Source application to collect the field level information and to identify the flood inundation areas through a 3D model. The case study area included 48 Grama Niladhari Divisions in Manmunai North Divisional Secretariat (DS), Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. The study helped to analyze the role of OpenStreetMap (OSM) to support the mapping of the flood risk level of the study area. This objective was achieved by collecting flood exposure data through community participatory method using OSM, which was integrated into a Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Elevation points were collected using Google Earth and TCX Converter. The flood hazard maps were created using inputs such as water depth and flood extent of the DEM and verified through a local community participatory mapping exercise. Next, vulnerability maps were generated based on factors such as building characteristics of houses, population of the areas and the availability of assistance during the flood scenarios in 2010 and 2011. Finally, the flood risk map of the study area was prepared in combination with hazard and vulnerability maps. The study produced a user-friendly application of open source and GIS to develop a 3D flood risk model for the identification of flood risk levels. Exposure data have been uploaded into the OSM, therefore, it can be accessed anytime, anywhere and by anyone. The extent of study area is 2593 ha; where about 25,000 families live and there are more than 32,000 buildings. The building footprint database was established using JavaOSM and Bing satellite imagery. It was updated with the building attributes produced by the data collection exercise. This study showed that when the water level increases in the lagoon, nearly 25 GN Divisions (GNDs) out of 48 GNDs are under high flood risk. The developed online geospatial database in OpenStreetMap is an important asset, since it supports the preparation of an emergency flood risk management plan, which helps to accelerate the emergency response and flood mitigation plan for the study area.","PeriodicalId":439146,"journal":{"name":"Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128053616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A study on the process of studentification: a case study of Katubedda neighbourhood","authors":"D. Sanmugarajah, N. Kankanamge, R. Rathnayake, S. Kariyawasam","doi":"10.4038/bhumi.v7i2.54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/bhumi.v7i2.54","url":null,"abstract":"Studentification has been identified as a form of gentrification by many scholars. Spatial and socio-economic forces in an urban fabric, which are close to academic intuitions, lead to studentification. This form of gentrification is popular in many countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States of America where universities create towns and cities. Such studentification characteristics also could be identified around some of the leading universities in Sri Lanka. The University of Moratuwa is one such university in Sri Lanka where students from all over the country come for their higher education. Clearly, the impacts of university students could be observed in the immediate vicinity. Thus, this research incorporates both qualitative and quantitative tools to provide a comprehensive explanation for neighbourhood change and investigate the studentification process took place around the Moratuwa University. The process of studentification is examined through the lenses of economic, spatial and cultural changes that have occurred in the area. More than 200 occupants of residential, commercial and mixed-use establishments within a 500m walking distance from the university were interviewed to achieve the research objective. The study results show that the university has a great impact on changing the community in various dimensions such as standards of living and quality of life. The increasing demand for student accommodation has changed the entire socio-economic structure of the community living around the university. New investors have started to invest in this area targeting the students as their main consumer base. This study provides economic, social, cultural and physical evidences and the assessment can advance the understanding about the process of studentification happening in the Moratuwa university neighborhood. At the same time, negative impacts identified such as substandard buildings, rent capturing, and violation of building and land use regulations alarms the need for special regulations and strict enforcement in such neighbourhoods.","PeriodicalId":439146,"journal":{"name":"Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal","volume":"9 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129292015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Accommodating bicycle and pedestrian traffic in sub-urban areas Sri Lanka","authors":"C. Hewawasam, S. Saparamadu, Udya Abesinghe, P. Mahanama","doi":"10.4038/BHUMI.V7I1.37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/BHUMI.V7I1.37","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of sustainability has become a key idea in national and international discussion following the publication of Brundtland Commission Report. Sustainability in non-renewable resource management ultimately results in more energy saving options. However, it is less evident in a small scale and in energy saving terms. This paper attempts to highlight the importance of sustainable transportation for achieving the goal of promotion of energy saving cities. Objectives of the study are to identify a suitable road network to designate as bicycle and pedestrian priority roads and to identify modifications required to accommodate these non-motorized transport modes in promotion of sustainable transportation. A case study carried out in Rathmalana West area where roads were rehabilitated after a storm water drainage. Logical analysis to the collected information derived a suitable pedestrian/bicycle priority network that connects coastline to main arterial. The results rectified the provisions for increase public transport coverage and thereby concentrate on encouraging pedestrians and cyclists.","PeriodicalId":439146,"journal":{"name":"Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125498886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Disaster responsive planning: the role of societal forces in implementing software applications","authors":"N. Wickramarachchi, P. Mahanama","doi":"10.4038/BHUMI.V7I1.51","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/BHUMI.V7I1.51","url":null,"abstract":"Open source software development is frequently used to serve human society, especially in finding solutions for managing and planning disaster situations such as floods, droughts and tsunami incidents. Careful consideration of the technical accuracy as well as social acceptance is essential to guarantee the sustainability of software development. Understanding the interaction between technology and human behaviour is vital in open source software development in terms of minimizing the negativities after the implementation. The social aspects of software development often being neglected or not being considered well enough in practical filed. The paper discusses the societal factors that can attribute when implementing open source disaster relief management platforms. Humanitarian disaster relief coordination involves some actors with different levels of power and authority. By using theories of multilevel governance and power relations, this paper focuses on understanding the consequences that may arise when implementing common open source platforms, especially in disaster management sector in developing counties. Finally, the article provides recommendations to minimize such obstacles for better functionality and the sustainability of the platform.","PeriodicalId":439146,"journal":{"name":"Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125283520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Access to property rights and empowerment of urban poor women in Lucknow","authors":"Anjali Pathak, Sejal Patel","doi":"10.4038/BHUMI.V7I1.38","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/BHUMI.V7I1.38","url":null,"abstract":"Land tenure and property rights are essential for people living in informal settlements and public housing in contemporary urban areas. These parameters influence their decisions related to the right to sell, mortgage, develop and sublet. Another critical dimension directly linked to them is women's access and the right to ownership of land and property. Women face such discrimination that compromises their practical and strategic gender needs. This study was conducted to address the consequences for urban poor women living in public housing in Lucknow. The research observes how property rights affect women’s gender needs. A total of 120 questionnaire surveys were taken up in the four housing schemes to estimate the right to ownership of property and control over it. This study indicates significant improvement in women’s gender needs when women’s property rights are recognized in housing programs. The findings could assist future shelter programs and argue the need for considering urban poor women’s access to land and property rights in planning and policy making.","PeriodicalId":439146,"journal":{"name":"Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114543305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}