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Prof Kaushal Keraminiyage's Outputs (94)

Inter-Organisational Collaboration Structures and Features to Facilitate Stakeholder Collaboration (2024)
Journal Article
Ganeshu, P., Fernando, T., Therrien, M.-C., & Keraminiyage, K. (in press). Inter-Organisational Collaboration Structures and Features to Facilitate Stakeholder Collaboration. Administrative Sciences, 14(2), 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci14020025

Although inter-organisational collaborative structures play a vital role in determining the level of collaboration among organisations, the identification of required organisational structural types and their features to facilitate fruitful collabora... Read More about Inter-Organisational Collaboration Structures and Features to Facilitate Stakeholder Collaboration.

A Review of the Disaster Risk Assessment Perspectives (2023)
Book Chapter
Munasinghe, D., Fernando, T., Keraminiyage, K., & Karunawardena, A. (2023). A Review of the Disaster Risk Assessment Perspectives. In Progress in Landslide Research and Technology, Volume 2 Issue 2, 2023 (323-340). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44296-4_18

Researchers have explored different risk assessment approaches from the perspectives of different disciplines to capture urban risks, resulting in many risk assessment frameworks. In these frameworks, the risk environment is analysed using different... Read More about A Review of the Disaster Risk Assessment Perspectives.

A Holistic Approach for Fostering Community Engagement in the Decision-Making of Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning and Development (2023)
Thesis

In the face of increasing extreme climate events, communities are often excluded from decision-making during pre-disaster and urban planning, despite their tacit knowledge and experience in disaster response and recovery. This marginalisation poses a... Read More about A Holistic Approach for Fostering Community Engagement in the Decision-Making of Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning and Development.

Modelling Interrelationships of the Factors Impeding Community Engagement in Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning: Evidence from Sri Lanka (2023)
Journal Article
Geekiyanage, D., Fernando, T., & Keraminiyage, K. (2023). Modelling Interrelationships of the Factors Impeding Community Engagement in Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning: Evidence from Sri Lanka. Sustainability, 15(20), 14662. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014662

During the last two decades, global disasters have impacted over 5.2 billion people, with economic losses exceeding USD 2.97 trillion. This underscores the critical need for inclusive risk-sensitive urban planning (RSUP) that integrates community ins... Read More about Modelling Interrelationships of the Factors Impeding Community Engagement in Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning: Evidence from Sri Lanka.

An investigation of oil and gas-induced displacement and resettlement policies in The south-south region of Nigeria (case studies: Finima community and Ogoniland) (2023)
Thesis

According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report in 2022, it is stated that there are more than 100 million people were forcible displaced in the year 2022, most of them within their own countries. Thus, the extraction of oil and g... Read More about An investigation of oil and gas-induced displacement and resettlement policies in The south-south region of Nigeria (case studies: Finima community and Ogoniland).

Barriers to, and enablers for, stakeholder collaboration in risk-sensitive urban planning: a systematised literature review (2023)
Journal Article
Ganeshu, P., Fernando, T., & Keraminiyage, K. (2023). Barriers to, and enablers for, stakeholder collaboration in risk-sensitive urban planning: a systematised literature review. Sustainability, 15(5), 4600

The lack of stakeholder collaboration has been recognised as a prominent hindrance in implementing risk-sensitive urban planning for creating resilient environments for communities against climate-induced risks. This study presents the outcome of a s... Read More about Barriers to, and enablers for, stakeholder collaboration in risk-sensitive urban planning: a systematised literature review.

A-Priori Framework for Community Transformation for Inclusive and Risk-Sensitive Urban Developments (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Geekiyanage, D., Fernando, T., & Keraminiyage, K. (2022, November). A-Priori Framework for Community Transformation for Inclusive and Risk-Sensitive Urban Developments. Paper presented at AUBEA 2022 - The 45th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference, Western Sydney University, Australia

Community-inclusive decision-making in developing equitable and risk-sensitive developments,particularly in urban settings, is becoming trending for achieving sustainable development goals(particularly SDG 10 and 11) set by the United Nations in 2015... Read More about A-Priori Framework for Community Transformation for Inclusive and Risk-Sensitive Urban Developments.

Dissatisfaction after postdisaster resettlement (2022)
Book Chapter
Sridarran, P., Keraminiyage, K., & Amaratunga, D. (2022). Dissatisfaction after postdisaster resettlement. In Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience (213-235). Elsevier Inc. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818639-8.00014-4

Abstract:

Resettlement failure is a continuing concern within the field of postdisaster housing. There is a growing body of literature that recognizes dissatisfaction in many resettlement schemes around the world. However, a systematic understand... Read More about Dissatisfaction after postdisaster resettlement.

Mapping participatory methods in the urban development process : a systematic review and case-based evidence analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Hemba Geekiyanage, M., Fernando, T., & Keraminiyage, K. (2021). Mapping participatory methods in the urban development process : a systematic review and case-based evidence analysis. Sustainability, 13(16), e8992. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13168992

Despite the fact that vulnerable communities are the most affected by unplanned cities, considerably less attention has been given to involving them in urban development in order to ensure equitable outcomes. In this regard, there is an urgent need f... Read More about Mapping participatory methods in the urban development process : a systematic review and case-based evidence analysis.

A critical analysis of the gap between collaborative risk management policies and practice in construction projects in the Scottish highlands (2021)
Thesis
Clarke, K. A critical analysis of the gap between collaborative risk management policies and practice in construction projects in the Scottish highlands. (Thesis). University of Salford

Construction is an industry of low profits, high risks and frequent insolvencies. Recent high-profile collapses have led to more calls for clients to collaborate and share commercial risks with contractors. The effective practice of such policies may... Read More about A critical analysis of the gap between collaborative risk management policies and practice in construction projects in the Scottish highlands.

A framework to enhance the adoption of building information modelling amongst Sri Lankan quantity surveying organisations to increase the accuracy of pre-tender cost estimates (2021)
Thesis
Rathnayake, A. A framework to enhance the adoption of building information modelling amongst Sri Lankan quantity surveying organisations to increase the accuracy of pre-tender cost estimates. (Thesis). University of Salford

For decades, construction projects around the globe have been suffered to complete on budget due to ongoing cost overruns. Accordingly, both developed and developing countries have reported a number of construction projects that have resulted in incr... Read More about A framework to enhance the adoption of building information modelling amongst Sri Lankan quantity surveying organisations to increase the accuracy of pre-tender cost estimates.

Factors influencing acceptance or rejection regarding being the host community for post-disaster resettlements in developing countries (2020)
Journal Article

Post-disaster relocations have both positive and negative impacts on host communities. Receiving the
host community’s willingness to host the new community is essential to ensure integration and the
sustainability of the new resettlement. This “wil... Read More about Factors influencing acceptance or rejection regarding being the host community for post-disaster resettlements in developing countries.

The development of an offsite construction adoption strategic guideline for the Iraqi construction industry (2020)
Thesis
Saffar, N. The development of an offsite construction adoption strategic guideline for the Iraqi construction industry. (Thesis). University of Salford

Offsite construction (OSC) has been recognised as one of the alternative technological solutions to address the housing shortage and historical problems associated with the construction industry’s performance, such as labour shortages, time and cost... Read More about The development of an offsite construction adoption strategic guideline for the Iraqi construction industry.

Assessing the state of the art in community engagement for participatory decision-making in disaster risk-sensitive urban development (2020)
Journal Article
Hemba Geekiyanage, M., Fernando, T., & Keraminiyage, K. (2020). Assessing the state of the art in community engagement for participatory decision-making in disaster risk-sensitive urban development. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 51, 101847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101847

Vulnerable communities are often marginalized in the decision-making process in urban development due to barriers to community entry and challenges for community engagement. The state-of-the-art on these constraints' limits to a specific region, stat... Read More about Assessing the state of the art in community engagement for participatory decision-making in disaster risk-sensitive urban development.

Interpretive investigation into the implementation of Sustainable Business Models within Saudi housing construction industry (2020)
Thesis
Alshahrani, A. Interpretive investigation into the implementation of Sustainable Business Models within Saudi housing construction industry. (Thesis). University of Salford

Sustainable Practices (SPs) in the Housing Construction Industry (HCI) have been the subject of significant innovation, resolving housing problems and reducing the negative impacts of the built environment. These enhancements have targeted the value... Read More about Interpretive investigation into the implementation of Sustainable Business Models within Saudi housing construction industry.

Development of a framework to evaluate the impact of behavioural factors on the performance of strategic railway alliances in the UK (2020)
Thesis
Al-Naseri, W. Development of a framework to evaluate the impact of behavioural factors on the performance of strategic railway alliances in the UK. (Thesis). University of Salford

The increasingly competitive environments that industries are operating in today, pose several complex challenges, such as technological advances in both hard and soft systems, which require behaviours, skills and knowledge. These competencies can be... Read More about Development of a framework to evaluate the impact of behavioural factors on the performance of strategic railway alliances in the UK.