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Prof Kaushal Keraminiyage's Outputs (26)

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.

Barriers to, and enablers for, stakeholder collaboration in risk-sensitive urban planning: a systematised literature review (2023)
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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.

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.

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

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.

Contextualising mainstreaming of disaster resilience concepts in the construction process (2018)
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Amaratunga, D., Malalgoda, C., & Keraminiyage, K. (2018). Contextualising mainstreaming of disaster resilience concepts in the construction process. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9(4/5), 348-367. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-10-2017-0057

Purpose: Construction industry and the built environment professions play an important role in contributing to society’s improved resilience. It is therefore important to improve their knowledge base to strengthen their capacities. This paper aims to... Read More about Contextualising mainstreaming of disaster resilience concepts in the construction process.

Design factors for a successful shared space street (SSS) design (2018)
Journal Article
Jayakody, R., Keraminiyage, K., Alston, M., & Dias, N. (2018). Design factors for a successful shared space street (SSS) design. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 22(4), 278-289. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2018.3685

The concept of Shared Space Street (SSS) has the potential to bring many benefits to a city. Those include promotion of social interaction, the connectivity within the city for both vehicles and pedestrians, active engagement of the people with the s... Read More about Design factors for a successful shared space street (SSS) design.

Critical success factors of a bottom up urban design process to deliver sustainable urban designs (2018)
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Dias, N., Keraminiyage, K., Amaratunga, R., & Curwell, S. (2018). Critical success factors of a bottom up urban design process to deliver sustainable urban designs. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 22(4), 265-277. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2018.3683

A sustainable urban environment caters for peoples’ need. When the needs of the people are addressed, it increases the property values and attracts investors. The current urban design process is top-down, i.e., Designers and planners play the key rol... Read More about Critical success factors of a bottom up urban design process to deliver sustainable urban designs.

Enablers and barriers of adapting post-disaster resettlements (2018)
Journal Article
Sridarran, P., Keraminiyage, K., & Amaratunga, D. (2018). Enablers and barriers of adapting post-disaster resettlements. Procedia Engineering, 212, 125-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2018.01.017

Growing trend of disaster-induced displacements and resettlements is alarming the world to address the consequences to retain the stability of the concerned countries. In order to reduce the causes and consequences of displacements, governments and o... Read More about Enablers and barriers of adapting post-disaster resettlements.

Acceptance to be the host of a resettlement programme : a literature review (2018)
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Sridarran, P., Keraminiyage, K., & Fernando, N. (2018). Acceptance to be the host of a resettlement programme : a literature review. Procedia Engineering, 212, 962-969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2018.01.124

The rate of internal displacements and consequent resettlements are increasing rapidly and drawing the attention of the world. More often than not, the consequences of resettlement will have an impact on two different communities; the community which... Read More about Acceptance to be the host of a resettlement programme : a literature review.

Improving the cost estimates of complex projects in the project-based industries (2017)
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Sridarran, P., Keraminiyage, K., & Herszon, L. (2017). Improving the cost estimates of complex projects in the project-based industries. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 7(2), 173-184. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-10-2016-0050

Purpose

Project-based industries face major challenges in controlling project cost and completing within the budget. This is a critical issue as it often connects to the main objectives of any project. However, accurate estimation at the beginni... Read More about Improving the cost estimates of complex projects in the project-based industries.

Long-term satisfaction of post disaster resettled communities : the case of post tsunami – Sri Lanka (2016)
Journal Article
Dias, N., Keraminiyage, K., & De Silva, N. (2016). Long-term satisfaction of post disaster resettled communities : the case of post tsunami – Sri Lanka. Disaster Prevention and Management, 25(5), 581-594. https://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-11-2015-0264

Purpose

After tsunami 2004, it was estimated that more than 98,000 permanent houses had to be rebuilt. However, ten years on, as communities, are they satisfied in their new homes? What are the indicators affecting the long-term satisfaction of... Read More about Long-term satisfaction of post disaster resettled communities : the case of post tsunami – Sri Lanka.

Advantages and limitations of community-based post-disaster housing reconstruction projects (2016)
Journal Article
Ophiyandri, T., Amaratunga, D., & Keraminiyage, K. (2016). Advantages and limitations of community-based post-disaster housing reconstruction projects. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 7(4), 420-431. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-08-2014-0066

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the advantages and limitations of the implementation of a community-based method in post-disaster housing reconstruction.


Design/methodology/approach


The research was based on multipl... Read More about Advantages and limitations of community-based post-disaster housing reconstruction projects.

Disaster management education through Higher Education – industry collaboration in the built environment (2014)
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Thayaparan, M., Malalgoda, C., Keraminiyage, K., & Amaratunga, R. (2014). Disaster management education through Higher Education – industry collaboration in the built environment. Procedia Economics and Finance, 18, 651-658. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671%2814%2900987-3

Effectively responding to the current and dynamic construction labour market requirements is a major responsibility of higher education institutions (HEIs). HEIs aim to reduce the mismatch between what they deliver and what is required by the industr... Read More about Disaster management education through Higher Education – industry collaboration in the built environment.

Disaster resilient built environment : role of lifelong learning and the implications for higher education (2013)
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Siriwardena, M., Malalgoda, C., Thayaparan, M., Amaratunga, R., & Keraminiyage, K. (2013). Disaster resilient built environment : role of lifelong learning and the implications for higher education. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 174-187. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.806373

Disasters cause considerable damage around the world every year. The built environment is significantly affected by disasters. Whilst the built environment is expected to withstand such occurrences, the construction industry is expected to play a piv... Read More about Disaster resilient built environment : role of lifelong learning and the implications for higher education.

An in-module work practice strategy for vocationally oriented construction degree programmes : the case of the multidisciplinary project (2013)
Journal Article
Keraminiyage, K. (2013). An in-module work practice strategy for vocationally oriented construction degree programmes : the case of the multidisciplinary project. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 133-142. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.805312

Students who are enrolled in vocationally oriented construction degree programmes can immensely benefit from work practice arrangements. Traditionally such work practice arrangements are organised as a “placement year” during or immediately after the... Read More about An in-module work practice strategy for vocationally oriented construction degree programmes : the case of the multidisciplinary project.