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Contextualising mainstreaming of disaster resilience concepts in the construction process (2018)
Journal Article
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.

Enhancing post-disaster reconstruction capacity through lifelong learning in higher education (2015)
Journal Article
Thayaparan, M., Siriwardena, M., Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, R., Lill, I., & Kaklauskas, A. (2015). Enhancing post-disaster reconstruction capacity through lifelong learning in higher education. Disaster Prevention and Management, 24(3), 338-354. https://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-11-2014-0239

Purpose: Due to the complexities involved in disasters and due to the peculiar nature of post-disaster reconstruction, built environment professionals require continuous updating of their skills and knowledge to contribute effectively to disaster res... Read More about Enhancing post-disaster reconstruction capacity through lifelong learning in higher education.

Disaster management education through Higher Education – industry collaboration in the built environment (2014)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Towards a framework for closer university-industry collaboration in educating built environment professionals (2013)
Journal Article
Witt, E., Lill, I., Malalgoda, C., Siriwardena, M., Thayaparan, M., Amaratunga, R., & Kaklauskas, A. (2013). Towards a framework for closer university-industry collaboration in educating built environment professionals. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 114-132. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.805702

Recent reports suggest that even the current industry skills needs are not being adequately met with graduate capabilities falling short of industry expectations. If higher education institutions (HEIs) are to respond effectively to the current and f... Read More about Towards a framework for closer university-industry collaboration in educating built environment professionals.

Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka (2013)
Journal Article
Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2013). Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(1), 72-94. https://doi.org/10.1108/17595901311299017

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role and challenges for Sri Lankan local governments in creating a disaster resilient built environment within urban Sri Lankan cities. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a lit... Read More about Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka.

Towards a framework to capture and respond to construction labour market skills (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Malalgoda, C., Siriwardena, M., Thayaparan, M., Amaratunga, R., Lill, I., Witt, E., & Kaklauskas, A. (2011, July). Towards a framework to capture and respond to construction labour market skills. Presented at PAQS 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) as major suppliers of skills and knowledge are expected to fulfill the labour market skills requirements. However, the capability of HEIs to capture and respond to such skills requirements faces numerous challen... Read More about Towards a framework to capture and respond to construction labour market skills.

Lifelong learning needs for disaster management education in the built environment (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Amaratunga, R., Siriwardena, M., Malalgoda, C., Pathirage, C., & Thayaparan, M. (2011, July). Lifelong learning needs for disaster management education in the built environment. Presented at International conference on building resilience, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Disasters cause considerable damage around the world every year. It is evident that most of the material damages of disaster have been on engineering related facilities of the built environment and therefore require serious efforts from the construct... Read More about Lifelong learning needs for disaster management education in the built environment.

Empowering local governments to make disaster resilient cities (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011, July). Empowering local governments to make disaster resilient cities. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Exploring good practice knowledge transfer related to post tsunami housing re-construction in Sri Lanka (2008)
Journal Article
Ingirige, B., Haigh, R., Malalgoda, C., & Palliyaguru, R. (2008). Exploring good practice knowledge transfer related to post tsunami housing re-construction in Sri Lanka. Journal of construction in developing countries, 13(2), 21-42

Sri Lanka was badly affected by the tsunami that occurred on 26th December 2004. The tsunami destroyed about two-thirds of the Sri Lankan coastline and affected more than 1,000,000 people. It does not only affected the lives of the community, but als... Read More about Exploring good practice knowledge transfer related to post tsunami housing re-construction in Sri Lanka.

Role of local governments in disaster risk reduction
Presentation / Conference
Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, R., & Pathirage, C. Role of local governments in disaster risk reduction. Presented at COBRA 2010, Paris

The occurrence of the natural disasters has increased significantly in recent past and this has resulted in a high number of mortalities and economic and social losses worldwide. This necessitates the implementation of disaster risk reduction measur... Read More about Role of local governments in disaster risk reduction.

Exploring disaster risk reduction in the built environment
Presentation / Conference
Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, R., & Pathirage, C. Exploring disaster risk reduction in the built environment. Presented at CIB 2010, University of Salford

The purpose of this paper is to review the role of construction industry and built environment disciplines in disaster risk reduction. There is much evidence to show that every year natural disasters cause a substantial amount of damage throughout... Read More about Exploring disaster risk reduction in the built environment.

Addressing the construction labour market skills mismatch through lifelong learning in higher education institutions
Presentation / Conference
Siriwardena, M., Amaratunga, R., Malalgoda, C., & Thayaparan, M. Addressing the construction labour market skills mismatch through lifelong learning in higher education institutions. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment 6th International Conference, Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, UK

The mismatch between graduate skills and labour market skills requirements has been identified as one of the main factors behind graduate unemployment and employer dissatisfaction, particularly in the Built Environment sector. Higher Education Inst... Read More about Addressing the construction labour market skills mismatch through lifelong learning in higher education institutions.

Bellcurve workshop
Presentation / Conference
Siriwardena, M., Thayaparan, M., Amaratunga, R., & Malalgoda, C. Bellcurve workshop. Poster presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference, Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Creating disaster resilient cities
Presentation / Conference
Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. Creating disaster resilient cities. Presented at Breaking the Mould Conference, Calman Learning Centre, Science Site, Durham University