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Post tsunami recovery capacity gaps in Sri Lanka
Presentation / Conference
Keraminiyage, K., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. Post tsunami recovery capacity gaps in Sri Lanka. Presented at CIB W89 International Conference on Building Education and research (BEAR), Sri Lanka

Advancement of built environment higher education through lifelong learning
Presentation / Conference
Amaratunga, R., Pathirage, C., Keraminiyage, K., & Thayaparan, M. Advancement of built environment higher education through lifelong learning. Presented at International research conference on sustainability in built environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka

The mismatch between graduate skills and labour market requirements has been identified as one
of the main factors behind graduate unemployment and employer dissatisfaction, particularly in
the Built Environment sector, as reported by EU labour for... Read More about Advancement of built environment higher education through lifelong learning.

The role of spatial analysis in resettlement programme
Presentation / Conference
Piyatadsananon, P., Amaratunga, R., & Keraminiyage, K. The role of spatial analysis in resettlement programme. Presented at COBRA 2010, Paris

Number of victims from the disaster has been dramatically increasing around the world. This phenomenon causes a very high demand of emergency and temporary shelters on particular basis including the need of permanent houses in resettlement programmes... Read More about The role of spatial analysis in resettlement programme.

Improving co-learner interactions through web based online assessments within distant learning settings
Report
Ingirige, B., Amaratunga, R., Dowdle, D., Keraminiyage, K., Goulding, J., Baldry, D., & Lees, M. Improving co-learner interactions through web based online assessments within distant learning settings

Distance education technologies have come into prominence during the last two decades of the 20th century. Propagation of these technologies, software development and methods of computer aided assessments have been fuelled by the advances in the Inte... Read More about Improving co-learner interactions through web based online assessments within distant learning settings.

Project management framework for the empowerment of disaster susceptible communities during the post disaster phase
Thesis
of disaster susceptible communities during the post disaster phase. (Thesis). University of Salford

The community is the first responder following a disaster who has the inner strengths to regroup, restore and rebuild for the future. Their assistance is the first step for family, kin, strangers and community members to work together to recover and... Read More about Project management framework for the empowerment of disaster susceptible communities during the post disaster phase.

Influence of performance measurement towards construction research and development
Thesis
Kulatunga, U. (in press). Influence of performance measurement towards construction research and development. (Thesis). University of Salford

The UK construction industry is being challenged to produce economically, socially and environmentally acceptable products; to satisfy its stakeholders, to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the construction processes and to address resource con... Read More about Influence of performance measurement towards construction research and development.

Application of spatial analysis in post-disaster resettlement
Thesis
Piyatadsananon, P. Application of spatial analysis in post-disaster resettlement. (Thesis). University of Salford

Post-disaster resettlement programmes are being conducted by governments and other relevant organisations to relocate displaced people to provided safe places; considering the original land standards to subsequently improve the standard of living. Al... Read More about Application of spatial analysis in post-disaster resettlement.

A generic approach to modelling individual behaviours in crowd simulation
Thesis
modelling individual behaviours in crowd simulation. (Thesis). University of Salford

Crowd simulation has been widely used to simulate crowd dynamics and their behaviours. However, majority of existing studies can only simulate a specific scenario or behaviour. Although recent developments have attempted to integrate different indivi... Read More about A generic approach to modelling individual behaviours in crowd simulation.

A contingency model for facilities management outsourcing relationships (CORE) in the Hong Kong higher education sector : an exploratory model for linking FM outsourcing performance to higher education business performance
Thesis
Lok, K. A contingency model for facilities management outsourcing relationships (CORE) in the Hong Kong higher education sector : an exploratory model for linking FM outsourcing performance to higher education business performance. (Thesis). University of Salford

The focus of study is to determine the relationships between clients and FM
service providers by developing a yardstick for measuring and appraising the
relationships in main FM outsourcing contracts in the higher education sector of
Hong Kong. In... Read More about A contingency model for facilities management outsourcing relationships (CORE) in the Hong Kong higher education sector : an exploratory model for linking FM outsourcing performance to higher education business performance.