Urban Planning in SriLAnka
URBAN PLANNING IN SRILANKA CASE STUDY: CITY OF COLOMBO COLOMBO- BACKGROUND This paper is about the present state of Urban Panning in SriLanka. Known as Serendip or Pearl of the Indian Ocean SriLanka is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. ... THE THIRD WORLD CITY STRUCTURE: In order to study the zoning in Colombo, the urban structure of the city must first be understood. ... However, this is not the case in Srilanka. ... The crowded streets, the increased traffic have made the city of Colombo an urban jungle. ... THE UDA In 1977, the government declared "Urban Development and Housing" as one of the three priority areas under economic liberalization and a key sector in the process of national economic development. The Urban Development Authority (UDA) is the governing body that is responsible for the Planning and Zoning procedure in Colombo City. This was established Under the Ministry of Western Region Development, Housing & Construction under the Urban Development Authority Act No 48 of 1978. ... They are planning low, medium and high-density growth along the waterfront to link it to the CBD(Central Business District). They have formulated new Planning, Zoning Regulation, Building Regulations, Density Regulations, and DGPs. ... One of the recommendations is to establish of a new agency called the National Physical Planning Agency (NPPA). ... 7) Environmental Conservation Zone: In the Environmental Conservation Zone the land is retained in its natural form as open spaces, land reserves, urban agriculture farms, marshy areas, scrublands and paddy fields. ... The building and planning regulations for such areas may be specially formulated. ... These are Planning and Zoning regulations modified to suit the environmental characteristics, architectural design and urban form of a particular area. ... This is a new concept that has been introduced in the Planning Vocabulary of Sri Lanka. ... de/ srilanka/colombo. ... lk/srilanka/colombo2. ... edu/~rsamaran/SriLanka.html UNCHS website Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka Urban Development Authority, SriLanka www.