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Regulating urban upgrading in developing countries
journal contribution
posted on 2008-11-05, 09:40 authored by K.A. Jayaratne, M. Sohail (Khan)Drawing on a four-year research programme conducted in
Sri Lanka (part of a larger programme also conducted in
India and Kenya) this paper addresses the issue of building
and planning regulations and how such regulations affect
people’s livelihoods. This paper begins by reviewing the
urban housing programmes undertaken in Sri Lanka over
the past 30 years with special reference to urban upgrading
projects and their respective planning and building
regulations. The authors have analysed four cases from
Colombo Municipality and two cases from a secondary
town, Moratuwa Municipality in Colombo Municipal
Authority, in order to assess the impacts of such urban
upgrading programmes on the livelihoods of the poor;
some conclusions and recommendations have been drawn.
Guidance notes (based on a literature review, historical
analysis and case studies) are presented towards the end of
the paper for the use of local government staff as well as
others acting as partners in the improvement of
livelihoods in urban areas. Land reforms and land
management are key components of any sustainable urban
upgrading programme. The authors conclude that
regulatory frameworks which take into account existing
patterns (with the exception of unsafe practices) of
livelihoods and socio-economic aspirations will enhance
the potential for sustainable livelihoods.
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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JAYARATNE, K.A. and SOHAIL, M., 2005. Regulating urban upgrading in developing countries. Proceedings of ICE, Municipal Engineer, 158 (1), pp. 53-62Publisher
© Thomas Telford PublishingPublication date
2005Notes
This article was published in the journal, Proceedings of ICE, Municipal Engineer [© Thomas Telford Publishing] and is also available at: http://www.thomastelford.com/journals/ISSN
0965-0903;1751-7699Language
- en
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