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Public sector condominium complexes for low-income dwellers : Social and environmental impacts in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
18
(2),
194-203
(2024)
Abstract
The Colombo City Beautification Project is one of the most discussed social programmes in recent urban development policy. This beautification strategy initiated by the Sri Lankan Government in 2006–14 included urban development and urban housing in the project, which had become a major issue for the city of Colombo. In order to address this, the former government came up with a master plan to relocate over 68,000 underserved households to adequate housing units under the urban regeneration project. The inevitable outcome of the 2011 project was the forced relocation of low-income dwellers into new urban housing communities in Colombo.
Keywords: low-income dweller; public sector condominiums; city beautification; urban regeneration; sustainable urbanisation
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Author's Biography
N. Chandrasiri Niriella Dr N. Chandrasiri Niriella is Professor of Urban Sociology at the University of Colombo. His research work focuses on urban sociology particularly in cities, urban housing, public and private condominiums, urban low-income communities, urban neighbourhoods, as well as ethnic harmony in Sri Lanka. He has authored several books, book chapters and research articles. He has won research awards from the University of Colombo in 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
