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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009Natural resource accounting has been accepted as an essential pre-requisite for sustainable economic development. Changes in resource stocks provide an indication of the status of resource which provides guidelines for appropriate inter-temporal resource allocation for sustainable development. The System of national Accounts (SNA) is the widely practiced national accounting system but it provides only inadequate [...]
Economic Valuation of flood control benefit of Heen Ela Sub Catchment of Colombo City
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009Flood control is a functional benefit that wetland performs. When wetlands are filled, water retention capacity is reduced leading to floods with short storm events. This paper discusses the non market value of wetland in the Heen Ela sub catchment of Colombo. Heen Ela Marsh South is one of the 14 sub-catchment of the Colombo [...]
Opportunities and Constraints of Community Forestry in Sri Lanka
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009The forest management system in Sri Lanka is based on the command and control approach since the colonial period, where more than 98 of the forests are owned and managed by the state. Experience from other countries, shows that community management of natural forests can derive favorable outcomes for sustainable forest management as well as [...]
Value of urban built heritage: From professionals point of view
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009The built heritage which belongs to different historical periods represents valuable assets for modern society. They provide valuable testimony about architecture and concepts of town planning. These properties which are of cultural, spiritual, religious or historical importance are under several threats. Especially these properties in urban areas face the challenges of urbanization. Accordingly there is [...]
A Study of Veddas Life Style Intermingled with Environment and its Change
Saturday, July 11th, 2009For this study data were collected from the Veddas in Dambana and Henanigala in the period from 1994 to 2004. In this period the researcher applied participant observation method for collecting data. From then through the year 2004 she had a continuous contact with the respondents for gathering data. Accordingly researcher has almost taken one [...]
Social Carrying Capacity of Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
Saturday, July 11th, 2009Social carrying capacity (SCC) refers to the level of visitor use that can be accommodated in recreational areas without diminishing the quality of the visitor experience to an unacceptable degree. SCC can be discussed as a normative concept and are generally described as visitor-based standards that individuals and groups used for evaluating behavior and social [...]
Motives of the Rural Communities in Agroforestry: A Policy Guidance in Buffer Zone Development: A case study in Udailuka
Saturday, July 11th, 2009The improved understanding of the factors influencing household decisions to conserve and manage trees in privately held land serves gaps in forestry development, particularly in the field of agroforestry. The gaps in securing and strengthening peoples involvement and engagement in forestry; inadequate policy incentives and strategies to facilitate community-based innovations; and also evaluations carried out [...]
Human Right to Water and Utilization of Water Resources in International law: In Pursuit of Environmental Justice
Saturday, July 11th, 2009Water is a limited natural resource and a public good fundamental for life and health. The human right to water is indispensable for leading a life in human dignity. It is prerequisite for the realization of other human rights.
In November 2002 the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted General Comment No. 15 on [...]
The Link Between Environmental Conscious Consumer Behavior And Environmental Attitudes
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009Over the past three decades, the Environmental Conscious Consumer Behavior (ECCB) has increased in a progressive manner (Follows S.B, Jobber D, 2000). The ECCB is defined for this study as one who purchases products and services which he or she perceives to have a positive (or less negative) impact on the environment. Despite evidence to [...]
Fragmenting Coconut lands in Sri Lanka: do owners show adverse selection and moral hazard behavior?
Saturday, May 30th, 2009Fragmentation of coconut lands has become a prominent issue in Sri Lanka as there is evidence that around 250 coconut palms are lost per day due to unplanned land fragmentation. To minimize this, the Tea, Rubber and Coconut Estates Board was appointed under the Act number 20 of 2005, which specified certain criteria for transferring [...]
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