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Friday, January 18th, 2008The discipline of project management has surfaced ever so significant in Sri Lankan context, particularly with the recent devastation caused by the tsunami in December 2004. Subsequently, disaster management agencies including the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL), local and international Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs), private sector agencies, and voluntary parties were seen as the major […]
Assessment on timber and carbon in rubber plantations with special reference to the wet zone of Sri Lanka
Monday, December 10th, 2007E S Munasinghe, V H L Rodrigo P K W Karunathilaka and U A D P Gunawardena
Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka.
Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Rubber (Hevea brasilensis) has traditionally been cultivated for the latex extraction; however, its importance in other uses, particularly producing quality timber and […]
A study on palmyrah (Borasus flabellifer) utilization pattern and socio- economic status of dependent livelihood in Mannar district of Sri Lanka
Monday, December 10th, 2007S Arulmageswaran, I M N Chandrasiri and J V Culas
Extension and Training Centre, Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Tha palmyrah palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) is a multipurpose tree of great utility, occurs extensively in Northern and Eastern part of Sri Lanka. This tree engages human labour in the industries around it irrespective of gender or […]
Economic Evaluation of Energy Externalities
Monday, August 28th, 2006H.M.A.B. Herath
Externalities arise due to failures in market, policy or institutions. Externalities exist when economic transactions between two or more parties result in an impact on a third party, who is not involved in the transaction.
Economic evaluation of energy systems strongly depends on four factors; Capital cost, Maintenance cost, Fuel cost, External cost. Fuel and […]