Alongside human development, natural forests are being simultaneously destroyed. Meanwhile, fires appear to be a major cause of forest damage. Forest fires can result from both human activities and natural factors. Dedicated ...

Soil erosion is a serious environmental problem that adversely affects ecosystem health and land productivity. Effective land management and erosion control strategies depend on accurate assessment and identification of ...

Urban expansion, defined as the increase in the built-up area of settlements accompanied by population growth, has a long history influenced by human activities. However, in densely populated areas, urban growth can ...

Waste collection has become one of the major issue in today’s world. In a country like Sri Lanka there are no proper facilities for final disposal produced by households and industries. And also, relevant authorities do ...

The extensive history goes back to urban development, and human convinced buildup area and urban spreading through the specific region is one of the most important areas of human-induced urban expansion. Due to ...

A proper vehicle parking system is essential to the development of transportation systems in growing countries. Studying parking data to exploit flaws and finding solutions has also been hindered due to the dynamic nature ...

A methodology for landslide susceptibility mapping using an integrated GIS approach is presented under this study. Imbulpe Divisional Secretariat Division in Ratnapura district of Sri Lanka was selected as the study area. ...

Noise pollution of urban areas is one of serious problem. The local and urban authorities have to consider decision making processes for establishing residential, newly construction of hospitals, schools and maintaining ...