Built-Environment - Sri Lanka
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Item Assessment of sustainability in the built environment: possible directions for developing countries(Sri Lanka Institute of Architects:Colombo, 2012) Emmanuel, R.Item The urban environmental transition:some reflections on the use of vegetation to monitor urban environmental quality(Sri Lanka Institute of Architects. Colombo, 1998) Emmanuel, R.Urban planning and design action in the fae of rapid global urbanization and attendant changes in the urban environment urgently needs holistic indices of environmetal quality.The use of vegetation changes to monitor urban environmental quality appears plromising ,thanks to recent advances in the remote sensing of greenery.The utility of remotely sensed vegetation data to monitor the urban physical environment is well known.recently,Emmanuel(1997)demonstrated that such data could also mirror the social and demographic trends in cities. this paper explores the urban design/planning implications of using vegetation chantge as indicator of urban environmental trends .The case study is based on research wodrk carried out in detroit .USA,where urban decay in recent years has lead to significant greening in the heart of the city .A hypothesis of urban environmental transition is proposed.Item Editorial. architectural history research - a plea for place-making(Sri Lanka Institute of Architects. Sri Lanka, 2003) Emmanuel, R.Item Exposure to aerosol pollution and reported respiratory symptoms among segments of urban and rural populations in Sri Lanka(Sri Lanka Institue of Architects. Colombo, 2007) Perera, G.B.S.; Emmanuel, R.; Nandasena, Y.L.S.; Premasiri, H.D.S.Item Environmental effects of urbanization the role of urban designers(Sri Lanka Institue of Architects. Colombo, 2007) Emmanuel, R.Item Strategies for equity and sustainability in urban transportation in third world mega-cities(Sri Lanka Institute of Architects. Colombo, 2001) Emmanuel, R.The conventional approach to transportational problems has been buolding more and better highways.However,contrary to popular and academic expectations,more and better transportation technologies have led to and increase in time spent in transportation strategies,particularly for third world urban agglomerates.The solution proposed here is not an equitabel distribution of more transport power,but a reduction in the need for it.it is argued that a ceiling on per capita energy use by means of design strategies for speed reduction is necessary to promote healthier urban transportation.Strategies for urban design alternatives that achieve this end are proposed.Item Indoor thermal comfort in contemporary Sri Lankan urban houses:a simulation study(Sri Lanka Institute of Architects. Colombo, 2002) Emmanuel, R.; Rathnayake, G.Item How energy efficient is the EEBC? evaluation based on a simulated office building(Sri Lanka Institute of Architects. Colombo, 2002) Emmanuel, R.; Rogithan, R.