- Faculty of Architecture
- Department of Town & Country Planning
- Senior Lecturer Grade II
Contact information
Univerity of Moratuwa
Katubadda
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Project Planning -Undergraduate -2016
Development Project Planning Studio project -Undergraduate -2016
Local Planning -Undergraduate -2016
Local Planning Group Project -Undergraduate -2016
Introduction to Planning and Design -Undergraduate -2017
Project Planning -Undergraduate -2017
Site Planning project -Undergraduate -2017
Effective Communication -Undergraduate -2017
Effective Communication -Undergraduate -2017
Individually Supervised Research Projecty -Undergraduate -2016
Event Planning and Management -Postgraduate -2017
Level 01 coordinator -Managing the level coordination for level 01 students (2014 To 2015)
Level 01 coordinator -Managing the level coordination for level 01 students of 2015/16 batch and 2016/17 batch (2015 To 2017)
Marketing coordinator -Propose new degree programs Promote existing activities of the department (2021 To date)
Level 01 Coordinator -Managing the level coordination for level 01 students (2021 To date)
Director/ Career Guidance Unit - (2025 To date)
Marketing Coordinator of the Department of Town and Country Planning - (2022 To date)
Research Activities
land use simulation modeling
e-commerce and cities
city logistics
strategic planning
Simulation of the Growth of Urban Areas in Sri Lanka with Cellular Automata - J. C.Wimaladasa (2013)
City Image Making as Branding: The Case of the City of Colombo 鈥� P. M. K.S. Pathirana (2014)
The Study on Impact of Outdoor Commercial Signs on Character and Image of the Place: Case of Pettah, Colombo 鈥� W.H.P. Silva (2015)
Study of the Impact of the Third Spaces on Urban Spatial Structure: Special Reference to City of Colombo 鈥� A.A.D.N. Anuradha (2015)
A Study on Applicationof Agent Based Modelling to Explore the Complexity of Public Recreational Spaces: Case of Werasganga park, Sri Lanka 鈥� H.M.M.S.Herath (2015)
Exploring the Significance of Locational Factors in the Failure of Small and Medium Enterprises Sector: Case of Brick Industry in Samanthurai, Sri Lanka 鈥� S.L. I. Husain (2016)
An Application of Cluster Theory to Explore the Dynamics of Wholesale Markets: Case of Manning Market in Sri Lanka 鈥� A.G.D.D. Ratnayake (2016)
Exploring the Urban Functionality Dynamics Using an Integrated Markov-Metronomica Model: Case of Matara Sri Lanka 鈥� K. Chathuranga (2016)
An Analysis of the Land Use Influence on the Human Behavioral Patterns with Mobile Network Big Data: Case of Maharagama, Sri Lanka 鈥� O.H.D.A. Bandusiri (2016)
Development of an index to evaluate the regional socio-economic and infrastructure development disparities: A case study of Sri Lanka 鈥� M.L.L.S. Ekanayake (2022)
Examine the local stakeholder perceptions on rural planning in Sri Lanka: using the substantive theory 鈥� W.M.B.D. Weerasekara (2022)
city logistics, urban informatics and land use simulation modeling, urban informality and cities
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa ,2009 Honours Degree of BSc in Town and Country Planning
Masters, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa ,2013 MBA in Management of Technology
Other, La Trobe 福利在线看 ,2009 Exchange Student at Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
PhD, Nagaoka 福利在线看 of Technology ,2020 Doctor in Engineering
Institute of Town Planners Sri Lanka(2014 To date)
Chairman of the Young Planners Forum of Sri Lanka (2009 To 2010)
Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies - Japan(2018 To date)
Career
WORKING EXPERIENCE (CONSULTANCY PROJECTS)
Name of the project: | Multimodal Transport Hub as an Initiative for the Transformational Development of Kadawatha Town Center, Sri Lanka |
|
Positions held: | Urban Planner |
|
Year: | 2016-2017 | |
Location: | Colombo | |
Client/ Project team: | Urban Development Authority of Sri Lanka/ project consulty team from 福利在线看 of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka | |
Main project features: | Undertake the situation analysis and preparation of detail project proposal for multi modal transport hub for Kadawatha | |
Activities performed: | land use analysis on existing uses around the proposed location; assist the desgining of multi modal transport center site; make recommendations to revise the zoning guidelines (in and around the site)
| |
Name of the project: | South Asia Urban Knowledge Hub Project Funded by Asian Development Bank | |
Positions held: | Project Coordinator / Urban Planner | |
Year: | 2014 鈥� 2017 | |
Location: | Colombo | |
Client/ Project team: | 福利在线看 of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Implemented with Ministry of Urban Development, Sri Lanka, Urban Development Authority 鈥� Sri Lanka | |
Main project features: | develop an Environmental Information Management System (EMIS) to upgrade the service delivery process of Local Authorities in Sri Lanka | |
Activities performed: | Coordinate the project activities, including the project budgeting on behalf of the 福利在线看 of Moratuwa project team; facilitate the project activities by strengthening the collaboration stakeholders and partners; support the planning aspects of EMIS
| |
Name of the project: | Strategic Cities Development Project 鈥� Galle city, Sri Lanka |
|
Positions held: | Urban Planner |
|
Year: | 2014 | |
Location: | Galle / Colombo | |
Client/ Project team: | Uni consultancy services, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka ; World Bank, Sri Lanka | |
Main project features: | Improve selected urban services and public urban spaces in the participating city regions of Sri Lanka | |
Activities performed: | Assist the examination and evaluation of tourism in southern region ; formulation of action projects
| |
Name of the project: | Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) & Climate change |
|
Positions held: | Urban Planner |
|
Year: | 2012 | |
Location: | Kesbewa / Colombo | |
Client/ Project team: | 福利在线看 of Moratuwa, Implemented jointly with Ministry of Agriculture, Sri Lanka, Practical Action-Sri Lanka and Kesbewa Urban Council | |
Main project features: | Develop a framework to promote Urban Agriculture in Kesbewa Municipal area, Sri Lanka | |
Activities performed: | Formulate a framework to understand the potential for urban agriculture in the area
| |
Name of the project: | Metro Colombo Urban Development Project 鈥� Assessment of the Culture and heritage in CMC area |
|
Positions held: | Urban Planning Consultant |
|
Year: | 2011/12 | |
Location: | Colombo Municipal Council Area (CMC) and the Suburbs | |
Client: | World Bank | |
Main project features: | Assessment of the Culture and heritage in CMC area to Facilitate the project formulation for Metro Colombo Urban Development
| |
Name of the project: | Assessment of 鈥�Adaptive capacity for climate change in Sri Lankan cities and integrate the climate change aspect to national policy鈥� |
|
Positions held: | Project Coordinator |
|
Year: | 2011 | |
Location: | Batticaloa MC and surrounding local authority areas Negombo MC area | |
Client: | UNHABITAT and the ARCADIS consultancy firm | |
Main project features: | Rapid assessment | |
Activities performed: | Organizing stakeholder workshops in Batticaloa and Negombo MC areas ; organize and participated in discussion sessions with the government officials and ARCADIS consultancy team
| |
Name of the project: | Promotion and sensitization of Good Governance 鈥� Pilot project |
|
Positions held: | Project Assistant and Survey Team Coordinator |
|
Year: | 2009 / 10 | |
Location: | Mahakumukkadawala, Nawagaththegama and Thanamalwila Divisional Secretariat areas | |
Client: | World Vision Lanka | |
Main project features: | Baseline and Evaluation studies | |
Activities performed: | Conduct community surveys and FGDs鈥� ; organize ; conduct stakeholder meetings and report writing
| |
Name of the project: | Vulnerability Assessment - Climatic Change City Development Strategies to Respond Climate Change |
|
Positions held: | Project Associate |
|
Year: | 2010/11 | |
Location: | Batticaloa Municipal Council & the Negombo Municipal council areas | |
Client: | 福利在线看 of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka UNHABITAT | |
Main project features: | Conduct vulnerability assessments with local stakeholder involvement (Under the Cities and Climate Change Initiative - CCCI) | |
Activities performed: | Field surveys ; stakeholder meetings; workshop for stakeholder participation ; and, data analysis and report writing
| |
Name of the project: | Support to Implementation of the Sri Lankan Urbanization Framework |
|
Positions held: | Project Assistant |
|
Year: | 2010 | |
Location: | Batticaloa Municipal Council and surrounding DSD areas | |
Client: | 福利在线看 of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka UNHABITAT | |
Main project features: | Replication Stage | |
Activities performed: | Stakeholder meetings with the local authority staff; workshop for stakeholder participation ; and, data analysis and report writing
| |
Assistant Registrar, Management and Science 福利在线看, Colombo (Sep 2011 - December 2011)
Instructor, Department of Town and Country Planning, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa (Aug 2009 - Aug 2011)
Student Planner, Greater Bendigo City Council, Australia (Mar 2009 - July 2009) - casual basis
Member of the Board of Education (BOE) at Institute of Town Planners Sri Lanka (2021/22)
Member of the Training, Research and Publication Board (TRPB) of the Institute of Town Planners Sri Lanka (2016/17)
Honours and Awards
MEXT Scholarship for PhD studies (Received 2017)
MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship for Doctoral studies (2017 - to present) (Received )
Awarded as the best student of the year of the B.Sc. (Hons.) in Town and Country Planning degree program for the year 2009 at the Annual convocation of the 福利在线看 of Moratuwa (2009) (Received 2009)
Selected for the student Exchange program between the 福利在线看 of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and La Trobe 福利在线看, Victoria, Australia based on superior academic performances (2009) (Received 2009)
Publications*
Nesha Ranaweera, Amila Jayasinghe, Chethika Abenayake, Chathura Kovida De Silva,".Challenges Experienced by Sri Lankan Town & Country Planning Graduates Studying in Japanese Universities.",The 福利在线看 of Colombo Press,2022
N. P. Madhumali M. Somarathne, Chathura Kovida De Silva,".Develop a Bicycle Network Planning Model for Urban Areas in Sri Lanka: A Case Study of the 福利在线看 of Moratuwa as the Destination.",Research for Transport and Logistics Industry Proceedings of the 8 th International Conference,Colombo,2023,
K. Hatoyama K. Sano,".Spatial Pattern Analysis on Neighborhoods of Amazon E-Commerce Logistics Facility Locations.", Transport Research Board - 99th Meeting,United States,2020,
K. Hatoyama K. Sano. C. Torres ,".Exploring the relationship between urban form and spatial organization of Amazon fulfillment facilities in the United Kingdom and Japan.",City Logistics Conference -11th,Croatia,2019,
Amila Jayasinghe Sano Kazushi,".Network Centrality Analysis of Public Transport Systems: Developing a Strategic Planning Tool to Assess Passenger Attraction.",Research for Transport and Logistric Industry,Colombo,2017,
Sonali Herath,".An Application of Applying Agent Based Modelling to Explore the Complexity of Public Recreational Places: Case Study: Weras Ganga Public Park, Sri Lan.",Research for Transport and Logistric Industry,Colombo,2016,17-20
? Jayasinghe, A., Sano, K., Nishiuchi, H.,".A Network Centrality Application: Examination of Structural Coherence of Colombo Road Network.",Research for Transport and Logistric Industry,Colombo,2016,27-30
Dharshani, C. Munasinghe, J.,".Defining 鈥楿rban鈥� among urbanizing Rural: the case of Sri Lankan urbanization.",Faculty of Architecture Research Symposium,Colombo,2016,288-303
Kankanamge, N. Ratnayake, R.,".Can Actor Network Theory be Used in Understanding Planning Processes? .",Faculty of Architecture Research Symposium,Colombo,2016,207-220
Janithra Wimaladasa,".Modeling Colombo's land uses with Metronamica: a demonstrative approach.",FARU symposium,Koggala,2014,
Pathirana, P.,". City Image Making as City Branding: The Case of the City of Colombo .",FARU symposium,Koggala,2014,
? Seifert, I., Barkved, L., Holen, S., Abenayake, C., Jayasinghe, A., Mahanama, P,".Climate Resilient Action Plans for coastal urban areas, Sri Lanka. .",European Climate Change Adaptation conference,Germany,2013,
Mahanama, P., Abeynayake, C., Holen, S., & Barkved, L. ,".Planning and design of multipurpose coastal Green Belts for proactive climate change adaptation; a case study of Batticaloa city, Sri Lanka.",European Climate Change Adaptation conference,Germany,2013,
Kumarasinghe, S., Bandara, D., & Mahanama, P. ,".future generation for proactive climate change adaptation: sensitization of school children on climate change.",European Climate Change Adaptation conference,Germany,2013,
Chethika Abeynayake,".Participatory approach to design multi-purpose green belts in vulnerable coastal areas to natural disasters: Case study Batticaloa MC, Sri Lanka.",FARU conference,Sri Lanka,2012,
Rangajeewa Ratnayake, Medha Gunawardhane, Trevor Budge,".Hambanthota, Sri Lanka- Challenges in using the 'new city' planning approach to regional growth in developing countries.",International Conference and Workshop on the Built Environment in Developing Countries,Asuatralia,2012,
A.B. Jayasinghe M.N.N. Ranaweera C.C. Abenayake N.S. Bandara C.K. De Silva,".Modelling vegetation land fragmentation in urban areas of Western Province, Sri Lanka using an Artificial Intelligence-based simulation technique.",PLOS ONE.,18(02),2023
Chathura Kovida De Silva Liao Jingying Yang Ningxi,".???????????????????????? ????? (Impact of Amazon Logistics Facility Development on Land Use in Surrounding Areas from the Perspective of Morphological Typology).",?????? (Urban Planning International) ,37/04,2022
L. Trinh K. Sano K. Hatoyama,".Analysis of Motorcycle microscopic characteristics at roundabouts under mixed traffic conditions: a case study of Vietnam.",Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering ,,2021
K. Sano K. Hatoyama ,".Exploring the relationship between urban form and spatial organization of Amazon fulfillment facilities in the United Kingdom and Japan.",Transportation Researrch Procedia,46,2020
K. Sano K. Hatoyama L. Trinh,".Geographical dimension of e-commerce logistics facilities in Tokyo Metropolitan Region, Japan. .",Journal of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies,13,2019
J. Munasinghe C. Dharshani,".Defining 鈥楿rban鈥� among urbanizing Rural: the case of Sri Lankan urbanization..",Faculty of Architecture Research Journal,,2016
N. Kankanamge R. Ratnayake,".Can Actor Network Theory be Used in Understanding Planning Processes?.",Faculty of Architecture Research Journal,,2016
Sarath Dassanayake G.D. Sardana,".Technology support from cluster development initiatives to SMEs: a study of motor spare parts enterprises in Sri Lanka.",International journal of Services Technology and Management,21,2015
Janithra Wimaladasa, Jagath Munasinghe,".Calibrating Metronamica Land Use Simulation Model for Colombo, Sri Lanka.",Bhoomi Planning Journal,,2015
Publications
De Silva, C. K., Dharshani, C. & Munasinghe, J. (2016). Defining 鈥楿rban鈥� among urbanizing Rural: the case of Sri Lankan urbanization. Faculty of Architecture Research Symposium (pp. 288-303). Colombo: Faculty of Architecture, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
De Silva, C. & Herath, S., (2016). An Application of Applying Agent Based Modelling to Explore the Complexity of Public Recreational Places: Case Study: Weras Ganga Public Park, Sri Lanka. RESEARCH FOR TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRY, (pp. 17-20). Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Jayasinghe, A., Sano, K., Nishiuchi, H., & De Silva, C. (2016). A Network Centrality Application: Examination of Structural Coherence of Colombo Road Network.RESEARCH FOR TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRY, (pp. 27-30). Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Kankanamge, N., De Silva, C. K., & Ratnayake, R. (2016). Can Actor Network Theory be Used in Understanding Planning Processes? Faculty of Architecture Research Symposium (pp. 207-220). Colombo: Faculty of Architecture, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Dasanayaka, S.W.S.B.,Sardana, G.D. and De Silva, C. (2015) 鈥楾echnology support from cluster development initiatives to SMEs: a study of motor spare parts enterprises in Sri Lanka鈥�, Int. J. Services Technology and Management, Vol. 21, Nos. 1/2/3, pp.55鈥�71.
De Silva, M. C. K., Wimaladasa, J., Munasinghe, J (2015). Calibrating Metronamica Land Use Simulation Model for Colombo, Sri Lanka. Bhoomi International Planning Journal
De Silva, M. C. K., Wimaladasa, J., Munasinghe, J., & Jayasinghe, A. (2014). Modeling Colombo's land uses with Metronamica: a demonstrative approach. Paper presented at the Faculty of Architecture Research Symposium 2014, Koggala, Sri Lanka.
De Silva, M., & Pathirana, P. (2014). City Image Making as City Branding: The Case of the City of Colombo Paper presented at the Faculty of Architecture Research Symposium 2014, Koggala, Sri Lanka.
Seifert, I., Barkved, L., Holen, S., De Silva, M. C. K., Abenayake, C., Jayasinghe, A., Mahanama, P. (2013). Climate Resilient Action Plans for coastal urban areas, Sri Lanka. Paper presented at the European Climate Change Adaptation. Hamburg, Germany
De Silva, M. C. K., Mahanama, P., Abeynayake, C., Holen, S., & Barkved, L. (2013). Planning and design of multipurpose coastal Green Belts for proactive climate change adaptation; a case study of Batticaloa city, Sri Lanka. Presented at the European Climate Change Adaptation, Hamburg, Germany
De Silva, M. C. K., Kumarasinghe, S., Bandara, D., & Mahanama, P. (2013). Empowering future generation for proactive climate change adaptation: sensitization of school children on climate change. Presented at the European Climate Change Adaptation Hamburg, Germany
De Silva, M. C. K., Mahanama, P., & Abeynayake, C. (2012). Participatory approach to design multi-purpose green belts in vulnerable coastal areas to natural disasters: Case study Batticaloa MC, Sri Lanka. Paper presented at the Faculty of Architecture Research Symposium 2012, Galle, Sri Lanka
De Silva, M. C. K., Gunawardane, M., & Rathnayake, R. (2012). Hambanthota, Sri Lanka- Challenges in using the 'new city' planning approach to regional growth in developing countries. Paper presented at the International Conference and Workshop on the Built Environment in Developing Countries 2012 Australi
Fernando, K., De Silva, M. C. K., Anandagoda, I., & Mariyathas, S. (2011). Sustainable Development through Compatible Development: A Planning Approach. Paper presented at the Asian Planning School Congress, Japan
Ongoing Research
Explore the impact of E commerce on urban form (Doctoral study)
Develop an alternative framework for the definition of 鈥榰rban areas鈥� in Sri Lankan context