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Item A Study on the Standing Orders governing the Protection of Consumer’s Rights in Sri Lanka: Covering the Districts of Colombo and Kegalle(4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Bandara, W.M.S.C. .According to the Clause 75 of of the Ordinance Number 09 of Consumer Protection Affairs Authority of 2003, a consumer is identified as a person who at the end of the day, consumer a product or service made available to him. Therefore it is necessary to protect this customer, by ensuring the business community who provides these goods and services, do so in accordance with the laid down marking practices enforced by the relevant, authority. Even at present there are many protective bodies operating from an international level giving protective coverage, right into the national level. Out of these the Consumer protection Authority of Sri Lanka, holds a most important place. The aim of this study is to ascertain, the level of awareness among the public who obtain these services, regarding what those standing orders are. Such awareness could make the protective measures offered by the Authority really effective. The areas selected for this study are the Colombo and Kegalle Districts and for the purpose of this study 50 persons had been selected at random. For the purpose of the study data from primary and secondary sources was obtained and as quantitative data, simple statistical methods were used an as qualitative data, explanatory methods was used, and with the help of all these facts, the final analysis was carried out. The findings of our study shows that the consumers population in the Colombo District are better informed of the rights and protection given to them by the authority, than those living in the District of Kegalle. The evidence of this study prove that the majority of consumers living at the ground level in Sri Lanka, are not really aware of the consumer protection rights they have as consumersItem Environmental values for Decision Making: A Review of Travel Cost Method Applications in Sri Lanka(University of Kelaniya, 2005) Kularathne, M.A.T.R.; Gunawardena, U.A.D.P.The travel cost method places a money value on recreational sites by estimating the costs of consuming the services of that place. Almost all the parks and protected areas of the country have been subjected to travel cost valuation exercises. However, majority of these studies lacks fundamental considerations of the method leading to questions on the validity of the provided estimates. The present paper reviews different applications of travel cost method in Sri Lanka and with a view of improving the accuracy of the estimates. For the review, the available travel cost studies have been screened with a view to identify the common problems inherent to these studies. After comparing 12 studies, the following has been recognized as the main problems: limited variables in the travel cost function, low R2 values and different consumer surpluses for similar recreational sites. The present review then selected five applications of travel cost method and compared the methodology adopted, statistical and analytical approaches, in detail against the state of the art. Travel cost studies of Hakkgala Botanical Garden, Sinharaja World Heritage site, Yala National Park, Wasgamuwa National Park, Udawaththekele Royal National Park have been used for the analysis. Results of the study showed that most of studies have not considered issues and biases that are common in the information gathering (time period, language, visitor type), defining and estimation of total travel cost, opportunity cost of time. Statistical validities of the estimated equations have given only low priority. Majority of the studies failed to address the most common shortcomings of the method. The presence of such problems means that the estimated values are either under or over estimates of the correct values of the recreational sites. It is recommended therefore to include a sensitivity analysis which includes the possible changes of the final estimates with regards to the variables mentioned above. However, it was obvious that errors could have been minimized if the proper sampling and the standard guidelines of the method had been adopted. If the consumer surplus values of recreational sites to be used in guiding decision making, it is extremely important that correct addressing of such issues and a set of guidelines regarding such issues are followed in order to improve the validity of the estimates.