Abstract:
The rapid expansion of urban areas is one of the major challenges facing Sri
Lanka at present. These urban expansions are often without proper regulation
Can be defined as urban extensions. Sri Lanka's cities are rapidly expanding,
with suburbs and rural areas now swirling near cities. Therefore, it is
imperative to study the current urbanization nature and future trends and
challenges of Sri Lanka. The objective is to identify the challenges of urban
expansion on the Nawalapitiya urban council area. The study was based on
the Nawalapitiya Municipal Council area in the Kandy District to clearly
visualize the urban core peripheral areas. Data analysis was carried out based
on the information gathered in the area for ten years. Primary data and
secondary data were used to study the change in geographical information
system as time-to-space use, under primary data analysis Residents of the
town, shop owners through a questionnaire proposal Data were obtained by
randomly selecting 25 people. Interviews with people involved in the urban
development process, the UDA data, national physical plan, urban
development plan, maps, etc. as secondary data were used for the study.
Expansion of the urban landscape into environmentally sensitive areas and
creating several urbanization problems, Disturbing the beauty of the area
urban eruption has taken place. Disaster risks are created through the creation
of environmental problems, Rapid changes in land use were identified as
challenges to urban expansion. Nawalapitiya is located in an environmentally
sensitive region, based on the National Physical Plan, it has been identified as
a conservation area which should limit the expansion of future developments.
Optimal use of existing infrastructure, implement appropriate development
plans based on the resource identifier of the city's unused potential,
Awareness of city dwellers on city development strategies, Awareness of
persons and officials involved in development activities can lead to optimal
urban expansion.
