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An Analysis of Causes of Coastal Erosion in Calido Beach, Kalutara, West Coast of Sri Lanka
(2021)The coastal zone is key to sustainable development of a country. However, coastal erosion has been identified as a major natural hazard in the world for a long time. Coastal erosion is mainly affected to damage or destroy ... -
Analysis of Land Surface Temperature Variability Over the Industrial Zone During the Lockdown Period of Covid-19 Pandemics by Using Satellite Remote Sensing and GIS
(2021)Rapid industrialization one of the concerns that lead to climate change in the current world. With the advancement of industrialization declining vegetation cover inversely proportional to the raise of built-up areas. ... -
Assessment of Groundwater Quality Using Multivariate Statistical Analysis in the Medawachchiya Area and the Huruluwewwa Areas in Anuradhapura District
(2021)Water is a scarce commodity in North Central Province (NCP) of Sri Lanka and people use groundwater for consumptive purposes. 85% of the rural population in the NCP obtains water from shallow and deep wells. However, human ... -
Caging Chat Room Predators: the Legislative Address of ‘online Child Grooming’, a Comparative Analysis of Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom
(2021)The most vulnerable sector of people are the minors, and that is a statement which can be pronounced with great confidence. Hence the duty of society to safeguard the offspring of its future cannot be renounced. With the ... -
Chemical Evaluation of Some Selected Metal Composition in Edible Salt
(2018)It is important to assess the quality of salt as salt is the most used food additive worldwide. Determination of metallic elements of salt samples which were purchased from retail outlets of Ambalangoda were done by ... -
Comparative Study of the Factors Associated With Wages and Wage Differentials of Graduate Employees Between Public and Private Sectors in Sri Lanka
(2021)The main objective of this study is to analyze the differences in earnings between the Public and Private sector graduate employees in Sri Lanka using a sample of 1,421 graduate employees derived from the secondary data ... -
Escalation of Tensions Between China and Japan: Should There Be a Paradigm Shift in Japanese Foreign Policy?
(2018)The dispute between China and Japan is a manifestation of the growing Chinese influence in the region. China has been making steady progress on the economic and military front and the recent advances in military technology ... -
Fall of the Water Falls: a Legal Analysis on Impacts of Mini-hydro Power Projects on Natural Springs in Sri Lanka
(2021)Mini-hydro power plants are becoming a popular method of generating power using natural streams and waterfalls. Mini-hydro power plants are targeting the areas which are high in ecological sensitivity and biodiversity. Sri ... -
Flood Hazard Assessment Using Gis-based Multicriteria Analysis: a Case Study From Downstream of Kelani River Basin, Sri Lanka
(2021)Increasing the occurrence of extreme rainfalls due to climate change has become a common feature of the climate in Sri Lanka during the past decades. According to the study on national climate change adaptation strategy ...