LIVING SKYLINE

High-Density High-Rise Low-Income Housing :

An Appropriate City Planning Solution for Colombo, Sri
Lanka?






Submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of


Doctor of Philosophy





Presented By



Thushara Chaminda Samaratunga

B.Sc. (Estate Management) University of Sri Jayawardanapura, Sri Lanka
M.Sc. (Urban Housing Management) Lund University, Sweden
MUP (Master of Urban Planning) Bond University, Australia







Institute of Sustainable Development and Architecture
Bond University
Queensland
Australia


06 September 2013
STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY




This thesis contains no material that has been accepted for the award of another degree at a
university or other educational institution. To the best of my knowledge and belief it contains
no material previously published or written by another persons or persons except where due
reference has been made.








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Thushara Chaminda Samaratunga

Institute of Sustainable Development and Architecture,
Bond University, Australia,
September 2013


































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