Assessing Community Perceptions on Urban Flood Resilience in Sri Lanka

Assessing Community Perceptions on Urban Flood Resilience in Sri Lanka

Urban communities’ perceptions about flood disasters can help better understand the resilience level of specific communities. This paper examines community-specific flood resilience by looking at Sri Lanka’s most flood-prone areas: the Kolonnawa and Kaduwela divisional secretariat divisions of Colom...

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Main Authors:	Vindya Hewawasam, Kenichi Matsui
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:	Geosciences
Subjects:	flood vulnerability resilience community participation Sri Lanka climate disaster urban resilience
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/12/11/406

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