Incorporation of Disaster Risk Reduction Mechanisms for Flood Hazards into the Greensl® Rating System for Built Environment in Sri Lanka

Abstract

It is with great pleasure that we present the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (ICSECM) 2019. This is the ninth consecutively organized conference following a series of International Conference since 2010, keeping its tradition of adhering to engineering excellence. Prof. Upul B. Dissanayake Vice-Chancellor v Massage form Conference Co-Chairs It is a Pleasure for us to welcome all the participants to the 10th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (ICSECM) 2019 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. We, the co-chairs would gratefully like to mention the previous successful conference, which were held for seven consecutive years in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The theme selected for the conference-Sustainable Built environment-is extremely relevant for today's world. With the vision of promoting innovative and sustainable research for tomorrow's development. We organize this conference as a meeting place of talents, knowledge and dedication. Therefore, we trust that the conference will produce great ideas from a variety of research and exchange the knowledge of experts, colleagues and friends who are working for the world's sustainable development. The conference focuses on the different sub topics in Sustainable built environment: such as Sustainable construction, Sustainable infrastructure development & planning, Urban green infrastructure & planning

Evaluating the network of stakeholders in Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems for multiple hazards amidst biological outbreaks: Sri Lanka as a case in point

“…Cyclones, floods, and landslides are hydrometeorological hazards that occur simultaneously in the country. Most of the time, Sri Lanka experiences localized and seasonal floods and landslides [ 1 ]. Therefore, considering the frequency and impacts of hazards occurring in the country, the following scenarios shown in Table 1 were selected for the study.…”

Integrating disaster resilience into green rating systems – a modification of the Sri Lankan green building rating tool

“…In the Sri Lankan context, Sri Lanka was considered the second most-affected country from extreme weather events during 2018 by the Germanwatch Global climate index (Eckstein et al, 2019). Hydro-meteorological hazards, such as floods, high winds and landslides, predominate the other types of hazards out of which floods are the most frequent (Abeysinghe et al, 2021). The most common natural hazards in Sri Lanka include localized and seasonal floods and associated landslides while cyclones, droughts and tsunamis are considered low-frequency high impact events (Abeysinghe et al, 2021).…”

“…Hydro-meteorological hazards, such as floods, high winds and landslides, predominate the other types of hazards out of which floods are the most frequent (Abeysinghe et al, 2021). The most common natural hazards in Sri Lanka include localized and seasonal floods and associated landslides while cyclones, droughts and tsunamis are considered low-frequency high impact events (Abeysinghe et al, 2021). The built environment has been often affected by disasters, and it, which is providing us the shelter and the basic services via its elements: buildings, roads, bridges, railways and dams, etc., has become the most perilous place to be at a time of a disaster.…”

“…, 2019). Hydro-meteorological hazards, such as floods, high winds and landslides, predominate the other types of hazards out of which floods are the most frequent (Abeysinghe et al. , 2021).…”

“…, 2021). The most common natural hazards in Sri Lanka include localized and seasonal floods and associated landslides while cyclones, droughts and tsunamis are considered low-frequency high impact events (Abeysinghe et al. , 2021).…”