03641nam a2200241   450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000280007324501040010126000520020530000150025749000270027250001160029950200570041552024830047265000340295570000340298970000440302370000510306771001570311881000590327585600650333420260817173258.0250898         th                  eng    a.b101497521 aThilakasiri, Ketawalage10aCommunity land regularisation approach review of six squatter upgrading projects in Greater Colombo  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1991  a183 leaves1 aThesis ;vno. HS-91-36  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for  the award or the Degree of Master of Science   aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1991  aThis research explores the effectiveness 0f the community  land regularisation approach which has been introduced under the  Action Planning Strategy for granting security of tenure to urban  poor in Sri Lanka. About 60 percent of the squatters settlements  in the city of Colombo nave been reqularised within the last five  years by this surveying approach. The researcher surveyed 10  completed and uncompleted housing clusters located in six  upgrading projects which were regularised by three sub-approaches  of the main approach. Households and officers surveys, field  checking on physical changes and a review workshop on l and  regularisation were conducted. Simple statistics, index  numbers, correlation coefficient and Kendall's coefficient  concordance were employed to analyse data.  Although significant variations in the regularisation  process and in the results according to the sub-approach were  expected, the survey showed that variations due to the  application of the three sub-approaches are very ir1significant.  Results and processes vary due to settlement specific  soc10-pnysica1 conditions. The results vary from cluster to  cluster because each cl user traded-off results in order to  maximise benefits in given prevailing socio-physical potentials  and constraints. Officers supported communities by articulating  community decisions to maximise qains throughout the process.  Although delays in implementation took place , all the clusters  were satiated with the results. So the approach is time-and-cost  effective. The 1eve1 of community participation in  dec1s1on-making and the satisfaction was high.  This study showed that high awareness leads to strong  community organisations, strong organisations lead to increased  participation in decision-making, high participation leads to  h1gn satisfaction. There is a strong correlation between the  leve1 of participation in decision-making and the level of  sat1stact1on. The correlation between participation and other  aspects such as awareness and training are also strong, but  correlation is not strong between participation and physical  aspects, due to socio-physical constraints in the cluster.  Since the approach has shown remarkable achievements, it has  and hiqh potential for expanding in other context as well.  Community participation in decision making should nevertheless be  strengthened . comprehensive procedures and technical guidelines  are proposal to guide the process. 0aSquattersxSri LankaxColombo1 aSheng, Yap Kioe,eChairperson1 aWeber, Karl E., eExamination Committee1 aWickramanayake, B.W.E.,eExamination Committee2 aCanadian International Development Agency/  Asian tnstitute of Technology - Canadian  Universities Consortium/Partnership Project  (CIDA/AIT - CUC/ PP) 2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. HS-91-36  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B17630