- Faculty of Architecture
- Department of Town & Country Planning
- Senior Lecturer Grade II
Contact information
Department of Town & Country Planning
Faculty of Architecture
成人头条
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Communication through Drawing -Undergraduate -2016
Field Reconnaissance & Data Sourcing -Undergraduate -2016
Local Planning Group Project -Undergraduate -2016
Undergraduate Coordinator -Overall coordination of teaching, learning and assessments of all four levels of the BSc degree programme (2016 To 2017)
Level I Coordinator -Overall coordination of teaching, learning and assessments of Level I students of the BSc degree programme (2017 To 2018)
Research Activities
Streetscape analysis, Urbanism, Walkability, Sense of place, Cultural heritage
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelor's, 成人头条 ,2008 Town & Country Planning
Masters, The University of Hong Kong ,2016 Master of Science in Urban Planning
PhD, University Of Moratuwa ,2024
Other, University of Amsterdam ,2016 One semester of Research Masters Urban Studies
Institute of Town Planners Sri Lanka(2012 To date)
Student Member Royal Town Planning Institute(2015 To date)
Member of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science(2012 To date)
Member of Sri Lanka Association for Improving Higher Education Effectiveness(2013 To date)
Member - Institute of Town Planners( To date)
Member - Young Planners' Forum of Institute of Town Planners( To date)
Member - SLAAS( To date)
Career
Honours and Awards
Completed Master of Science in Urban Planning degree with Distinction (Received 2016)
Publications*
L Meetiyagoda, PKS Mahanama, A Ley, S Amarawickrama,".Sense of Place Dynamics in Public Places.",International Conference on Urban Development Studies,Slovenia,2023,
H Uthpala, L Meetiyagoda,".New Normal Third Places After COVID-19 Pandemic.",5th International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism (ICCAUA2022),Turkey,2022,859鈥�868
Lakmali, K.G.D., Gunawardena, G.M.W.L.,".Identifying Possible Planning Interventions to Control the Increase of Land Surface Temperature.",40th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing: Progress of Remote Sensing Technology for Smart Future, (ACRS2019).,South Korea,2019,
T Kamalraj, S Amarawickrama, N Kankanamge,".Determinants of Place Attachment: Comparative Study of Horizontal and Vertical Middle-Income Residential Environments in Sri Lanka.",The World Conference on Social Science and Humanities,Barcelona, Spain,2019,
HMRT Bandara L Meetiyagoda RMP Dilshara HAHY Sarathchandra SDSA Wijerathna,".Improved Traffic Congestion Level Indicator: A Fuzzy Logic-based Approach.",Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal,12 (1),2025
Maljini Siriwardena Lakshika Meetiyagoda,".Impact of Shade on Pedestrian Activities芒鈧�滱 Mixed-Methods Research in the City of Colombo, Sri Lanka.",Journal of Asian and African Studies ,18(1),2024
Lashika Sabanesh Lakshika Meetiyagoda Sanoji Rathnasena,".Landmarks and walkability: wayfinding during nighttime in a tourism-based city Case study of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.",GeoJournal,89:212,2024
Lakshika Meetiyagoda; P. K. S. Mahanama; Astrid Ley; Susantha Amarawickrama,".Relationship between sense of place and co-creation process: A systematic literature review.",Land use policy,136,2024
Lakshika Meetiyagoda; P. K. S. Mahanama; Astrid Ley; Susantha Amarawickrama,".A ladder of sense of place: Case study of Crow Island Beach Park, Sri Lanka.",Cities,145,2024
L Meetiyagoda; PKS Mahanama; A Ley; S Amarawickrama,".Spiraling up: Sense of Place with Co-creation Experiences, Insights from Crow Island Beach Park, Sri Lanka.",Habitat International,154,2024
L Meetiyagoda; PKS Mahanama; A Ley; S Amarawickrama,".Sense of Place Dynamics in Public Places.",Telematique ,22(1),2023
Lakshika Meetiyagoda; P. K. S. Mahanama; Susantha Amarawickrama; Astrid Ley,".Collaborative Place-making: Some Theoretical Perspectives on Sense of Place as a Motivation for Participation.",Journal of Urban Culture Research,27,2023
T Abeynayake, N Kankanamge, PKS Mahanama,".Imageability and legibility: cognitive analysis and visibility assessment in Galle heritage city.",Journal of Architecture and Urbanism,46(2),2022
,".A Non-Accident-Based Spatial Method to Analyse Pedestrian-Vehicular Conflict.", International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability,6(2),2019
T Kamalraj, S Amarawickrama, N Kankanamge,".Determinants of Place Attachment: Comparative Study of Horizontal and Vertical Middle-Income Residential Environments in Sri Lanka.",International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation,23(4),2019
Lakshika Meetiyagoda,".Pedestrian Safety in Kandy Heritage City, Sri Lanka: Lessons from World Heritage Cities.",Sustainable Cities and Society,38,2017
Eshi Wijegunerathna, Jagath Munasinghe ,".Intrusiveness of Outdoor Advertising and Visual Information.",International Journal of Advanced Engineering, Management and Science (IJAEMS),Vol-2, Issue-12,2016
Amarawickrama, S,".Contemporary Planning Practice Need to be Theorized?.",The Conference on Management and Sustainability in Asia. Japan,,2015
A Bandara, J Munasinghe,".Spatial Configuration as a Determinant of the Activity Pattern: The Case of two Small Cities in Sri Lanka.",Bhumi, the planning research journal,2(2),2010
Meetiyagoda, L. (2018). Pedestrian safety in Kandy Heritage City, Sri Lanka: Lessons from World Heritage Cities. Sustainable Cities and Society, 38, 301-308.
Meetiyagoda, L., Wijegunawardhana E., Munasinghe J. N. (2016) Intrusiveness of Outdoor Advertising and Visual Information. International Journal of Advanced Engineering, Management and Science. 2(12), pp. 2127-2135.
Bandara, A., Meetiyagoda, L., Munasinghe, J.N. (2010) Spatial Configuration as a Determinantof the Activity Pattern: The Case of two Small Cities in Sri Lanka. Bhumi. the Planning Research Journal. 2(2). Town & Country Planning Research Unit. University of Moratuwa. Sri Lanka.
Meetiyagoda, L., Munasinghe, J.N. (2009) Towards Great Streets: An Empirical Approach tostudy a Streetscape. Bhumi. the Planning Research Journal, 1(2). Town & Country PlanningResearch Unit. University of Moratuwa. Sri Lanka.
Conference Presentations
Meetiyagoda, L., Amarawickrama, S. (2015) Contemporary Planning Practice Need to be Theorized?. The Conference on Management and Sustainability in Asia. Japan
Amarawickrama, S., Rathnayake R., Meetiyagoda, L. (2014) An Examination of Impact of Resettlement on Livelihood and Social Relationships in Sri Lanka. Asian Conference on the Arts Humanities and Sustainability. Japan
Meetiyagoda, L. Sanjeewani, U G S. Mahanama, P K S. (2012) The Impact of the Declaration as AWorld Heritage on the Evolution A City: The Case of Galle. Faculty of Architecture InternationalSymposium. Sri Lanka.
Meetiyagoda, L. Munasinghe, J.N. Bandara, A. (2009) Withstanding the forces: A Study of the Spatial Configurations as the Factor of Organizing Activities in Small Cities. 10th International Congress ofAsian Planning Schools Congress. Ahmadabad. India.
Meetiyagoda, L. (2008) Towards Great Streets: From Jacobs鈥� Requirements to Common Design Attributes. Faculty of Architecture International Symposium, Sri Lanka.
Siriwardana, M. and Meetiyagoda, L. An spatial examination of effects of shades in determining the pedestrian鈥檚 activities on Sri Lankan streets.
Galkaduwa, S. and Meetiyagoda, L. A matrix based approach to propose a sustainable urban form against urban sprawl
Jeyakumar, K. and Meetiyagoda, L. Planning theory, practice and user behavior: neighborhood design elements and children鈥檚 behavior
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