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An Assessment of the Community Forest Management Project for Rural Development: Case Study related to Kendahena GND
(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2011) Rathnasekara, S.R.L.S.; Senarathna, S.P. Dinesha Rasanjali
This research is an assessment of Rural Development through a Community Forest Management Project (CFMP) which being conducted by the Forest Department, Sri Lanka considering on a Community Forest Management Project related to Kendahena GND. The objective of this research is assessing whether a rural development had taken place through this project. Primary data for the research were gathered through observation, interview conducted with the officers of the Regional Forest Office, Kurunegala and the discussions held with a selected group of the villagers. Moreover 50% out of 193 Households were randomly selected and primary data were gathered basically by giving them questionnaires. Secondary data were collected from books, Magazines, Journals, Internet and various other sources. The information gathered was simplified, classified and summarized. Percentage Method, Preference Ranking Method, Direct Metric Ranking Method were used as data analyzing methods. The analyzed data were displayed by charts, tables, maps and diagrams. Inefficiency of officers, lack of proper management and weak involvement in to the affairs of villages were the major weak points of this project. About half of the villagers participated in this project actively while the rest were only aware of this project normally. The contribution received from the level of household units towards family development and housing development is relatively in a lower standard. It could be observed that the general infrastructure facilities are in a very satisfactory condition.
Contribution to rural livelihood development in Kehelbaddara cashew processing industry
(Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Hettiarachchi, H.A.S.S.; Rathnasekara, S.R.L.S.
Cashew can be described as an agro crop with high demand and prices and market value both locally and overseas. Cashew is a minor export crop and is widely cultivated in the Puttalam, Mannar, Hambanthota, Vavuniya, Anuradhapuraya, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala, Gampaha and Kurunegala in districts commonly cultivated. There are about 70,000 families in the cashew industry. The cashew production contributes in the Gampaha District 70 % to in the cashew processing industry. The main objective of this study is to investigate how the cashew processing industry has contributed to the improvement of the quality of life of the rural community. The cashew processing industry is functioning in Udugampola, Minuwangoda, Nedagamuwa, Madelgamuwa, Uggalboda, Batapotha, Makewita, Walpola, Kaluwelgoda and Thammita areas within the Minuwangoda Divisional Secretariat. The Kehelbaddara Grama Niladhari Division has been used as the study area. In data and information were obtained through questionnaires and interviews with a sample of 50 groups in the cashew processing industry in the Grama Niladhari Division. The information obtained was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. In rural livelihood development, the cashew processing industry can identify the major economic activity in these families. Women labor contributes much more to the process of cashew processing. Investment, technical know-how required for proper livelihood development in rural livelihood development through the cashew processing industry should be more effectively and efficiently intervened at the public and private level to promote the quality of capital resources, products and to encourage the people involved.
Human Ecology and Diseases Ecology: A Medico - Geographical Review
(Department of Economics, University of Kelaniya, 2016) Rathnasekara, S.R.L.S.
Medical Geography is one of the main approaches to study disease ecology and related issues in current Geographical Research. Disease ecology has originated from human ecology and the human ecological processes have been helpful in generating some diseases where the humans and diseases environment. It is a known fact that the every health issues are connected with human ecology and diseases ecological background. This paper examines the relationship between human ecological process and diseases ecology through a medical geography approach using secondary data.
Human Ecology of Leprosy; Medical Geographical analysis
(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Rathnasekara, S.R.L.S.; Jayasekara, I.
Leprosy is one of a skin diseases that caused by a slow multiplying bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae. It can be transmitted by droplets, from the nose and mouth and it has been highly damage to the skin, the peripheral nerves, mucosa of the upper respiratory tract, and also the eyes. It can be epidemic with affect from the untreated cases of people. This research investigates what are the main human ecological factors that affect to distribute leprosy in village areas. The research approach based on the diseases ecological approach. Primary data collecting method was personal interview and secondary data collected form health institutional reports. Factor analysis and descriptive analysis method has used as a data analysis method. Matara district was the third place among the leprosy level of district in Sri Lanka, it 12% from all patients in 2014. The outcome of the research was that unawareness is the main factors that affect to distribute leprosy among the village people. Patient identification is most difficult course of the prevalence of leprosy because of village people has cultural myths behind the leprosy inflection. The most significant issue that was identified during the course of the study is that the people put out of sight this disease from the society within long period, due to that reason it can be distributed rapidly through the human host.
Impact of rubber cultivation trends on labour variation
(Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Karunarathna, D.D.E.K; Rathnasekara, S.R.L.S.
Rubber plantation has acceded the second place in out of the ways in earning foreign exchange in Sri Lanka. Rubber plantation is very important for the Sri Lankan economy as it is an industrial raw material that is used in many local Industries. The demand for rubber in the world economy was being increased day by day since the past. As a result, the production of natural rubber, as well as artificial rubber, was begun. With the induction of artificial rubber, the demand for natural rubber was rapidly decreased. The laborers in countries such as Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia were strongly focused because of this. This situation has influenced Sri Lanka alike. Through that importing and exporting labour can be seen to rubber plantation with the introduction of new technology, special abilities in labourer’s labour, practices, the dedication of labour time changes in work can be seen as tendencies in a rubber plantation. The basic income of laborers connected to cultivation is based on industry. Because of that, it is easy to study the changes of labourer’s labour in tendencies of rubber plantation. The main objective of this experiment is to identify the new tendencies that have become an influence on the division in labour in the rubber plantation. This was done with the selected group of labourers as a sample who work affecting the Edurapola rubber state which is located in Lewala GND of Bulathkohupitiya Divisional Secretariat Division in Kegalle district. And also 30 people who do the plantation as their occupation were selected randomly from the 10% of the houses available in the same GND for the experiment by chance. The data analysis has been presented through the graphs and bars using the Excel sheet and the data gathered from the interviews and the observation have been analyzed in a relevant analytical way. Not only that but also the physical nature of the area has been described and men timed by considering the geographic information system. Data collection was done the following and wing the central methods such as questionnaires, interviews, observation and other secondary sources such as newspapers, magazines, internet, etc. Inter crops can be identified as a common tendency in a rubber plantation in the area. Due to that, there is a great division of labour in a rubber plantation.
A medico geographical study on human ecological process affecting the spatial distribution of Dengue epidemic: a case study on Colombo district
(2014) Rathnasekara, S.R.L.S.
Recent Trends in a Traditional Industry in Sri Lanka: A Case Study on Handloom Industry in Rathnapura District
(University of Kelaniya, 2012) Rathnasekara, S.R.L.S.
The handloom industry has a longstanding history in Sri Lanka. The handloom process which is enriched through various natural resources using average technology in the past, has been subjected to certain modern changes in recent times. The objective of this study is to identify the trends at the regional level with regard to the traditional industry of handlooms. Ayagama, Theppanawa and Moragala were selected as areas of investigation. Primary data were collected through questionnaires from a survey of 30 families under the purposive sampling method. Additional data were also gathered from literary sources. The conclusion arrived at through the study proves that there is a decline in the handloom industry due to a variety of reasons. The difficulties in accessing the necessary raw materials required for the industry and the variety of other opportunities available in making better living conditions from different levels of economic activities have led to the decline of this traditional craft as a viable industry.
Social Geographical study on early adolescent pregnancy: a case study in the Warakapola divisional secretariat division
(University of Kelaniya, 2008) Rathnasekara, S.R.L.S.
Early adolescent pregnancy (within the age groups of 10-19) has become a critical issue in the contemporary world as well as in Sri Lanka. This leads to cripple the society in many ways since it has already created many problems in terms of socio-economic, cultural, and family problems around the world. As a developing country, where majority of Sri Lankan yet live in economically backward rural areas the problem of early adolescent pregnancy has become a critical barrier to the development process. The present paper discusses the issue in detail pertaining to the three mid-wife areas in Warakapola divisional secretariat division. Data was collected for this study, mainly through the field studies using questionnaire. As sample of 30 mothers out of 87 cases recorded, for 2000-2006 was selected for the survey. Statistical methods and the Geographical Information Systems have assisted for data analysis. According to the study poverty is the main reason to the process. The mental poverty was the outstanding problem among these. And also the educational level, caste system, level of living, and degree of social integrity strongly affect the intensity of occurrence of early adolescent pregnancy in the study area. Majority of the early adolescent mothers live with their legal husbands. Many mothers are worried about their fate, but some of them are satisfied with their family life and children. Their main request is a permanent source of income to settle their basic economic problems. This study explored a single aspect of social problems, which leads to create a link with the other problems in the rural areas of Sri Lanka. Therefore, the findings of this study would be important in numerous ways to policy makers, planners and other relevant researchers, in order to assist and guide in regulating the process of granting redress for the suffering. Besides the conclusion of the study suggests certain measures to lessen the impact of this issue.
A study of trends of eco-tourism in Sri Lanka: In association with Kanneliya & Sinharaja tourism centers
(University of Kelaniya, 2011) Rathnasekara, S.R.L.S.; Senarathna, S.P.D.R.
Eco-Tourism is defined as protecting the environment with a view to relishing its elegance and enjoying the environment. Sri Lanka is highly enriched with various locations of environmental diversities suitable for eco-tourism as a country of the tropical region. The main objective of this study is to identify trends of eco-tourism in respect of Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya and Sinharaja forest complex which belong to low country tropical rain forest realm. The main problem of this study is to reckon as to whether the eco-tourism sector has been developed in association with select sample of regions related to tourism in Sri Lanka. Primary data were collected through basic observation and field interview methods, while the secondary data were gathered by publications and internet web sites. This research was helpful in recognizing the high stature of the development in the sector related to eco-tourism of Sri Lanka. It was also identified that environmental friendly and development of tourism services along various themes have been enhanced with regard to the trends of eco-tourism. The attractions by local tourists towards eco-tourism in the selected areas were seen as more prominent than that of foreign tourists.
Study on human ecological process affecting the spatial distribution of Dengue epidemic: a case study on Colombo district
(Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2014) Rathnasekara, S.R.L.S.
Study on Human Ecological Process Affecting the Spatial Distribution of Dengue Epidemic; a Case Study on Colombo District
(Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015) Rathnasekara, S.R.L.S.
Dengue epidemic that outbreaks in all over the world create a huge burden on those countries in relation to their population, health systems, and economies. The dengue virus was reported and serologically confirmed in Sri Lanka for the first time in 1962 and it was transmitted to humans by Aedesaegypti and Aedesalbopictus mosquitoes. The situation in Sri Lanka was changed in the end of 1980 when more than 200 DHF cases reported around Greater Colombo Area. The research problem for this study is the relationship of the human ecological processes and the related spatial distribution of dengue epidemic in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, identification of exact human ecological processes which caused the spatial distribution of dengue epidemic is the main objective of this study while identifying the factors that affect and inter-relationship between human ecology and disease ecology for spatial distribution of dengue epidemic in Sri Lanka. The research methodology was quantitative methods and data was collected through a structured questionnaire as well as interviews. Colombo district where there was the highest number of reported dengue cases in 2012, was selected as the study area, Within the Dehiwala and Padukka MOH areas were selected as regional level case study area as Dehiwela MOH area has the highest dengue cases from 2010 to 2012 and Padukka MOH areas has the least number of dengue cases in the same periods. The total population of dengue patients in three PHI areas in Dehiwela and five PHI areas in Padukka MOH area were 410 and 100 respectively. Out of these population 129 and 10 patients (age > 18) were ignored as they are not matured enough to participated this type of research. Fifty percent of the remaining population was selected as the sample for the study. The outcome of the research was that human ecological processes such as Awareness, Employment, Residencies and Living spaces, human behaviour, control measures and human Mobility has direct relationship with occurrence of dengue. Further the age and gender are also having relationship with the same. The most significant issue that was identified during the course of the study is that residencies and living space and domestic human behaviour are the main cause for occurrence of dengue in high dengue risk area and human mobility is the only process that transmits dengue to low dengue risk areas from high dengue area.