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Addy, M N, Adinyira, E, Dadzoe, F and Opoku, D (2022) The market for green buildings in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experts’ perspective on the economic benefits in Ghana. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 27(1), 173-88.
Amade, B, Ogbonna, A C and Nkeleme, E I (2022) An investigation of the factors affecting successful enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation in Nigeria. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 27(1), 41-63.
Asiedu, R and Iddris, F (2022) Value co-creation approach to management of construction project stakeholders. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 27(1), 1-23.
Das, D K (2022) Exploring the factors and measures to improve safety in road construction in India. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 27(1), 139-52.
Dasandara, M, Ernst, R, Kulatunga, U and Rathnasiri, P (2022) Investigation of issues in structural flood management measures in Sri Lanka. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 27(1), 65-78.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: effectiveness; failure; environmental impact; policy; Sri Lanka; content analysis; case studies; interview
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- URL: https://doi.org/10.21315/jcdc2022.27.1.4
- Abstract:
Floods can be identified as one of the devastating natural phenomena, which resulted in a considerable amount of social, economic and environmental impacts. Sri Lanka is a country that is highly vulnerable to floods due to its unique geographical location and topography. Many flood management measures, which mainly include structural and non- structural have implemented to reduce the impact of floods. Among them, structural measures play a vital role in flood management. However, the failures in achieving the expected performance of these existing structural measures urge the need to identify issues with them and overcome those issues to enhance the flood management process in Sri Lanka. Hence, this study focused to investigate the issues related to structural flood management measures in Sri Lanka to bridge this knowledge gap. Initially, a literature review was conducted to gain a theoretical understanding of the research area. The research approach was qualitative, which was followed by two in-depth case studies. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 industry experts to gather data. Collected data were analysed via content analysis. Empirical research findings revealed that structural measures play a prominent role in flood management. However, significant issues such as ageing of structural measures, leakages, construction faults, inadequate capacity, blocking of water flow and possibility of collapsing were identified in these existing structural flood management measures, which negatively impact the effectiveness of the overall flood management process within the country. The findings of this study will lead to gain a proper understanding of gaps and weaknesses in structural flood management measures in Sri Lanka and would influence the policymakers and other respective practitioners in disaster management to enhance structural flood management by using their novel ideas and concepts.
Khamaksorn, A, Tah, J H M and Kurul, E (2022) Social networks and knowledge transfer in international construction joint venture projects: a case study in Thailand. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 27(1), 111-37.
Moyo, T, Crafford, G and Emuze, F (2022) Significant decent work objectives for monitoring construction workers' productivity performance in Zimbabwe. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 27(1), 95-110.
Ohueri, C C, Bamgbade, J A, Chuin, A L S, Hing, M W N and Enegbuma, W I (2022) Best practices in building information modelling process implementation in green building design: Architects' insights. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 27(1), 79-93.
Ramani, P V, Selvaraj, P, T., S and Gupta, A (2022) Application of linear scheduling in water canal construction with a comparison of critical path method. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 27(1), 189-212.
Raphael, A O, Samuel, O S and Dipeolu, A A (2022) Evaluation of service quality gaps in construction professional service firms in Nigeria. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 27(1), 25-40.
Sanda, Y N, Anigbogu, N A, Izam, Y D and Nuhu, L Y (2022) Managing stakeholder opportunism in public-private partnership (PPP) housing projects. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 27(1), 213-28.
Zulkeflee, A A, Faisol, N, Ismail, F and Ismail, N A A (2022) Safety Compliances Enhancement: Foreign Labours Behaviour in the Malaysian Construction Site. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 27(1), 153-71.