Researcher

Dr Sarath Kumarasiri Mataraarachchi


My Grants

2016 - Built Environment Learning & Teaching Initiative: the BE Course Design Competition/Blended Learning

2017 - Institute for Global Development Seed Funding: Developing sustainable infrastructure, poverty reduction and wellbeing through capacity building in Pacific island countries.

2017 - Researchstart Grant: Social cohesion, resilience and informal urbanism across communities along Kelani River basin in Colombo (with Professor...view more


My Grants

2016 - Built Environment Learning & Teaching Initiative: the BE Course Design Competition/Blended Learning

2017 - Institute for Global Development Seed Funding: Developing sustainable infrastructure, poverty reduction and wellbeing through capacity building in Pacific island countries.

2017 - Researchstart Grant: Social cohesion, resilience and informal urbanism across communities along Kelani River basin in Colombo (with Professor David Sanderson)

2017 - Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SOLT ): Educating the sustainable infrastructure professional: Gaps, opportunities and challenges

2017/18 - Inspired Learning Initiative: Digital uplifting of an elective course

2018 - Education Focus Foundation Funding project: Construction/Design Manual: design strategies in the selection, organization, assembly and maintenance of materials in architecture (with Dr John Gamble)

2018 - Education Focus Foundation Funding project: Group Projects and Problem Based Learning (PBL) - Adopting best practice in our teaching

 

 

 

 


My Qualifications

Bachelor of Science Hons - University of Colombo

Graduate diploma in Urban and Regional Planning - Queensland University of Technology

Master of sustainable Built Environment - University of New South Wales

Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture - University of Queensland


My Research Activities

The role of Smart cities in reduction of inequality in the global South. 

Community cohesion in disaster recovery process - the case of flood affected low income communities on the banks of river Kelani in Colombo Sri Lanka

Sustainable infrastructure and poverty reduction in Pacific Island countries

Educating the sustainable Infrastructure professional - challenges, gaps and opportunities

Problem-based Learning - Best Practice


My Research Supervision


Areas of supervision

Social housing tenants and low carbon living

Repair, maintenance and upgrading and sustainability

Infrastructure and sustainability of the city

Community cohesion and disaster resilience

Sustainable Infrastruture and poverty reduction in developing countries (Pacific Island countries in particular)

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Location

Room 1016, First floor, Red Centre West Wing

Map reference (Google map)

Contact

+61 2 9385 4597