Consulting on urban development plan proposal by Sri Lanka central government
- Date2013-12-01
- Hit26,960
Title
- Consulting on urban development plan proposal by Sri Lanka central government
Period of Research
- Aug. 19 2013 ~ Aug. 30 2013
Backgrounds
- The Local Economic Governance (LEG) project is an on-going 5-year AusAID funded project which is currently managed by the Sri Lanka office of The Asia Foundation. The main objective of the LEG project is to improve the enabling environment for business at the local level by strengthening the capacity of local authorities to influence local economic growth and to be more responsive to the needs and concerns of sub-national stakeholders. The Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has provided a grant of US$ 1 million to the LEG project to support the expansion of LEG project activities in four Local Authority areas (Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Kalmunai and Amparai) in the Eastern Province. Of this proposed support, $500,000 will be provided directly to The Asia Foundation while the balance $500,000 will be managed by KOICA.
Purpose
- To review a proposal of eastern cities created by Sri Lanka central government (UDA: Urban Development Authority)
- To consult and advise local officials in eastern Sri Lanka for capacity-building workshop
Contents
- Review of Batticaloa and Kalmunai's urban development plan drafts and suggest for improvement
- Consulting for Local government officials
- Providing South Korea's development experience based on innovative urban planning
- Development of methodology for a small project effectiveness measurement (index)
- Providing an integrated urban development plan for national and state level plans.
- Devise a long-term urban planning
- Assessment for GIS(Geographic Information Systems) competency for eastern province