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Individually Supervised Research Project: D L Senanayake (Tel: 0779900423)
Department of Town and Country Planning, University of Moratuwa

A century ago, one in every ten people lived in urban areas. In 2009, for the first time, a majority of people live in cities. By 2050, the United Nations projects, almost three quarters of the world’s population will call urban areas home. The past century has been a one of unprecedented change in terms of the impact on the urban environment. Globalization, rapid uncontrolled development, demographic changes, and economic pressures are the main factors driving change in the urban environment. As rapid urbanization increased the demand for land in core urban areas, the preserved sites in core areas were wiped away and new development took place in the historically valuable sites. Therefore, urbanization trend during the past century directly impacted the preservation of historic urban environments. The problem of conserving the historic urban environments located in core urban areas are currently one of the most universally urgent and challenging phenomena. So, there is a growing need to assess the values of cultural heritage located in core urban areas to conserve it. This survey solely focuses on the conserved urban heritage in Colombo fort.

“In the heart of Colombo city, camouflaged by the noise and movement of traffic, the hustle and bustle of trade and the general appearance of dirt and decay, lays a valuable part of our architectural heritage which may disappear before we have time to realize its true quality”
:Manel Fonseka, 1978

Objective of this research is to assess the value of cultural heritage located in core urban areas based on toolbox approach. Target population of this study is population employed in Colombo Fort.

Definitions
“Cultural Heritage" designates a monument, group of buildings or site of historical, aesthetic, archaeological, scientific, ethnological or anthropological value (UNESCO, 1989).
“Built heritage” is a part of the archeological heritage which is a fragile and non-renewable cultural resource. Built heritage provides us with vital information and knowhow about the ancient culture, way of life, and level of development, building techniques, use of material, art and architecture and other areas concerning physical, social, economic aspects of a society of a particular period (Jit Kumar Gupta, 1998).
 
Respondent information
Name
Age
Sex
Occupation
Level of education
 
 
 
1. Are there any buildings, monuments or spaces in your work area (Colombo fort) that make you proud of where you work?
 
Yes
 
No
 
If yes, what are the names of these sites?
Building Name Reason why it makes you proud of where you work
1
2
3
4
5
 
 
 
2. Are there any buildings, monuments or spaces in your work area which you think are distinctive or special?
 
Yes
 
No
 
If yes, what are the names of these sites?
Building Name Reason why its distinctive and special
1
2
3
4
5
 
 
 
3. Are there any buildings, monuments or spaces in your work area which you think you would miss if they were not there anymore?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
4. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the cultural heritage of the inner city of Colombo? (Choose 1 option out of the given 5)
Totally Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Totally Disagree
1. It is important to educate children about the cultural heritage of inner city of Colombo
2. It is important to keep historic features of Colombo wherever possible when trying to improve the city
3. The conserved sites in Colombo fort is worth saving and are an important part of the city
4. The cultural heritage in Colombo fort is important for the area’s character and identity
5. Looking after the cultural heritage in Colombo fort is important in creating jobs and boosting the economy
6. Cultural heritage plays an important part in the city form of Colombo fort
7. The government protect too much cultural heritage in Colombo fort
8. My life is richer for having the opportunity to work in a heritage site
9. It is important to protect heritage places in the inner city of Colombo even though I may never visit them
10. I don’t know what heritage activities are taking place in Colombo fort
11. It is possible to keep heritage places and guide the development in Colombo fort, where the demand for land is high
12. Heritage sites in Colombo fort offer recreational places for me and my colleagues to spend our leisure time
13. There’s never any information on the heritage sites in Colombo fort that interest me
 
 
 
5. Do you think that enough is being done to protect cultural heritage of Colombo Fort?
 
Too much is done
 
Yes, about right
 
Don’t know
 
No. too little is done
 
 
 
6. If more money was to be spent on protecting the cultural heritage of Colombo fort, which of the following would you choose to spend it on?
(Please rank in order of importance from 1-10 where 1 is the most important item and 10 is the least important item)
1. Education about heritage on inner city of Colombo
2. Re using historic buildings in inner city of Colombo
3. Improved public access to historic buildings and places
4. Better information on how people can look after the heritage of on inner city of Colombo
5. Looking after historic heritage and conserving for the future
6. Improved protection and recognition of more recent heritage (post 1950)
7. Further exploring and researching on heritage
8. Promoting the cultural heritage in Colombo in national and global level
9. Attracting investors to invest on the cultural heritage based on its value
10. Other
 
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