Socio-economic issues due to Urban development activities in Negombo, Sri Lanka

Abstract

It is necessary to carry out sustainable development activities as per the requirements. But it remains an incredibly challenging issue. Therefore, this study is to explore the socio-economic issues and management activities of the Urban development activities. The study was conducted Negombo municipal council area. The objective of the research is to identify socio-economic issues and causes found in Negombo and exploring how the factors of urban development, managed in the study area. To obtain the primary data, 150 questionnaires were provided on a clustered sampling method and unstructured interviews were conducted with the public health officer and the development officers of Negombo divisional secretariat. Meanwhile, some data were obtained through observation. Moreover, secondary data were collected through the divisional secretariat division report, municipal council report, published and unpublished materials. According to the research, infrastructure development (38%) and economic-based developments (28.5%) have been extremely high as urban development activity in Negombo during 2009 – 2019. Thus, socio–economic issues such as traffic congestion, solid waste issues, high-level demand on land, and price increasing for land have identified in the study area. Several suggestions have been proposed to overcome the challenges of this study.