TY - JOUR
T1 - Craft industries and ribbon development
T2 - place change along the Colombo-Kandy Road, Sri Lanka
AU - Wickramaarachchi, Naduni
AU - Grodach, C.
AU - Ranathunga, G. M.
AU - Ratnayake, R.
AU - Karunarathne, P. V.M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support for this research given by SRC /LT/2019/19 grant of the University of Moratuwa approved by the Senate Research Committee, Sri Lanka in 2019.The Authors acknowledge the voluntary participation of interviewees in the study. Lastly, we thank the research team from the Department of Town and Country Planning, University of Moratuwa for assisting with the field research.
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Craft industries are an increasingly significant component of economic and social life in many Asian countries. However, their unique forms are not well documented. Future development may be harmed by importing concepts from western creative industries, which exhibit different histories and spatial dynamics. Unlike western urban craft industries, South and East Asian craft industries assume a distinct morphological pattern of ‘craft ribbon development’ in peri-urban areas. This article examines the spatial attributes of craft ribbon development in three craft industries in Sri Lanka- Pilimathalawa Brass, Molagoda Pottery, and Wewaldeniya Cane industry. We frame craft ribbon development in three historical phases associated with the country's distinct socio-economic changes. Surveys and semi-structured interviews were carried out to trace the changes in land uses and building typologies. Each case shows significant visual morphological transformation with the surrounding area, and that land-use change was accelerated subsequent to the introduction of market-oriented reform policies.
AB - Craft industries are an increasingly significant component of economic and social life in many Asian countries. However, their unique forms are not well documented. Future development may be harmed by importing concepts from western creative industries, which exhibit different histories and spatial dynamics. Unlike western urban craft industries, South and East Asian craft industries assume a distinct morphological pattern of ‘craft ribbon development’ in peri-urban areas. This article examines the spatial attributes of craft ribbon development in three craft industries in Sri Lanka- Pilimathalawa Brass, Molagoda Pottery, and Wewaldeniya Cane industry. We frame craft ribbon development in three historical phases associated with the country's distinct socio-economic changes. Surveys and semi-structured interviews were carried out to trace the changes in land uses and building typologies. Each case shows significant visual morphological transformation with the surrounding area, and that land-use change was accelerated subsequent to the introduction of market-oriented reform policies.
KW - Craft industries
KW - morphology
KW - peri-urban development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85125331995&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13563475.2022.2038545
DO - 10.1080/13563475.2022.2038545
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85125331995
SN - 1356-3475
VL - 27
SP - 196
EP - 212
JO - International Planning Studies
JF - International Planning Studies
IS - 2
ER -
