Dr. P. R. N. Fernando - University of Colombo

Dr. P. R. N. Fernando
PUBLICATIONS FROM 2001
Fernando, P.R.N. 2010. Migration and Natural Hazards: Is relocation a
secondary disaster or an opportunity for vulnerability reduction. In: Afifi,
T & Jager, J (eds) “Environment, Forced migration and Vulnerability.
Springer, Heidelberg.
Fernando, P.R.N. 2010. Extreme events and disasters: a window of opportunity
for change? Analysis of organizational, institutional and political changes,
formal and informal responses after mega-disasters. J. Birkmann ,P. Buckle,
J. Jaeger , M. Pelling, N. Setiadi, M. Garschagen, N. Fernando and J. Kropp.
Natural Hazards ODI 0.1007/s11069-008-9319-2.
Fernando, P.R.N. 2008.Youth Aspirations for Education, Vocational
Qualifications and Livelihoods in the context of Economic Liberalization in
Sri Lanka. In: Hettige, S.T. & Mayer, M (eds) “Youth, Peace and Sustainable
Development”. Centre for Poverty Analysis (cepa): Colombo.
Fernando, P.R.N. 2008. Measuring Revealed and Emergent Vulnerabilities of
Coastal Communities to Tsunami in Sri Lanka – A Prerequisite for Sustainable
Reconstruction, with Birkmann, Joern. In: Disasters, Vol, 32, Issue, pp 82105.
Fernando, P.R.N. 2007.Rapid Vulnerability Assessment in Sri Lanka with Joern
Birkmann; S, Hettige et.al. Education publication series of UNU-EHS. No.72007. (ISBN printed version: 978-3-939923-04-6).
Fernando, P.R.N. 2006. Measuring Vulnerability in Sri Lanka at the local
level with Birkmann, Joern; Hettige, Siri: in: Birkmann, Joern (ed.):
Measuring Vulnerability to Hazards of Natural Origin - Towards Disaster
Resilient Societies, UNU-Press publication, New York, Tokyo (ISBN 92-8081135-5).
Fernando, P.R.N. 2005. Identifying the Urban Poor and Investigating Dynamics
through CBMS: A Case of Colombo. In New Challenges for CBMS: Seeking
opportunities for a more responsive role. Proceedings of the 2005 CBMS
Network Meeting
June 13-17, 2005 - Colombo (Sri Lanka). Angelo King Institute for Economic
and Business Studies of De La Salle University-Manila.
Fernando, P.R.N. 2005. Education and Employability: Skills, competencies and
expectations of Sri Lankan Youth with Markus Mayer and Maleeka Salih in
School to work transition of youth in Sri Lanka edited by S.T Hettige, Markus
Mayer and Maleeka Salih published by International Labour Organization,
Geneva. Pages 17-42. ISBN (Printed version) 92-2-116863-8, ISBN (web version)
92-2-116864-6.
Fernando, P.R.N. 2004. “A measure of Urban Vulnerable Livelihoods – A case of
Colombo” in IWE Journal (Institute of Workers’ Education, University of
Colombo) Volume 4: 2004. Pages 64-89. ISSN number 1800-0266.
Fernando, P.R.N. 2004. Improving Livelihoods of the Urban Poor – A Study of
Resettlements Schemes in Colombo, Sri Lanka with S.T Hettige, Markus Mayer
and Christiane Noe. Published by GTZ Sri Lanka in collaboration with
Participatory Improvement of Underserved Settlement of the Colombo Municipal
Council (PRIMUSS) and Improving Capacities for Poverty and Social Policy
Research Program of the University of Colombo (IMCAP). ISBN: 955-8492-80-9.
Fernando, P.R.N. 2003. Socio-Economic profile of Un-convicted Prisoners - A
Study on Welikada Remand Prison, Sri Lanka, published under CSHR report
series 2003/1 by Centre for the Study of Human Rights, University of Colombo.
Pages 7-14. ISSN 1391-8397.
Fernando, P.R.N. 2001. TV and Youth: Findings from National Youth Survey with
S. T. Hettige in Globalization, Electronic Media and Cultural Change, edited
by S. T Hettige, Markus Mayer and Ayoma Abeysuriya. Published by German
Cultural Institute. Pages 92-107. ISBN: 955-9343-10-6.

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