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Ethnic Strife and Urban Neighbourhood Ties

Lessons Learnt from Low-Income Dwellers in Colombo

Author : Niriella, N.C.

Publisher: VDM Verlag

Place of Publish: Germany

Year: 2010

Page Numbers: 289

Acc. No: 4478

Class No: 363.5 NIR-SL

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Development

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

ISBN: 978-3-639-30919-5

This book on urban low-income neighbourhood mainly focuses on the 1983 riot affected areas in Colombo. It is evident that many Tamil communities were affected by the violence in the 1983 riots, except those who lived in the low-income neighbourhoods. This study focuses on the multiple communities living in the low-income areas and how the ethnic differences and urban neighbourhood blend well among the low income dwellers. This study has attempted to understand the socio-economic profile of the low-income dwellers under focus and the physical and social boundaries of neighbourhood relationships among low-income dwellers. It also identifies the individual and community level social relationships and neighbourhood feelings and their communal harmony relationships.