Mr. Hemantha Jayasundera (M.Sc., B.Sc.) - Land Use Planning & Urban Environment Management Specialist

Area of Expertise:

  • urban and regional planning
  • urban design
  • infrastructure development
  • environmental management and disaster management
  • Land Use Planner
  • Environmental Management

PgDip in Environmental Science, Uni. of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1996.

M.Sc. in Town & Country Planning, Uni. of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1987.

PgDip in Urban Development, Uni. of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1981

B.A. (Hons), Uni. of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1979.

Urban Planning/Environmental Management Expert

Fellow, Institute of Town Planners, Sri Lanka

Honorary Fellow, Planning Institute of Australia

Member, National Environmental Council, Sri Lanka (2011 – 2013)

Over 35 full time / part time assignments as a consultant on projects related to urban and regional planning, infrastructure development, environmental management and disaster management and as a team leader to various public sector and private sector institutions, funded by World Bank, ADB, JICA, UNDP etc. 

Team Leader/Land Use Planner/Environmental Management Specialist for preparation of over 15 Environmental Impact Assessments for star class hotels, private hospitals and administrative complexes and Solid waste management reports and Traffic Impact Assessments for private high-rise commercial development projects.

Heavily involved in urban environmental management and urban design projects including an award-winning project in Colombo (Beira lake restoration project), Sri Lanka that became a major attraction for large scale private sector investments and public outdoor recreation.

20 years of teaching experience in Sri Lanka, and Myanmar on subjects related to Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Design, Disaster Management, Environmental Management, Projects Management and Leadership Building   etc.

Over 25 research papers written and presented at various national and international forums including China, Australia, India, Seashells and New Zealand, on subjects related to urban and regional planning, environmental management and disaster management.

“Planning Excellence Award” for “Urban Re-development Category” awarded by the Institute of Town Planners, Sri Lanka in 2008, for Beira Lake Restoration Project in Colombo.

“National President’s Award for Planning Excellence” (For Best Performance) from      the Planning Institute of Australia, 2008, at the PIA national congress in Sydney, Australia.

 

Get Connected
Our Team

Mr. Rushdhie Habeeb

Attorney at Law and Legal Practitioner View Profile

Mr. K Lalith G Perera

Industrial Ecology Specialist View Profile

Dr. Wasantha Senadeera

GIS Specialist View Profile
Shanka Prabash Dharmapala

Mr. Shanka Prabash Dharmapala

Development Specialist View Profile

Dr. Kalinga Padmalal

Wildlife Ecologist View Profile

Mr. Mohammed Farhad

Agronomist View Profile

Ms. Jeevanee Kariyawasam

Stakeholder Engagement Specialist View Profile

Mr. J.A. Dayaratne

Sugar Technology Specialist View Profile

Mr. Anura Paranagama

Aquaculture Specialist View Profile

Dr. Udeni Dasanayake

Community Medicine Specialist View Profile

Prof. Mayuri R. Wijesinghe

Ecologist View Profile

Eng. Sarath Hewavitharana

Civil Engineer View Profile
Prof. Hareendra Dissabandara

Prof. Hareendra Dissabandara

Economist View Profile

C.Eng. Niyas Samad

Chartered Structural Engineer View Profile

Dr. Rohitha Rathnaweera

Risk Assessment and Contingency Specialist View Profile

Mr. Hemantha Jayasundera

Land Use Planning & Urban Environment Management Specialist View Profile

Mr. Jinapala Kiribandage

Sociologist View Profile

Mr. Hemasiri Wijewickrama

Geologist View Profile

Dr. Vasantha Siriwardena

Waste Disposal Specialist View Profile
C.Eng. Anura Ranwala

C.Eng. Anura Ranwala

Hydrology & Hydro-modelling Specialist View Profile

Prof. Janaka Ekanayake

Smart Grids Specialist View Profile

Mr. Ananda Pannila (AP)

Air Quality, Noise & Vibration Modelling Specialist View Profile
S.W. Lakshman

Mr. S. W. Lakshman

Partner Consultant cum Project Director View Profile
Parakrama Munaweera

Mr. Parakrama Munaweera

Partner Consultant cum Project Director (based in the UAE) View Profile
Sidath Waidyasekera

Mr. Sidath Waidyasekera

Partner Consultant cum Project Director View Profile

Dr. Taseer A. Rangrez

Advisory Board Chair View Profile
Dr. Thusitha Tennakoon

Dr. Thusitha Tennakoon

Lead Consultant View Profile