{"id":151,"date":"2021-11-16T15:33:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T15:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2021-11-16T15:51:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T15:51:44","slug":"selected-book-chapters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php\/selected-book-chapters\/","title":{"rendered":"Selected book chapters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wickramsinghe, D.D.<\/strong> (2008) Contributor- Threatened Amphibians of the World. E<strong>dited by Stuart <em>et al.<\/em>, Published by Lynx Editions, in association with IUCN \u2013 The World Conservation Union, Conservation International and Nature Serve, Spain.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wickramasinghe, D.D.<\/strong> (2009) Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture: A Sri Lankan perspective in Agriculture: Issues and Concerns. SMP Senanayake Felicitation Volume. Edited by Wimalaratana, W., University of Colombo. Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wickramasinghe, D.D.<\/strong> (2010) Coastal Ecosystems and Climate Vulnerability in Sri Lanka in Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Volume 5, Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: An Asian Perspective, Edited by Shaw <em>et al.<\/em> Emerald House of Publishers. UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wickramasinghe, D.D.<\/strong> (2012) Impacts of heavy metal pollution on wetlands in Impacts of Pollution on Species and Ecosystems. Edited by Wijesinghe, M. and Perera, I.C. Institute of Biology, Sri Lanka. Pp 12-16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wickramasinghe, D.D.<\/strong> (2013) Indicator animal taxa \u2013 Frogs in Biodiversity Indicators in Agricultural System: A Guide to Sustainable Farming. Supplementary booklet to the 33<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka. Pp 41-42.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samanmali, M.A.D., Piyadasa, R.U.K., <strong>Wickramasinghe, D.D.<\/strong>, <em>ed<\/em> Raju, and Janardhana, N. &nbsp;(2016) Vulnerability of Ground Water Quality to Changing Climate: A Case Study from Kalpitiya peninsula, Sri Lanka, Chapter 34, Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resource in the Environment, Challenges Processes and Strategies,&nbsp; Springer International Publishing, Pp 213 \u2013 220, Print ISBN 978-3-319-18662-7, Online ISBN 978-3-319-18663-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wickramsinghe, D.D.<\/strong> (2017) Regreening the coast: Community-based mangrove restoration and conservation in Sri Lanka.&nbsp; Participatory Mangrove Management in a Changing Climate: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific. Edited by Shaw, R. and DasGupta, R. Springer Japan.Pp161-171.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wickramasinghe, D.D. <\/strong>and Senadheera, L.L. (2017) Science and Technology Plan for Sri Lanka. In Shaw R., Lu L., Lian F. : Science Technology Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction : Asian Perspectives, ICSU, and IRDR, Beijing, China, 60 pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wickramasinghe, D.D.<\/strong> (2019) Preparing for the Future : Challenges in Water Management in Colombo, Sri Lanka. In : Ray B., Shaw R. (eds) Urban Drought. Disaster Risk Reduction (Methods, Approaches, and Practices). Springer, Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wickramasinghe, D.D.<\/strong> (2019) Ecosystems and watershed management. In: Watershed Management. The University of Colombo and United Nations Development Organization, &nbsp;Sri Lanka.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wickramasinghe, Deepthi<\/strong> (2021). A \u201cgreener\u201d alternative : The Sri Lankan experience of EcoDRR. In : Shaw, R and Mahua, M. (Eds) Ecosystem-Based Disaster and Climate Resilience&nbsp;&#8211; Integration of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Sustainable Development. Springer Nature, Japan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wickramasinghe, D.<\/strong> (2021).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordre.com\/naturalhazardscience\/view\/10.1093\/acrefore\/9780199389407.001.0001\/acrefore-9780199389407-e-360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction<\/a>. In&nbsp;<em>Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science<\/em>. Oxford University Press. doi:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/acrefore\/9780199389407.013.360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/acrefore\/9780199389407.013.360<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wickramasinghe, Deepthi<\/strong> and Hettiarachchi, Chamari (2021): Prepardeness and Response for the COVID 19 Pandemic \u2013 a case study from the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. In Izumi, T.; Shaw, R.; Zhang H.; (2021): Universities&#8217; Preparedness and Response Towards Multi-Hazards: COVID-19, Natural, and Human Induced Hazards by IRIDeS, Keio University, Tsinghua University, Japan, 79 pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Book Review: Major contributions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Subchapter 3.5 Environment and ecosystem services<\/strong>:&nbsp; Science for Disaster Risk Management 2020: acting today, protecting tomorrow&#8217; (2020)&nbsp; Casajus Valles, A., Marin Ferrer, M., Poljan\u0161ek, K., Clark, I. (eds.), EUR 30183 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2020, ISBN 978-92-76-18181-1, doi:10.2760\/438998, JRC114026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wickramsinghe, D.D. (2008) Contributor- Threatened Amphibians of the World. 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