Prof. L. Manawadu Academic Records P.hD. (Colombo) , University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2010 M. Sc. in Geo-Informatics, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 1995 B.A. (Hons) in Geography, University of Colombo , Sri Lanka , 1985 Area of Specialization GIS and Remote Sensing, Settlement Studies, Environmental Studies Research Interest GIS and Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Urban Air Pollution, Surface Temperature, Disaster Management Publications L.Manawadu – An assessment of the impact of transport and traffic in the aggravation of air pollution in the city of Colombo, Prof Sirimal Ranawela felicitation volume, Department of History and archaeology, University of Ruhuna. L.Manawadu - Spatial and Temporal Changes of Air Temperature in Sri Lanka, Felicitation volume of Prof. Jayanthi De Silva, 2009 – Department of Geography, University of Colombo. L.Manawadu - Rainfall fluctuation and changing pattern of agriculture practices in Sri Lanka, IWMI L.Manawadu and Saseeka Wijesekara - Understanding Air Pollution Dynamics and Exploring Reasons for aggravation of Air Pollution in the city of Colombo, Using Geo-Statistical Techniques, Proceedings of the second National Symposium on Geo-Informatics, July 31, 2009, pp17-31 L.Manawadu and Karunarathna, Y.A - Identification of Erosion Prone Areas in Kukule Watershed Using Geographical Information Systems, Proceedings of the second National Symposium on Geo-Informatics, July 30, 2004 pp 121- 132 L.Manawadu and Nelun Fernando - Climate Changes in Sri Lanka, University of Colombo Review, Journal of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, New Series; Vol:1, No 02, 2007/2008 L.Manawadu and Lal Samarakoon - Identification of Air Pollution potential Areas and its temporal and spatial patterns in the city of Colombo applying GIS and RS., 26th Asian Conference of Remote Sensing (ACRS),November, 2005. L.Manawadu, Nelun Fernando and Nandana, M.D.A - Analysis of Population distribution and filtering process of the Colombo city using GIS, Proceedings of the second National Symposium on Geo-Informatics, August 26, 2005, pp 27-37 L.Manawadu and Nirosha Liyanage - Identifying Surface Temperature Pattern of the City of Colombo, Engineer, Journal of the Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka, Vol: XXXXXI, No 05, October, 2008 L.Manawadu - Ethnic Segregation in the city of Colombo” Sri Lanka Journal of Population Studies, Volume 6, 2003, pp 61-78 L.Manawadu, Nelun Fernando and Manjula Ranagalage, Choropleth Maps: Selection of an Appropriate Classification Method, Sri Lanka Journal of Geo-informatics, Volume 03, 2006, Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka Research Publications (Abstract Form) L.Manawadu, (2010) Spatial and temporal changes of lightning incidents in Sri Lanka, National Geography Conference, 8th – 9th, 2010, University of Ruhuna Manjula Ranagalage and L.Manawadu, Flood hazard mapping and damage assessment in lower basin of Kelani River, National Geography