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Centre for Migration Research and Development

Towards Trajectories of Inclusion: Making infrastructure work for the most marginalised

The Off-grid City research project conducted in partnership with the University of Sussex, Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Durham University examines the implications of inclusion and exclusion in mainstream systems of service provision for poor urban residents. In its objectives, the mixed methods study aims to identify different patterns and ranges of access to basic services on water, sanitation, energy, transport and communication, follow the services to identify barriers to access, and develop positive interventions to address inequalities of provision. The analysis of five infrastructure grids among a number of comparative neighborhoods in urban, semi urban and estate communities with the partnership of the SEVANATHA Urban Resource Centre will inform the research to support interventions to address the causes of exclusion and demonstrate practical solutions for inclusion. The project is funded by UK Research and Innovation through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).
Poor urban neighborhood

Project publications

  1. [Working Papers] Alikhan, S., Alikhan, M. M., Jayatilaka, D., Azam, A. (2024) "Aspiring for Inclusion: Accessing water by the tea estate community in Badulla, Sri Lanka – opportunities and constraints", Centre for Migration Research and Development.
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  2. [Resource Guides] Rodrigo, M. (2023) "A Resource Guide for Making Infrastructure Work for the Most Marginalised", CMRD resource guides. Centre for Migration Research and Development.
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  3. [Resource Guides] Rodrigo, M. (2023) "Systems of Housing Provision for the Marginalized in Sri Lanka", CMRD resource guides. Centre for Migration Research and Development.
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  4. [Resource Guides] Rodrigo, M. (2023) "Systems of Water Provision for the Marginalized in Sri Lanka", CMRD resource guides. Centre for Migration Research and Development.
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  5. [Resource Guides] Rodrigo, M. (2023), "Systems of Housing Provision for the Marginalized in Sri Lanka", Centre for Migration Research and Development.
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  6. [Resource Guides] Rodrigo, M. (2023), "Systems of Water Provision for the Marginalized in Sri Lanka", Centre for Migration Research and Development.
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  7. [Reports] Gamage, S. (2023). Photovoice as a Method for Understanding Inclusive Infrastructure: Lessons from Sri Lanka [CMRD report]. Centre for Migration Research and Development.
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  8. [Books and chapters] Gamage, S and Jayatilaka, D (2022), ’Life-story narratives, memory maps, and video stories: spatial narratives of urban displacement in Sri Lanka’, in Katarzyna Grabska and Christina Clark-Kazak (Eds.), Documenting Displacement: Questioning Methodological Boundaries in Forced Migration Research, pp. 338-360, McGill-Queen’s University Press.
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  9. [Community Profiles] Alikhan, S. (2022) "A Community Profile of Lunupokuna", CMRD community profile. Centre for Migration Research and Development.
    Title: A Community Profile of Lunupokuna
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  10. [Community Profiles] Alikhan, S. (2022) "A Community Profile of Mahaiyawa", CMRD community profile. Centre for Migration Research and Development.
    Title: A Community Profile of Mahaiyawa
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  11. [Community Profiles] Alikhan, S. (2022) "A Community Profile of Nawagampura", CMRD community profile. Centre for Migration Research and Development.
    Title: A Community Profile of Nawagampura
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  12. [Community Profiles] Alikhan, S. (2022) "A Community Profile of Sammanthranapura", CMRD community profile. Centre for Migration Research and Development.
    Title: A Community Profile of Sammanthranapura
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  13. [Community Profiles] Alikhan, S. (2022) "A Community Profile of Sarnia Estate", CMRD community profile. Centre for Migration Research and Development.
    Title: A Community Profile of Sarnia Estate
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  14. [Journal Articles] Lakshman, I. M., Alikhan, M. M., & Azam, A. (2020). "Finding ‘Reasons to Stay’ Amidst Issues of Well-Being: A Case Study of Two Underserved Communities in Colombo.", European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 16(35), 94.
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