Dr Chathu Jayakody

Senior Lecturer

Email:: chathu.jayakody@bcu.ac.uk

Dr Chathuranganee Jayakody (Chathu) is a Senior Lecturer in Built Environment at Birmingham City University (BCU). Her research interests are urban planning and urban designing interventions for disaster resilience, planning and designing sustainable public open spaces and shared spaces, and addressing the needs of displaced communities and social cohesion through planning and urban design.

Before joining BCU, Chathu was a lecturer at the Manchester School of Architecture (MSA), University of Manchester, UK. She previously worked as a Senior Tutor in Planning and Environmental Management at the School of Environment Education and Development (SEED), University of Manchester. She was also a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Huddersfield and a research member at the Global Disaster Resilience Centre.

Prior to her academic career, she worked at the Planning Control and Building Control department at Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, UK. She was also involved in large-scale housing development projects under the sustainable township program in Sri Lanka.

Areas of Expertise

Qualifications

Teaching

Research

Publications

Edited Books

Co-Editor - Hamza, M., Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Malalgoda, C., Jayakody, C., & Senanayake, A. (Eds.). (2023). Rebuilding Communities After Displacement: Sustainable and Resilience Approaches. Springer Nature. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-21414-1

Academic Journal Articles

Joint Author (30%) - Witt, E., Malalgoda, C., & Jayakody, C. (2023). Responding to mass displacement-A competency framework for built environment professionals. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 93, 103757. (Cited by 1) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420923002376
Lead Author - Jayakody, C., Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Liyanage, C., Witt, E., ... & Fernando, N. (2022). Approaches to Strengthen the Social Cohesion between Displaced and Host Communities. Sustainability, 14(6), 3413. (Cited by 11) https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/6/3413
Lead Author - Jayakody, C., Malalgoda, C. I., Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Liyanage, C., Hamza, M., ... & Fernando, N. (2022). Addressing housing needs of the displaced people promoting resilient and sustainable communities. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment. (Cited by 5) https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJDRBE-09-2021-0124
Joint Author (20%) - Senanayake, A., Fernando, N., Wasana, M., Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Malalgoda, C., & Jayakody, C. (2022). Landslide Induced Displacement and Relocation Options: A Case Study of Owner Driven Settings in Sri Lanka. Sustainability, 14(3), 1906. ISSN 2071-1050 (Cited by 12) https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/3/1906
Lead Author - Jayakody, C., & Amaratunga, D. (2021). Guiding factors for planning public open spaces to enhance coastal cities’ disaster resilience to tsunamis. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 12(5), 471-483. (Cited by 5) https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-06-2020-0058
Joint Author (10%) - Fernando, N., Senanayake, A., Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Malalgoda, C. & Jayakody, C. (2020), Impact of disaster induced relocation process on the displaced communities in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. European Scientific Journal (ESJ), ISSN: 1857-7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857-7431. December 2020. (Cited by 8) https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2020.v16n39p33
Lead Author - Jayakody, R. R. J. C., Keraminiyage, K., Alston, M., & Dias, N. (2018). Design Factors for a Successful Shared Street Space (SSS) Design. International Journal of Strategic Property Management 22(4):278-289.(Cited by 19) https://doi.org/10.3846/IJSPM.2018.3685

Book chapters

Joint Author (50%) - Senanayake, A., Malalgoda, C., Jayakody, C., Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R. (2023). Policy Recommendations for Built Environment Professional Bodies in Upgrading Their Professional Competencies to Address Displacement Contexts. In: Rebuilding Communities After Displacement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21414-1_15
Joint Author (20%) - Carmichael, A., Liyanage, C.L., Villalba-Romero, F., Oni-Jimoh, T., Jayakody, C. (2023). Rebuilding After Displacement: Identifying the Needs of Displaced Communities from the Perspective of the Built Environment. In: Rebuilding Communities After Displacement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21414-1_1
Joint Author (10%) - Senanayake, A. et al. (2023). The Role of Social Capital as a Post-relocation Coping Mechanism: A Case Study of Kegalle, Sri Lanka. In: Rebuilding Communities After Displacement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21414-1_20
Joint Author (20%) - Dias, N., Jayakody, C., Amaratunga, D., Abenayake C., Jayasinghe A., (2021). Health resilient cities in a post Covid world, In the book: COVID 19: Impact, Mitigation, Opportunities and Building Resilience, Edition: 1, National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka. https://pure.hud.ac.uk/en/publications/health-resilient-cities-in-a-post-covid-world
Lead Author - Jayakody, C., Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, D. Haigh, R., Liyanage, C., Witt, E., Hamza, M. & Fernando,. N. (2021). Role of the Built Environment in Rebuilding Displaced and Host Communities. In Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R. & Dias, N. (Ed.) (2021). Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risks, pp. 69-92. Springer, Cham. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-73003-1_5

Professional Journal Articles

Joint Author (80%) - Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Jayakody, C. & Malalgoda, C. (2020) Rebuilding after Forced Displacement, The Built Environment Journal, RICS Journals. https://ww3.rics.org/uk/en/journals/built-environment-journal/rebuilding-after-forced-displacement-.html

Publications in conference proceedings

Co-Editor - Hamza, M., Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Malalgoda, C. & Jayakody, C. (Ed.) (2021). Book of Abstracts. International Symposium on Rebuilding Communities after Displacement https://regardproject.com/portal/media/attachments/2021/12/13/regardboabstractev2.pdf
Lead Author - R.R.J.C Jayakody, C. Malalgoda, D. Amaratunga, R. Haigh, (2020) Needs of the Communities Following Disaster and Conflict-Induced Mass Displacements in the Perspective of the Built Environment and the REGARD project Poster, 9th International Conference on Building Resilience (ICBR), Bali, Indonesia, 13th–15th January 2020
Lead Author - R.R.J.C Jayakody, C. Malalgoda, D. Amaratunga, R. Haigh, (2019) Develop Competencies in Rebuilding Communities after Displacement: The Perspective of the Built Environment, ASCENT Festival: International Conference on Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience, University of Moratuwa & University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 14th-18th January 2019.
Lead Author - R.R.J.C Jayakody, C. Malalgoda, D. Amaratunga, R. Haigh, (2019) Community needs of host and displaced communities following a disaster and conflict-induced mass displacements: a review of literature, DwD-GCRF-UKADR-DRG-UKCDR International Conference, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Lead Author - Jayakody, C., Amaratunga, D., & Haigh, R. (2018). Plan and Design Public Open Spaces Incorporating Disaster Management Strategies with Sustainable Development Strategies: a Literature Synthesis. International conference on disaster management 2018 (ICDM 2018), Andalas University. Indonesia.
Lead Author - Jayakody, C., Amaratunga, D., & Haigh, R. (2018). Integration of disaster management strategies with planning and designing public open spaces. Procedia Engineering, 212, 954-961. (Cited by 29) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2018.01.123
Lead Author - Jayakody, C., Amaratunga, D., & Haigh, R. (2017). Grounded Theory as an Approach to Explore the Use of Public Open Spaces to Enhance the Cities' Resilience to Disasters. In 10th International Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU) Faculty of Architecture: University of Moratuwa.
Lead Author - Jayakody, R.R.J.C., Amaratunga, Dilanthi and Haigh, Richard (2016) Planning and designing public open spaces as a strategy for disaster resilient cities: a review of literature. In: Building the Future - sustainable and resilient built environments. FARU Proceedings (2016). Faculty of Architecture: University of Moratuwa, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp. 156-168. ISBN 978-955- 9027- 56-0
Lead Author - Jayakody, R.R.J.C., Amaratunga, Dilanthi and Haigh, Richard (2016) The use of public open spaces to enhance the coastal urban cities' resilience to tsunamis. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Building Resilience. Massey University / The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1022-1030. ISBN 978-0-473-37268-2
Lead Author - Jayakody, R.R.J.C., Amaratunga, Dilanthi and Haigh, Richard (2016) The use of Public Open Spaces for Disaster Resilient Urban Cities. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of the International Institute for Infrastructure Resilience and Reconstruction (IIIRR). IIIRR, pp. 146-152. ISBN 978-955-589-210-1

Other Publications: Research;

oint Author (60%) - Amaratunga, D., Malalgoda, C., Haigh, R., Jayakody, C., Senanayake, A., Fernando, N., Hamza, M., Liyanage, C., Lill, I. & Witt, E. (2022). A built environment perspective on post-disaster and conflict-induced displacement. A report of the REGARD project: Rebuilding after Displacement. ISBN: 978-1-86218-208-0
Joint Author (50%) - Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Senanayake, M. A., & Jayakody, C. Policy Brief: Upgrading Professional Competencies in the Built Environment to Address the Needs of Host and Displaced Communities. University of Huddersfield
Joint Author (50%) - Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Senanayeke, A. & Jayakodi, C. (2022), Policy recommendation on rebuilding communities: University of Huddersfield.

Editorships: Academic Journal;

Co-editor: Journal Special issue on ‘Rebuilding Communities Following Disasters and Conflict-Induced Mass Displacements’, Malalgoda, C., Jayakody, C., Madurapperuma, S., Amaratunga, D., (Eds) (2022), Sustainability, ISSN 2071-1050
Assistant Editor: International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment. ISSN: 1759-5908, eISSN: 1759-5908, Emerald Publishers.