title: Growth and residential conditions of a slum community in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
abstract: Based on the authors' fieldwork, this article examined the spatial and demographic growth of a slum community in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in association with the inhabitants' socioeconomic conditions. In this slum community, which is near the industrial and commercial centers and has developed especially since the early 1970s, most dwellers are migrants from other parts of Colombo. The increase of dwellers resulted in a high-density residential condition, represented by an extremely small floor area per person, despite an income level that is not extremely low.
authors.affiliation: Department of Welfare, Kibi International University, 8 Iga-machi, Takahashi-shi, Okayama, 716-8508, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sueyoshi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ohtsuka
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011158:Population Growth; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013188:Sri Lanka