W.V.N. FERNANDO
2017 to date reading for the PhD in Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Australia
2011, MSSc in Geography (by research), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
2005, B.A. (Special) degree in Geography, First Class Honours, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Contact Details
E- mail :wvnfernando@kln.ac.lk , gunesekara.varuni@yahoo.com
fernandovarunika@gmail.com, wvfernan@deakin.edu.au
Phone -+61 0416776750
- Research gate Link
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Varunika_Fernando/stats
- Google Scholar Link
https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=_RzqJ44AAAAJ&hl=en
- Area of Specialization : Cultural Geography, Philosophy of Geography, Disaster Management
- Research Interest : Climate Change Adaptation, Geography of Religion, Waste Management, Urbanization
Publication
- BOOKS (In Sinhala)
Theory and Reality in Geography, Author Publication, 2008
- Research Publication
- Full Papers
PEER REVIEVED JOURNAL
Geography of Relationship between the Roman Catholic Church in Negombo and the Local Community, Sri Lanka Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, NCAS, Volume I, Issue I, 2010 Dece.09
- RESEARCH PAPERS
IN ENGLISH
An evaluation of Qualitative Methods and its Importance to Research, Santhathi, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Volume I, 2008
Newly Discovered Secrets of the Earth Crust, Bhauma Vidya, Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Volume V, 2003
IN SINHALA
Urbanization in Third World Countries, Bhugola Vidya Thorathuru Magazine, Vol. X, published by the Sri Lankan Geographers’ Association, Sri Lanka, ISBN 1291-7862, 2016
Geography of Religion, Bhauma Vidya, Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Volume XI, 2015
Isostacy and Its Reality, Bhauma Sameeksha, Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Volume II, 2009
An Exploration on Geography in Indian Universities: Development and Trends, Bhauma Vidya, Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Volume IX, 2008
A Case Study in Sri Lankan Cricket and its Geography, Sports magazine, Department of Sports and Physical Education, University of Kelaniya, Volume I, 2008
A Case Study in Rainfall Distribution Changes in Sri Lanka, Bhauma Sameeksha, Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Volume I, 2008
A Critique on Kopens Climatology Classification and Sri Lankan climate, Bhauma Vidya, Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Volume VII, 2005
A Critique on Division Erosion Circle, Bhauma Vidya, Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, Volume VI, 2004
Discovered the Volcano, Dinamina News Paper, 2004
- Abstract
Issues and Solutions for Municipal Waste Management in Sri Lanka, 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences (3rd ICSS), 30th September - 01st October 2016, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. p 106. Date: 2016, and in Digital Repository, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016 URI: http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/14727
Post disaster management in Sri Lanka: a case study in Kegall Land side , 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences (3rd ICSS), 30th September - 01st October 2016, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. p 106. Date: 2016, and in Digital Repository, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016
URL:http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/14727
Post war cultural changes in Sri Lanka, Abstract of Presentation, American Geographers Annual meeting (AAG), California, United State of America, 2016
Relationship between the Climate changes and Human adaptive strategies in Sri Lanka with special reference to Puttlam District, Abstract of Presentation, Third International Conference on Advances in Management, Economics and Social sciences(IRED- MES- 2015), Rome, Italy, 2015
Urban Re- settlement and the adaptation of people; with special reference to Colombo metropolitan area, Mihindusenpura re settlement) Abstract of Presentation, International conference on Regional Challenges to Multidisciplinary Innovation (RCMI- 2015), Dubai, UAE, 2015
Dualism in Urban Development: with special reference to Colombo metropolitan area, Abstract of Presentation, Indo- Sri lankan International geography conference (ISIGC 2014), University of kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2014
Spatial and Temporal patterns in Christian community in Sri Lanka with special reference to Puttlam District, Abstract of Presentation, International conference on Multidisciplinary Trends in Academic Research (MTAR 2014), Bankok, Thiland, 2014
Spatial and Temporal patterns in Christian community in Sri Lanka with special reference to Puttlam District, Abstract of Presentation, National Geography Conference, University of Kelaniya, 2012
A study in connection with the social and environmental impact on the mechanized gemming industry: with special reference to Kuruwita DSD, Abstract of Presentation, National Geography Conference, University of Sri Jayawardhanapura, 2011
Spatial and Temporal patterns in multiple modernity in Sri Lankan Christianity, Abstract of Presentation, xxxth Indian Geographers meet, Institute of Indian Geographers, University of Pune, India, 2009
Child labor and school decisions in Urban and Rural areas: a case study in Modara, Negombo and Attanagalla GN divisions, Abstract of Presentation, National Geographic Conference, University of Peradeniya, 2009
Spatial and Temporal patterns in Sri Lankan Christianity: a case study in Negombo coastal belt, Abstract of Presentation, 2nd Research Conference, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, 2008
Geography of relationship between the Roman Catholic Church in Negombo and the local community, Abstract of Presentation, Conference on Humanities and Social sciences in Sri Lanka, National Center for Advance Studies in Humanities and Social sciences Sri Lanka, 2008
Spatial and Temporal patterns in Sri Lankan Christianity: a case study in Colombo coastal belt, Abstract of Presentation, International Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2008
Spatial and Temporal patterns in Sri Lankan Fundamentalism: a case study in Kandy District, Abstract of Presentation, International Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2008
Multiple modernity in Sri Lankan Christianity, Abstract of Presentation, Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2008
Spatial and Temporal patterns in Sri Lankan Christianity, Abstract of Presentation, Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2007
Socio- Economic effects of the Tourist Industry in a Negombo coastal belt, Abstract of Presentation, Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005
Ongoing Research: Climate change impact and adaptation in rice paddy cultivation in Sri Lanka (PhD research in Deakin University Australia
- Membership in Professional Associations
Life Member:
The Association of American Geographers- 2015 to date
Sri Lanka Association of Geographers - 2015/ 11/09 (No: 0433)
Kelaniya University Alumni association, University of Kelaniya- 2007 to date
Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka – 2007 to date
