Abstract:
It is the view of the scholars that mixed-use developments bring many positive effects to
urban areas such as creating smart and sustainable environment, facilitating the population to
minimize the distance to travel, etc. Although mixed-use developments bring positive effects,
such developments are rarely found in Sri Lanka. This paper attempts to identify the
impediments of introducing the mixed-use development within the Sri Lankan context. Seven
property developers were deeply interviewed and it was identified that the physical and
infrastructure factor act as the most significant impediment that hinder introducing mixeduse developments in Sri Lanka.
