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Galle: A Heritage city under threat– Interview with dr. Uditha Jinadasa-by Doreen van den Boogaart & Luc Bulten   Aerial view of Galle, ©Uditha Jinadasa Source:Stichtingnederlandsrilanka In Spring 2020 Dr. Uditha Jinadasa defended her dissertation ‘Changes in the Cultural Landscape and their Impacts on Heritage Management: A Study of Dutch Fort at Galle, Sri Lanka’ and earned her PhD from the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University. The fortified town of Galle is a living heritage city, but this status is threated by gentrification. Dr. Jinadasa researched what has happened to the architecture, demography, economy, and city culture since the Fort has become UNESCO World Heritage in 1988. Luc Bulten and Doreen van den Boogaart, young ambassadors of the Netherlands Sri Lanka Foundation, interviewed her about her thesis and her view on heritage management in Sri Lanka. Q: In your PhD thesis you note that on the one hand the current ...