Recovery from the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster / guest editor: Rajib Shaw.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shaw, Rajib.

Series:

Disaster prevention and management, an international journal ; v. 15, no. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Emergency management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A collection of articles published a year after the 26th December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami outlining how the recovery process has been taking place.

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Indian Ocean tsunami and aftermath; Earthquake and tsunami questionnaires in Banda Aceh and surrounding areas; Sustainable livelihood considerations for disaster risk management; Some aspects of tsunami impact and recovery in India; Compounded loss: the post tsunami recovery experience of Indian island communities; Tsunami reconstruction and redevelopment in the Maldives; Tsunami public awareness and the disaster management system of Sri Lanka; Reputational disaster in Phuket: the secondary impact of the tsunami on inbound tourism

Tales from the margins: small fishers in post-tsunami ThailandTaking care of people and communities; Tsunami construction risks in the Mediterranean - outlining Malta's scenario; A snapshot of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: societal impacts and consequences; Warning for the 26 December 2004 tsunamis; The drinking water response to the Indian Ocean tsunami, including the role of household water treatment; Not through women's eyes: photo-essays and the construction of a gendered tsunami disaster; Letter to the editor

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-50701-2

9786610507016

1-84544-955-X

OCLC:

68814117