Download or read book Tsunami Recovery in Sri Lanka written by Dennis B. McGilvray and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indian Ocean Tsunami, which devastated 70 percent of Sri Lanka’s coastline and killed an estimated 35,000 people, was remarkable both for the magnitude of the disaster and for the unprecedented scale of the relief and recovery operations mounted by national and international agencies. The reconstruction process was soon hampered by political patronage, by the competing efforts of hundreds of foreign humanitarian organizations, and by the ongoing civil war. The book is framed within this larger political and social context, offering descriptions and comparisons between two regions (southwest vs. eastern coast) and four ethnic communities (Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims, and Burghers) to illustrate how disaster relief unfolded in a culturally pluralistic political landscape. Approaching the issue from four disciplinary perspectives - anthropology, demography, political science, and disaster studies - chapters by experts in the field analyse regional and ethnic patterns of post-tsunami reconstruction according to different sectors of Sri Lankan society. Demonstrating the key importance of comprehending the local cultural contexts of disaster recovery processes, the book is a timely and useful contribution to the existing literature.
Download or read book The Asian Tsunami written by S. K. Jayasuriya and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2004 Asian tsunami was the greatest natural disaster in recent times. Almost 230,000 people died. In response, governments in Asia and the broader international community announced large aid programs. The resulting assistance effort was one of the largest humanitarian programs ever organised in the developing world. This book discusses the lessons of the aid effort for disaster protection policy in developing countries.
Download or read book Catastrophe in Southern Asia written by Gail Barbara Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about the tsunami that tore through southern Asia on December 26, 2004 and killed more than 200,000 people.
Download or read book The Indian Ocean Tsunami written by Pradyumna Prasad Karan and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: December 2004, a tsunami swept over the coasts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and other South Asian countries, leaving hundreds of thousands dead and many more without the resources to rebuild their lives. With casualties as far away as Africa, the aftermath was overwhelming: ships could be spotted miles inland; cars floated in the ocean; legions of the unidentified deadùan estimated 225,000ùwere buried in mass graves; relief organizations struggled to reach rural areas and provide adequate aid to survivors. The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster is the first comprehensive assessment of the environmental, social, and economic costs of this tragedy. Soon after the tsunami, an international team of geographers, geologists, anthropologists, and political scientists traveled to the most damaged areas to observe and document the tsunami's impact. The Indian Ocean Tsunami draws on data collected by this team. Editors Pradyumna P. Karan and Shanmugam P. Subbiah, along with contributors from multiple disciplines, examine numerous issues that arose in the aftermath of the tsunami, such as inequities in response efforts, unequal distribution of disaster relief aid, and relocation and housing problems. The Indian Ocean Tsunami is organized into several sections, the first of which deals with the ecological destruction of the tsunami. It includes case studies and photographs of the damage in Japan, Indonesia, South India, and other areas. The second section analyzes the economic and social aspects of the aid responses, specifically discussing the role of NGOs in tsunami relief, the strengths and weaknesses of the reconstruction process, and the lessons the tsunami offers to those who are responsible for dealing with future disasters. In the tsunami's aftermath, the inadequacies of governmental and privately funded aid and the challenge of rehabilitating devastated ecosystems quickly became apparent. With this volume, Karan and Suhbiah illuminate the need for the development of efficient, socially and environmentally sustainable practices to cope with environmental disasters. They suggest that education about the ongoing process of recovery will mitigate the effects of future natural disasters. Including maps, photographs, and statistical analyses, The Indian Ocean Tsunami is a clear and definitive evaluation of the tsunami's impact and the world's response to it.
Download or read book Mental Health and Disasters written by Yuval Neria and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-20 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference on mental health and disasters, focused on the full spectrum of psychopathologies associated with many different types of disasters.
Download or read book Tsunami in South Asia written by Dr. V.R. Rao and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2007-05-14 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes in detail the impact of tsunami with respect to the loss of life and material.
Download or read book The Indian Ocean Tsunami written by Tad S. Murty and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006-12-14 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 is considered to have been one of the worst natural disasters in history, affecting twelve countries, from Indonesia to Somalia. 175,000 people are believed to have lost their lives, almost 50,000 were registered as missing and 1.7 million people were displaced. As well as this horrendous toll on human life
Download or read book Tsunami in South Asia written by Anthropological Survey of India and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tsunamis written by John Hamilton and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inside look at one of nature's most violent events.
Download or read book Weathering the World written by Frida Hastrup and published by Studies in Environmental Anthr. This book was released on 2011 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Asian tsunami in December 2004 was reported on exhaustively all around the world. But this is the first full-length examination of the disaster. Providing an in-depth ethnography of the tsunami and its effects on a fishing village on the coast of Tamil Nadu, India, the author shows how disaster survivors have dealt with the tsunami and worked to regain their confidence in the environment on which they depend for their livelihood. The book testifies to a remarkable local recovery process and demonstrates the survivors' commitment to restoring a sense of certainty and future possibilities even when faced with disempowering disaster. Furthermore, through its focus on the physicality of disaster, i.e. its particular material character and the environmental dimension of recovery, the book adds new theoretical insight to anthropological studies of disaster that have so far tended to focus more on the politics of disaster than on the materiality of such events.
Download or read book The Indian Ocean Tsunami written by Greg Roza and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia in 2004; describes the formation, destruction and aftermath of the giant waves.
Download or read book Tsunami written by Susan Blackhall and published by Taj Books. This book was released on 2006-02-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the cruellest of timings, the Tsunami of 2004 struck when the world was full of hope for a New Year. Plans were being made for the future, loved ones and families were warm in each other's company, and friends were revelling in the exotic atmosphere of Southeast Asia. Nothing should have marred the spirit of Christmas. Nothing should have blighted paradise. But then the wave came... On Boxing Day, as a new morning dawned for those in Southeast Asia, and as those across the globe enjoyed the feelgood factor of that special time of year. The seabed cracked, and the forces of earth and sea killed tens of thousands and destroyed the lives of millions in their angry wake. No-one will forget the images of the dead or the dying and the devastation. For many, all those thoughts for the future were now gone -- crushed in moments, without warning. The 2004 Tsunami was the deadliest in recorded history. The earthquake that preceded it was the fourth worst since 1900. It was, many in the region believed, the work of the devil when God had turned his back for a moment. We must never forget the events of December 2004. We must never forget the aftermath and its far-reaching consequences. Above all, we must never forget how human strength and compassion shines through when there is the greatest need. For, in an unprecedented response, the world became a powerful ally to relieve suffering and restore hope. People gave in all ways, through their hearts, through their prayers and through their presence in the stricken areas. Throughout the world, everyone from the youngest child to mightiest corporations made donations to the Tsunami Disaster Fund. In this book, we hope to provide a memorable record of The Tsunami as a humbling reminder to us all that ours is a very fragile world. It is dedicated to all those whose lives were touched by the disaster.
Download or read book Tsunamis Floods written by and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2007-01-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With fantastic graphics and compelling storytelling, the tales of three devastating natural catastrophes will draw in even the most reluctant of readers. The horror and ferocity of the December 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia - one of the deadliest disasters in modern history - are reflected in these pages. The other two events depicted are the Great Flood of 1993 that wrought havoc on U.S. states along the Mississippi, and the tsunami that hit Lisbon, Portugal, in 1755.
Download or read book Extreme Natural Hazards Disaster Risks and Societal Implications written by Alik Ismail-Zadeh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique interdisciplinary approach to disaster risk research, including global hazards and case-studies, for researchers, graduate students and professionals.
Download or read book Wave of Destruction written by Erich Krauss and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2006 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four Southeast Asia tsunami survival stories offer insight into the experiences of people who heroically endured devastating odds in their determination to stay alive, recounting their painful losses of families, friends, and homes and their subsequent efforts to rebuild. 50,000 first printing.
Download or read book Moving Beyond the Tsunami written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On WHO's co-ordination of relief work after the Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004; with reference to South East Asia.
Download or read book The Orphan Tsunami of 1700 written by Brian F. Atwater and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A puzzling tsunami entered Japanese history in January 1700. Samurai, merchants, and villagers wrote of minor flooding and damage. Some noted having felt no earthquake; they wondered what had set off the waves but had no way of knowing that the tsunami was spawned during an earthquake along the coast of northwestern North America. This orphan tsunami would not be linked to its parent earthquake until the mid-twentieth century, through an extraordinary series of discoveries in both North America and Japan. The Orphan Tsunami of 1700, now in its second edition, tells this scientific detective story through its North American and Japanese clues. The story underpins many of today�s precautions against earthquake and tsunami hazards in the Cascadia region of northwestern North America. The Japanese tsunami of March 2011 called attention to these hazards as a mirror image of the transpacific waves of January 1700. Hear Brian Atwater on NPR with Renee Montagne http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4629401
