Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 15 Issue 1

Indian Ocean tsunami and aftermath: Need for environment‐disaster synergy in the reconstruction process

Rajib Shaw

The purpose of the paper is to provide an overview on two specific issues of reconstruction process: environment disaster linkage, and cross‐learning among affected countries. The…

Earthquake and tsunami questionnaires in Banda Aceh and surrounding areas

Hirokazu Iemura, Yoshikazu Takahashi, Mulyo Harris Pradono, Pariatmono Sukamdo, Rudi Kurniawan

The paper aims to study the effects of the tsunami that affected Banda Aceh in 2004.

Sustainable livelihood considerations for disaster risk management: Implications for implementation of the Government of Indonesia tsunami recovery plan

Bob Alexander, Catherine Chan‐Halbrendt, Wilmar Salim

The purpose of this paper is to build on recent analysis of sustainable vulnerability reduction of the Government of Indonesia tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction plan by…

Some aspects of tsunami impact and recovery in India

Anand S. Arya, G.S. Mandal, E.V. Muley

To provide a review of the general aspects of tsunamis and the specific aspects of the 2004 tsunami impacts on the coastal areas of India and surrounding islands.

Compounded loss: the post tsunami recovery experience of Indian island communities

Manu Gupta, Anshu Sharma

It has been observed in a number of recent disasters, and most evidently after the South Asian tsunami, that remote, underdeveloped, and most vulnerable communities take the…

Tsunami reconstruction and redevelopment in the Maldives: A case study of community participation and social action

Manoj Pardasani

The purpose of this paper is to address the significance of trans‐disciplinary and inter‐disciplinary collaboration, and local community participation in redevelopment efforts.

Tsunami public awareness and the disaster management system of Sri Lanka

Tetsushi Kurita, Akiko Nakamura, Miki Kodama, Sisira R.N. Colombage

This study aims to assess and evaluate the disaster management system in Sri Lanka and the capacity of a local community to respond to natural disasters, and to propose a strategy…

Reputational disaster in Phuket: the secondary impact of the tsunami on inbound tourism

Jumpei Ichinosawa

To provide a theoretical perspective on and an empirical understanding of the decline in Phuket's tourism, the secondary impact of the 2004 tsunami.

Tales from the margins: small fishers in post‐tsunami Thailand

Louis Lebel, Supaporn Khrutmuang, Jesse Manuta

To critically examine how the post‐tsunami recovery process has affected the livelihoods of small fisher communities in southern Thailand.

Taking care of people and communities: Rebuilding livelihoods through NGOs and the informal economy in Southern Thailand

Bronwyn Coate, John Handmer, Wei Choong

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of NGOs in facilitating economic recovery to the tsunami devastated regions in Southern Thailand. This includes large…

Tsunami construction risks in the Mediterranean – outlining Malta's scenario

Denis H. Camilleri

To provide data on the tsunami hazard of the Mediterranean region, to outline the Maltese Islands specific tsunami risks.

A snapshot of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: societal impacts and consequences

Havidan Rodriguez, Tricia Wachtendorf, James Kendra, Joseph Trainor

The purpose of this paper is to explore the societal impacts and consequences of the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Warning for the 26 December 2004 tsunamis

Ilan Kelman

To investigate whether or not people at risk from the 26 December 2004 tsunamis could have had better warning of the event.

The drinking water response to the Indian Ocean tsunami, including the role of household water treatment

Thomas Clasen, Lucy Smith, Jeff Albert, Andrew Bastable, Jean‐Francois Fesselet

To document the drinking water component of the humanitarian response to the Great Sumatra‐Andaman earthquake of December 26, 2004, including a focus on the promotion of household…

Not through women's eyes: photo‐essays and the construction of a gendered tsunami disaster

Merilyn Childs

This paper aims to critically appraise the representation of women through photo‐essays used immediately following the December 26, 2004 tsunami disaster. Through analysis of…

Inadequate drinking water quality from tanker trucks following a tsunami disaster, Aceh, Indonesia, June 2005

Sundeep K. Gupta, Robert Quick