Recovery from the Indian Ocean Tsunami
A Ten-Year Journey
Editors: Shaw, Rajib (Ed.)
- On the 10th anniversary for the Indian Ocean tsunami, this book is the first compilation of post-disaster learning
- Contains a unique combination of generic cases, which spread over the affected countries and detailed country-specific case studies
- Collects diverse perspectives from authors including academicians, practitioners and professionals in the respective field
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- About this book
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During the past 10 years following the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, invaluable lessons have been learned and great changes have been observed. Immediately after the disaster, the second World Conference on Disaster Reduction was held in Kobe, Japan, and formulated the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA: 2005–2015). HFA provided a platform and framework for changes and innovations, many of which were part of the recovery programs in the different countries affected by the 2004 disaster. This book is a modest attempt to review the lessons learned through the recovery process in the affected region.
The book has 31 chapters, drawing lessons from four countries: India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. There are five sections: Overview (10 chapters), Indonesia (8 chapters), India (6 chapters), Sri Lanka (5 chapters), and Thailand (2 chapters).
The primary target groups for this book are students and researchers in the fields of disaster risk reduction, environment, and development. The book provides them with a good idea of the current research trends and lessons over the past decade of recovery initiatives. Another target group comprises practitioners and policy makers, who will be able to apply the knowledge collected here to establishing policy and making decisions.
- About the authors
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Rajib Shaw is a Professor in the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies of Kyoto University, Japan. He worked closely with the local communities, NGOs, governments and international organization, including United Nations, especially in the Asian countries. He is currently the President of Asian University Network of Environment and Disaster Management (AUEDM). His research interests are: community based disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, urban risk management, and disaster and environmental education. He has published several books in the field of disaster and environmental management. He is also the Chief Editor of Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management.
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Recovery from the Indian Ocean Tsunami
- Book Subtitle
- A Ten-Year Journey
- Editors
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- Rajib Shaw
- Series Title
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Japan
- eBook ISBN
- 978-4-431-55117-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-4-431-55117-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-4-431-55116-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-4-431-56198-9
- Series ISSN
- 2196-4106
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 503
- Number of Illustrations and Tables
- 37 b/w illustrations, 106 illustrations in colour
- Topics
