Reconstruction and Rehabilitation After Large-Scale Natural Disasters: Lessons from the Indian Ocean Tsunami in Aceh and Nias, Indonesia

In the past few years we have unfortunately had several reminders of the ability of a particular type of ocean wave—a tsunami—to devastate coastal areas. The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, in particular, was one of the largest natural disasters of past decades in terms of the number of people killed. The name of this phenomenon, tsunami , is possibly the only term that has entered the physics lexicon from Japanese. We use Japanese and Western sources to document historical tsunami in Europe and Japan, the birth of the scientific understanding of tsunami, and how the Japanese term came to be adopted in English.

Download Full-text

Responding to Natural Disasters: Managing a Hotel in the Aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami

Tourism and Hospitality Research ◽

10.1057/palgrave.thr.6040047 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 89-96 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Joan C. Henderson

Keyword(s):

Indian Ocean ◽

Natural Disasters ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽

Physical Damage ◽

General Manager ◽

The Indian Ocean ◽

Resort Hotel ◽

Dramatic Fall

The case describes the experiences of the General Manager of a luxury resort hotel on the Thai island of Phuket in the days immediately following the Indian Ocean tsunami at the end of 2004. Although the property escaped physical damage and there were no fatalities among residents and staff, the management had to deal with an unprecedented crisis caused by disruption to the tourism industry in the destination as a whole and a dramatic fall in arrivals. Recovery efforts are outlined and reference is made to longer-term impacts on business and the challenges of restoring confidence and returning to normality. Issues arising from the case are suggested in a final list of questions for discussion.

Download Full-text

Can we mitigate the effect of natural disasters on child health? Evidence from the Indian Ocean tsunami in Indonesia

Health Economics ◽

10.1002/hec.4202 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Aurélia Lépine ◽

Maria Restuccio ◽

Eric Strobl

Keyword(s):

Indian Ocean ◽

Child Health ◽

Natural Disasters ◽

Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽

The Indian Ocean

Download Full-text

Improving spatiotemporal groundwater estimates after natural disasters using remotely sensed data – a case study of the Indian Ocean Tsunami

Earth Science Informatics ◽

10.1007/s12145-015-0238-y ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 101-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Pennan Chinnasamy ◽

Michael G. Sunde

Keyword(s):

Indian Ocean ◽

Natural Disasters ◽

Remotely Sensed ◽

Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽

Remotely Sensed Data ◽

The Indian Ocean

Download Full-text

Counseling Psychology and Large-Scale Disasters

The Counseling Psychologist ◽

10.1177/0011000011419309 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 39 (8) ◽

pp. 1203-1211 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sue C. Jacobs ◽

Mary Ann Hoffman ◽

Mark M. Leach ◽

Lawrence H. Gerstein

Keyword(s):

Social Justice ◽

Indian Ocean ◽

Disaster Response ◽

Counseling Psychology ◽

Large Scale ◽

Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽

The Indian Ocean ◽

Long Term Impact ◽

Personal Reflections

Juntunen and Parham each reacted positively with important personal reflections and/or calls to action in response to “Counseling Psychology and Large-Scale Disasters, Catastrophes, and Traumas: Opportunities for Growth.” We comment on the primary themes and suggestions they raised. Since the time we were stimulated by Katrina and its aftermath and the Indian Ocean tsunami to conceptualize and bring to fruition this major contribution, large-scale disasters seemed to be happening everywhere (even to some of us personally or as responders). This underscores the need Juntunen highlighted to examine our motivations, self-care, privilege, and the long-term impact of disasters and disaster response work. Also, we agree with Parham that it makes palpable the need for counseling psychology to move beyond compassion and action by a relative few to act now, respond to, and engage in systematic action and research on large-scale disasters, through a bioecological and social justice approach.

Download Full-text