scholarly journals An integrated social response to disasters: the case of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Sri Lanka

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 595-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siri Hettige ◽  
Richard Haigh
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The impact of disasters caused by natural hazards on people in affected communities is mediated by a whole range of circumstances such as the intensity of the disaster, type and nature of the community affected and the nature of loss and displacement. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the need to adopt a holistic or integrated approach to assessment of the process of disaster recovery, and to develop a multidimensional assessment framework. Design/methodology/approach The study is designed as a novel qualitative assessment of the recovery process using qualitative data collection techniques from a sample of communities affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami in Eastern and Southern Sri Lanka. Findings The outcomes of the interventions have varied widely depending on such factors as the nature of the community, the nature of the intervention and the mode of delivery for donor support. The surveyed communities are ranked in terms of the nature and extent of recovery. Practical implications The indices of recovery developed constitute a convenient tool of measurement of effectiveness and limitations of external interventions. The assessment used is multidimensional and socially inclusive. Originality/value The approach adopted is new to post-disaster recovery assessments and is useful for monitoring and evaluation of recovery processes. It also fits into the social accountability model as the assessment is based on community experience with the recovery process.

scholarly journals RECOVERY CURVES FOR HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION IN SRI LANKA AFTER THE 2004 INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI

2010 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 51-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
OSAMU MURAO ◽  
HIDEAKI NAKAZATO
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Recovery Curves ◽  
The Government ◽  
Post Disaster

On the 26th of December 2004, the Tsunami damaged to five provinces in Sri Lanka and more than 40,000 people were displaced, lost, or killed within a short time. After the tsunami, the Government provided three types of houses for the victims (temporary shelters, transitional houses, and permanent houses). The authors conducted several field surveys and interviews in the damaged area to investigate the recovery conditions, and obtained dataset, which had been collected for 13 months since December 2004 by Rebuilding and Development Agency. It shows the construction status of transitional house and permanent house in the damaged areas. This paper demonstrates recovery curves for the transitional houses and the permanent houses. With the aim of constructing post-earthquake recovery curves for Sri Lanka, the factors of time (months) and completion ratio of building construction are used. The obtained curves quantitatively clarify the regional differences in the completion dates and processes of construction. The proposed quantitative methodology will be used for other damaged countries due to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. It means that this kind of analysis is essential for investigating post-disaster recovery process because it enables comparative studies of urban/rural planning among different types of post-disaster recovery processes throughout the world.

scholarly journals The Impact of Parental Death on Child Well-being: Evidence from the Indian Ocean Tsunami

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ava Cas ◽  
Elizabeth Frankenberg ◽  
Wayan Suriastini ◽  
Duncan Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Parental Death ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Impact

The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004: observations in Sri Lanka and Thailand

2006 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Rossetto ◽  
N. Peiris ◽  
A. Pomonis ◽  
S. M. Wilkinson ◽  
D. Del Re ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
The Indian Ocean

INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI ON 26 DECEMBER 2004: NUMERICAL MODELING OF INUNDATION IN THREE CITIES ON THE SOUTH COAST OF SRI LANKA

2008 ◽  
Vol 02 (02) ◽  
pp. 133-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. WIJETUNGE ◽  
XIAOMING WANG ◽  
PHILIP L.-F. LIU
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Maximum Flow ◽  
South Coast ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
The South ◽  
Tsunami Inundation ◽  
Inundation Maps ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
2004 Tsunami

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused enormous loss of lives and damage to property in Sri Lanka and in several other countries bordering the Indian Ocean. One way of mitigating potential loss of lives from a similar event in the future is through early warning and quick evacuation of vulnerable coastal communities to safer areas, and such evacuation planning is usually carried out based on inundation maps. Accordingly, the present paper outlines the numerical modelling carried out to develop tsunami inundation maps on a grid of 10 m resolution for three cities on the south coast of Sri Lanka. The results give the tsunami arrival time contours and the spatial distribution of the extent of inundation, the maximum flow velocities as well as the hydrodynamic force in these three cities due to an event similar to the 2004 tsunami.

Social and Political Prerequisites for Recovery in Sri Lanka after the December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 845-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra Godavitarne ◽  
Natasha Udu-gama ◽  
Mathini Sreetharan ◽  
Jane Preuss ◽  
Frederick Krimgold
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Political Leadership ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Development Control ◽  
Aceh Province ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
Centralized Coordination

On 26 December 2004, a devastating tsunami struck the coasts of 12 nations on the Indian Ocean. Over 300,000 people in 12 countries died in the wake of the tsunami, millions of housing units were damaged or destroyed, economies were devastated, and ecosystems were disrupted. The lessons from this catastrophe have worldwide implications, but the tragedies were local. Sri Lanka and the Aceh province of Indonesia suffered most of the casualties. The Sri Lankan experience illustrates that the recovery can be hindered by a country's social and political conditions. Challenges to recovery include the need for centralized coordination and organization, planning and development control, gathering planning data, political leadership, equitable distribution of recovery assistance, and disaster education.

Verification of the Destruction Mechanism of Structures in Sri Lanka and Thailand Due to the Indian Ocean Tsunami

2006 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshimichi Yamamoto ◽  
Hiroaki Takanashi ◽  
Samantha Hettiarachchi ◽  
Saman Samarawickrama
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Destruction Mechanism ◽  
The Indian Ocean

scholarly journals The Impact of Parental Death on Child Well-being: Evidence From the Indian Ocean Tsunami

Demography ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 437-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ava Gail Cas ◽  
Elizabeth Frankenberg ◽  
Wayan Suriastini ◽  
Duncan Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Parental Death ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Impact

Legitimacy, accountability and impression management in NGOs: the Indian Ocean tsunami

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1075-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Lee Conway ◽  
Patricia Ann O'Keefe ◽  
Sue Louise Hrasky
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Impression Management ◽  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Management Activity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
For Profit ◽  
The Indian Ocean

Purpose – Prior research has investigated legitimation strategies in corporate annual reports in the for-profit sector. The purpose of this paper is to investigate this phenomenon in an NGO environment. It investigates Australian overseas aid agencies’ responses to criticism of the relief effort following the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. It aims to determine whether voluntary annual report disclosures were reflective of impression management and/or of the discharge of functional accountability. Design/methodology/approach – The paper applies content analysis to compare the structure and content of the annual reports of 19 Australian overseas aid agencies before and after the Indian Ocean tsunami. Findings – Results suggest voluntary disclosure in annual reports significantly increased post-tsunami and was more consistent with impression management activity rather than functional accountability suggesting a response to the legitimacy challenge. The use of impression management tactics differed with agency size, with larger agencies using ingratiation in order to appear more attractive while smaller ones promoted their particular achievements. Originality/value – This paper makes a contribution by extending prior impression management and legitimacy literature to an NGO environment. It has implications for the development of these theories as it looks at organisations where the stakeholders are different from the for-profit sector and profits are not the main concern. It raises issues about the concept of accountability in the NGO sector, and how the nature of organisation reporting is changing to address the challenges of a sector where access to funds is highly competitive.

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