Recovery from the Indian Ocean Tsunami A Ten-Year Journey /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Shaw, Rajib (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Natural disasters.; Environmental management.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Environmental Management.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

 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. 

 From the contents: Overview of ten years of recovery lessons from Indian Ocean Tsunami -- Institutional and legal arrangements and its impacts on urban issues -- Environmental Recovery and Mangrove Conservation: Post Indian Ocean Tsunami Policy responses in South and Southeast Asia -- Lessons from the Recovery of the Education Sector after the Indian Ocean Tsunami -- Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS) -- Post-tsunami Urban Recovery Process and Afterwards in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Indonesia.