The Indian Ocean tsunami The global response to a natural disaster

Emergency Management - Humanitarian Assistance

Indian Ocean Tsunami - 2004

Tsunami Damage - tsunami Relief

Content:
Introduction: when nature turns savage / Pradyumna P. Karan
The tsunami disaster on the Andaman Sea coast of Thailand / Masatomo Umitsu
The geo environment and the giant tsunami disaster in the northern part of Sumatra Island, Indonesia / Masatomo Umitsu
Geological and geomorphological perspectives of the tsunami on the Tamil Nadu Coast, India / S. R. Singara subramanian.[et al.]
Tsunami inundations and their impact in the Kaveri River delta, Tamil Nadu, India / S. Rani Senthamarai and J. Francis Lawrence
Impact of the tsunami on the coastal ecosystems of the Andaman Islands, India / Ramesh Ramchandran ... [et al.]
Environmental damage in the Maldives from the Indian Ocean tsunami / Koji Fujima
Tsunami disasters in Seenigama Village, Sri Lanka, and Taro Town, Japan / Kenji Yamazaki and Tomoko Yamazaki
Post-tsunami recovery in south Thailand, with special reference to the tourism industry / David Zurick
The role of NGOs in tsunami relief and reconstruction in Cuddalore District, South India / Muthusami Kumaran and Tricia Torris
Sociocultural frame, religious networks, miracles: experiences from tsunami disaster management in South India / Seiko Sugimoto, Antonysamy Sagayaraj, and Yoshio Sugimoto
Achievements and weaknesses in post-tsunami reconstruction in Sri Lanka / Martin Mulligan and Judith Shaw
Improving governance structures for natural disaster response : lessons from the Indian Ocean tsunami / Miranda A. Schreurs
Transnational geopolitical competition and national disasters : lessons from the Indian Ocean tsunami / Christopher Jasparro and Jonathan Taylor.