Community Participation In Tsunami Disaster Response And Recovery In Thailand

Author : Monica Lindberg Falk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317690139

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Post-Tsunami Recovery in Thailand by Monica Lindberg Falk Pdf

Of all the huge natural disasters that claimed the lives of thousands in Asia, the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 was the largest, estimated to have killed more than 230,000 people. The scope of damage brought about by this natural disaster urges focus on recovery and post-disaster reconstruction from several perspectives. Here we find an in-depth ethnography of Thailand and the role of culture and religion as an underpinning issue in post-disaster recovery. Following the post-tsunami recovery over five years, the book provides knowledge on socio-cultural responses from affected local communities after natural hazards, and is based on original material collected in Thailand after the 2004 tsunami. With a focus on how culture and religion interplay in the processes of building resilience and decreasing vulnerability, it gives a deeper understanding of how disasters are experienced and dealt with on a local level. It examines survivors’ experiences of rituals and ceremonies that became a part of the survivors’ lives in new ways after the tsunami, offering psychological reassurance and religious efficaciousness as well as communication links between themselves and the deceased. Using observations, narratives and material from in-depth interviews with survivors, relatives, relief workers, officials and Buddhist monks and nuns, this book contributes to the research on anthropology of disaster and to the development of research on cultural resilience and religion in post-disaster recovery. It will be of interest to scholars of Disaster Studies, Buddhist Studies and Asian Studies.

Author : S. K. Jayasuriya,Peter McCawley
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781849806831

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The Asian Tsunami by S. K. Jayasuriya,Peter McCawley Pdf

The 2004 Asian tsunami was the greatest natural disaster in recent times. Almost 230,000 people died. In response, governments in Asia and the broader international community announced large aid programs. The resulting assistance effort was one of the largest humanitarian programs ever organised in the developing world. This book discusses the lessons of the aid effort for disaster protection policy in developing countries.

Author : Ma. Regina M. Hechanova,Lynn C. Waelde
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839097904

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Resistance, Resilience, and Recovery from Disasters by Ma. Regina M. Hechanova,Lynn C. Waelde Pdf

This book showcases research in disaster response in Southeast Asia of particular interest for those studying disaster and mental health, and for providers of mental health and psychosocial support. Contributors cover topics ranging from resistance to disasters to resilience and recovery interventions.

Author : Rajib Shaw
Publisher : Springer
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9784431551171

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Recovery from the Indian Ocean Tsunami by Rajib Shaw Pdf

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.

Author : Martin Mulligan,Yaso Nadarajah
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000365825

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Rebuilding Local Communities in the Wake of Disaster by Martin Mulligan,Yaso Nadarajah Pdf

This book examines the sociological consequences of disaster relief and recovery, and uncovers its impact on the communities that were affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. It is the most extensive and intensive study of post-disaster community rebuilding yet reported in the literature on the subject. The authors draw on this research to develop a three-phase strategy for moving from quick and effective relief to long-term social recovery work. While there have been many big natural disasters since then, none have affected so many local communities spread over so many nations and none have evoked the same kind of global response. A great deal of post-tsunami recovery work was done in India and Sri Lanka, with more than 500 international aid and humanitarian agencies involved in Sri Lanka alone – many with little experience in long-term community development. This book argues that international aid agencies must work patiently to put in place meaningful partnerships with local, community-based organisations as soon as long-term physical and social planning becomes possible. The authors explain that such an approach could help address some pre-existing vulnerabilities in disaster-affected communities. They argue that it is much easier to rebuild damaged infrastructure than to rebuild shattered lives, and to ensure that traumatised communities are not put under new stresses and strains, the ‘fault-lines’ within these communities need to be lessened.

Author : Rajib Shaw
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : 9781845449544

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Recovery from the Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster by Rajib Shaw Pdf

Author : Shahla F. Ali
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107106390

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Governing Disasters by Shahla F. Ali Pdf

Drawing on international, state and private sector case studies and a global survey, this book examines local engagement in disaster relief.

Author : Caroline Brassard,David W. Giles,Arnold M. Howitt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9784431551577

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Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific by Caroline Brassard,David W. Giles,Arnold M. Howitt Pdf

The Asia-Pacific region is one of the most vulnerable to a variety of natural and manmade hazards. This edited book productively brings together scholars and senior public officials having direct experience in dealing with or researching on recent major natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific. The chapters focus on disaster preparedness and management, including pre-event planning and mitigation, crisis leadership and emergency response, and disaster recovery. Specific events discussed in this book include a broad spectrum of disasters such as tropical storms and typhoons in the Philippines; earthquakes in China; tsunamis in Indonesia, Japan, and Maldives; and bushfires in Australia. The book aims to generate discussions about improved risk reduction strategies throughout the region. It seeks to provide a comparative perspective across countries to draw lessons from three perspectives: public policy, humanitarian systems, and community engagement.

Author : Ngoh Tiang Tan,Allison Rowlands,Frances K. O. Yuen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781136447112

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Asian Tsunami and Social Work Practice by Ngoh Tiang Tan,Allison Rowlands,Frances K. O. Yuen Pdf

Asian Tsunami and Social Work Practice presents an inside look at the complicated nature of disaster preparedness and how it relates to poverty, trauma, community development, and service delivery systems. Health, human services, and mental health professionals from countries still reeling from the devastations of the Asian Tsunami of 2004 reflect on the challenges facing survivors, the effects of the disaster, and interventions by the community and social work professionals. This unique book offers real-life accounts of practice models and the experiences of recovery from natural and man-made events. When disaster strikes, social workers and other human service professionals not only are the first responders, they are also called upon to help victims with the effects of trauma and displacement, providing social and emotional support in the recovery and rebuilding of families and communities. Asian Tsunami and Social Work Practice explores social interventions used in relief efforts to aid hundreds of thousands of people who were left at risk and in need in affected areas of South Asia and East Africa, including Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Singapore, and Indonesia. Asian Tsunami and Social Work Practice examines: mental health practice in emergency response the connections between disability and disaster social and physical conditions after the tsunami of 2004 state and civil society responses in India service delivery frameworks the effective use of volunteers training programs for social workers and recovery workers the economic, social, and psychological impacts on survivors and much more Asian Tsunami and Social Work Practice is an invaluable aid for students, practice professionals, and educators in health and human services, as well as anyone working in international aid and disaster relief.

Author : Sunita Reddy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811301827

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The Asian Tsunami and Post-Disaster Aid by Sunita Reddy Pdf

Through the lens of the Asian tsunami, this book problematizes concepts that are normally taken for granted in disaster discourse, including relief, recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation. The unprecedented flow of humanitarian aid after the Asian tsunami, though well-intentioned, showed adverse effects and unintended consequences in the lives of people in the communities across nations. Aid led not only to widespread relief and recovery but also to an exacerbation of old forms of inequities and the creation of new ones arising from the prioritization, distribution and management of aid. This, in turn, led to the incongruity between the needs and expectations of the affected and the agendas of aid agencies and their various intermediaries. This book examines the long-term consequences of post-disaster aid by posing the following questions: What has the aid been expended on? Where has the aid primarily been expended, and how? And what were the unintended consequences of post-disaster aid for the communities? This topical volume is of interest to social scientists, human rights and law researchers and environmental scientists interested in disaster studies.

Author : DeMond S. Miller,Jason David Rivera
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1420088238

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Community Disaster Recovery and Resiliency by DeMond S. Miller,Jason David Rivera Pdf

Once again nature‘s fury has taken a toll in pain, suffering, and lives lost. In recognition of the need for a rapid and appropriate response, CRC Press will donate $5 to the American Red Cross for every copy of Community Disaster Recovery and Resiliency: Exploring Global Opportunities and Challenges sold. In the past, societies would learn from di

Author : Irasema Alcántara-Ayala,Jean-Claude Thouret,Peng Cui,Marten Geertsema,Rodrigo Cienfuegos
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832503317

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Integrated Disaster Risk Management: From Earth Sciences to Policy Making by Irasema Alcántara-Ayala,Jean-Claude Thouret,Peng Cui,Marten Geertsema,Rodrigo Cienfuegos Pdf

Author : Takako Izumi,Rajib Shaw
Publisher : Springer
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9784431554141

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Disaster Management and Private Sectors by Takako Izumi,Rajib Shaw Pdf

This book draws upon case studies and practices of different types of DRR involvement by the private sector from all over the world. The book comprises two parts, Part I: Overview and Regional Cases; and Part II: Country Cases. The regional cases include those from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central America, and the country cases include ones from India, Japan, the United States, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Nepal. DRR at the international level is discussed from the perspective of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). The perspective of the Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is presented in the discussion of DRR at the societal level. The private sector is becoming more active in disaster management and plays an important role in distributing relief items and sending search and rescue teams in the response phase. However, once the response stage is over, private sector involvement tends to fade. While a number of disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives by the private sector are documented, they remain limited. The private sector can contribute enormously to DRR by developing business continuity plans, innovating technology for early warning systems, and providing and sharing technical knowledge, skills, and resources in the field of disaster preparedness. To strengthen DRR capacity, it is crucial to involve the private sector as major actors in DRR. The primary target groups for this book are students and researchers in the fields of disaster management and DRR studies. Another target group comprises practitioners and policy makers, who will be able to apply the collective knowledge from this work to policy and decision making. The book provides an overview of the current research trends and furnishes basic knowledge on this important topic.

Author : Olga Petrucci
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789535111900

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Natural Disasters by Olga Petrucci Pdf

This book is an overview of the complex and multifaceted topic of natural disasters impact. Several possible approaches can be undertaken to assess economic, psychological, societal or environmental damage caused by natural disasters, aiming to reduce the effects of future events on the whole of these sectors. This book proposes a range of studies realized in different continents, showing various aspects from which natural disasters can be view, thus giving a measure of the complexity and multidisciplinary of the topic. It starts with a paper presenting a possible strategy to either avoid or reduce the vulnerability of concrete buildings during floods. Then, it continues with an insight into the communication during post-disaster emergency phase and with two chapters concerning the assessment of two different kinds of impact on people everyday life. The book ends with an analysis of the role of stakeholder participation in post-disaster reconstruction.

Author : Adenrele Awotona
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317080145

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Planning for Community-based Disaster Resilience Worldwide by Adenrele Awotona Pdf

We are witnessing an ever-increasing level and intensity of disasters from Ecuador to Ethiopia and beyond, devastating millions of ordinary lives and causing long-term misery for vulnerable populations. Bringing together 26 case studies from six continents, this volume provides a unique resource that discusses, in considerable depth, the multifaceted matrix of natural and human-made disasters. It examines their bearing on the loss of human and productive capital; the conduct of national policies and the setting of national development priorities; and on the nature of international aid and bilateral assistance strategies and programs of donor countries. In order to ensure the efficacy and appropriateness of their support for disaster survivors, international agencies, humanitarian and disaster relief organizations, scholars, non-governmental organizations, and members of the global emergency management community need to have insight into best practices and lessons learned from various disasters across national and cultural boundaries. The evidence obtained from the numerous case studies in this volume serves to build a worldwide community that is better informed about the cultural and traditional contexts of such disasters and better enabled to prepare for, respond to, and finally rebuild sustainable communities after disasters in different environments. The main themes of the case studies include: • the need for community planning and emergency management to unite in order to achieve the mutual aim of creating a sustainable disaster-resilient community, coupled with the necessity to enact and implement appropriate laws, policies, and development regulations for disaster risk reduction; • the need to develop a clear set of urban planning and urban design principles for improving the built environment’s capacities for disaster risk management through the integration of disaster risk reduction education into the curricula of colleges and universities; • the need to engage the whole community to build inclusive governance structures as prerequisites for addressing climate change vulnerability and fostering resilience and sustainability. Furthermore, the case studies explore the need to link the existence and value of scientific knowledge accumulated in various countries with decision-making in disaster risk management; and the relevance and transferability from one cultural context to another of the lessons learned in building institutional frameworks for whole community partnerships.