Rebuilding Local Communities in the Wake of Disaster: Social Recovery in Sri Lanka and India

by Martin Mulligan, Yaso Nadarajah, Yaso Nadarajah Martin Mulligan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415501555
• ISBN13: 9780415501552
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"