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The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster
Karan, P.P.; Subbiah, S.P. (Ed.) (2011). The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. University Press of Kentucky: Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2652-4. xii, 310 pp.

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    VLIZ: Dynamical Oceanography DYN.81 [101657]

Keywords
    Damage
    Management
    Water waves > Surface water waves > Tsunamis
    ISW, Indian Ocean [Marine Regions]
    Marine/Coastal

Authors  Top 
  • Karan, P.P., editor
  • Subbiah, S.P., editor

Content
  • Karan, P.P. (2011). Introduction: When nature turns savage, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 1-31, more
  • Umitsu, M. (2011). The tsunami disaster on the Andaman Sea coast of Thailand, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 35-50, more
  • Umitsu, M. (2011). The geoenvironment and the giant tsunami disaster in the northern part of Sumatra Island, Indonesia, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 51-63, more
  • Singarasubramanian, S.R.; Mukesh, M.V.; Manoharan, K.; Seralathan, P.; Srinivasalu, S. (2011). Geologiscal and geomorphological perspectives of the tsunami on the Tamil Nadu Coast, India, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 65-97, more
  • Senthamarai, S.; Lawrence, J. (2011). Tsunami inundations and their impact in the Kaveri River Delta, Tamil Nadu, India, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 99-112, more
  • Ramchandran, R.; Ramachandran, P.; Senthilkumar, B.; Urban, B. (2011). Impact of the tsunami on the coastal ecosystems of the Andaman Islands, India, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 113-126, more
  • Fujima, K. (2011). Environmental damage in the Maldives from the Indian Ocean tsunami, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 127-134, more
  • Yamazaki, K.; Yamazaki, T. (2011). Tsnuami disasters in Seenigama Village, Sri Lanka and Taro Town, Japan, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 135-159, more
  • Zurick, D. (2011). Post-tsunami recovery in South Thailand, with special reference to the tourism industry, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 163-182, more
  • Kumaran, M.; Torris, T. (2011). The role of NGOs in tsunami relief and reconstruction in Cuddalore District, South India, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 183-211, more
  • Sugimoto, S.; Sagayaraj, A.; Sugimoto, Y. (2011). Sociocultural frame, religious networks, miracles: Experiences from tsunami disaster management in South India, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 213-235, more
  • Mulligan, M.; Shaw, J. (2011). Achievements and weaknesses in post-tsunami reconstruction in Sri Lanka, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 237-260, more
  • Schreurs, M.A. (2011). Improving governance structures for natural disaster response: Lessons from the Indian Tsunami, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 261-280, more
  • Jasparro, C.; Taylor, J. (2011). Transnational geopolitical competition and natural disasters: Lessons from the Indian Ocean tsunami, in: Karan, P.P. et al. The Indian Ocean tsunami: The global response to a natural disaster. pp. 283-299, more

Abstract
    On December 26, 2004, a massive tsunami triggered by an underwater earthquake pummeled the coasts of Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and other countries along the Indian Ocean. With casualties as far away as Africa, the aftermath was overwhelming: ships could be spotted miles inland; cars floated in the ocean; legions of the unidentified dead―an estimated 225,000―were buried in mass graves; relief organizations struggled to reach rural areas and provide adequate aid for survivors. Shortly after this disaster, researchers from around the world traveled to the region's most devastated areas, observing and documenting the tsunami's impact. The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster offers the first analysis of the response and recovery effort. Editors Pradyumna P. Karan and S. Subbiah, employing an interdisciplinary approach, have assembled an international team of top geographers, geologists, anthropologists, and political scientists to study the environmental, economic, and political effects of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The volume includes chapters that address the tsunami's geo-environmental impact on coastal ecosystems and groundwater systems. Other chapters offer sociocultural perspectives on religious power relations in South India and suggest ways to improve government agencies' response systems for natural disasters. A clear and definitive analysis of the second deadliest natural disaster on record, The Indian Ocean Tsunami will be of interest to environmentalists and political scientists alike, as well as to planners and administrators of disaster-preparedness programs.

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