Tsunami recovery in Sri Lanka : ethnic and regional dimensions / / edited by Dennis B. McGilvray and Michele R. Gamburd

• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.34/948095493
• Soggetto topico: Disaster relief - Asia, Southeast; Tsunamis - Asia, Southeast; Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004
• Altri autori: GamburdMichele Ruth <1965-> McGilvrayDennis B
• Note generali: First issued in paperback 2011.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-180) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Building the conflict back better : the politics of tsunami relief and reconstruction in Sri Lanka / Alan Keenan -- 2. Conflict, coastal vulnerability, and resiliency in tsunami-affected communities of Sri Lanka / Randall Kuhn -- 3. The golden wave : discourses on the equitable distribution of tsunami aid on Sri Lanka's southwest coast / Michele R. Gamburd -- 4. The sea goddess and the fishermen : religion and recovery in Navalady, Sri Lanka / Patricia Lawrence -- 5. Dreaming of dowry : post-tsunami housing strategies in eastern Sri Lanka / Dennis B. McGilvray and Patricia Lawrence -- 6. Actors in a masala movie : fieldnotes on the NGO tsunami response in eastern Sri Lanka / Timmo Gaasbeek -- 7. Principles ignored and lessons unlearned : a disaster studies perspective on the tsunami experience in Sri Lanka / Georg Frerks -- 8. Conclusion : hybrid perspectives on tsunami recovery / Dennis B. McGilvray and Michele R. Gamburd.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Indian Ocean Tsunami, which devastated 70 percent of Sri Lanka's coastline and killed an estimated 35,000 people, was remarkable both for the magnitude of the disaster and for the unprecedented scale of the relief and recovery operations mounted by national and international agencies. The reconstruction process was soon hampered by political patronage, by the competing efforts of hundreds of foreign humanitarian organizations, and by the ongoing civil war.The book is framed within this larger political and social context, offering descriptions and comparisons between two r
• Titolo autorizzato: Tsunami recovery in Sri Lanka
• ISBN: 1-135-15061-3; 9780415778778; 0-203-85651-1; 1-135-15062-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786992403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; ; 27.