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Title The Indian Ocean tsunami : the global response to a natural disaster / edited by Pradyumna P. Karan and Shanmugam P. Subbiah ; cartography by Dick Gilbreath.
Publication Info Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2011.


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Descript 1 online resource (xii, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Contents Introduction: when nature turns savage / Pradyumna P. Karan -- The tsunami disaster on the Andaman Sea coast of Thailand / Masatomo Umitsu -- The geoenvironment 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. Singarasubramanian [and others] -- 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 [and others] -- 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.
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ISBN 9780813126531 electronic bk.
0813126533 electronic bk.
9780813140056 electronic bk.
0813140056 electronic bk.
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Subject Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004.
Tsunami relief -- Asia.
Humanitarian assistance -- Asia.
Emergency management -- Asia.
Tsunami damage -- Asia.
Alt author Karan, Pradyumna P. (Pradyumna Prasad)
Subbiah, Shanmugam P.
Gilbreath, Dick.
Descript 1 online resource (xii, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Introduction: when nature turns savage / Pradyumna P. Karan -- The tsunami disaster on the Andaman Sea coast of Thailand / Masatomo Umitsu -- The geoenvironment 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. Singarasubramanian [and others] -- 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 [and others] -- 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.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780813126531 electronic bk.
0813126533 electronic bk.
9780813140056 electronic bk.
0813140056 electronic bk.
Subject Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004.
Tsunami relief -- Asia.
Humanitarian assistance -- Asia.
Emergency management -- Asia.
Tsunami damage -- Asia.
Alt author Karan, Pradyumna P. (Pradyumna Prasad)
Subbiah, Shanmugam P.
Gilbreath, Dick.

Subject Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004.
Tsunami relief -- Asia.
Humanitarian assistance -- Asia.
Emergency management -- Asia.
Tsunami damage -- Asia.
Descript 1 online resource (xii, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Introduction: when nature turns savage / Pradyumna P. Karan -- The tsunami disaster on the Andaman Sea coast of Thailand / Masatomo Umitsu -- The geoenvironment 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. Singarasubramanian [and others] -- 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 [and others] -- 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.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
Alt author Karan, Pradyumna P. (Pradyumna Prasad)
Subbiah, Shanmugam P.
Gilbreath, Dick.
ISBN 9780813126531 electronic bk.
0813126533 electronic bk.
9780813140056 electronic bk.
0813140056 electronic bk.
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