1st Edition

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

By Martin Mulligan, Yaso Nadarajah Copyright 2012
252 Pages
by Routledge India

252 Pages
by Routledge India

252 Pages
by Routledge India

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... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Glossary  1. Introduction  2. Setting the Research Questions  3. How and Where the Study was Conducted  4. Thematic Analysis of Research Outcomes  5. A Summary of Research Findings  6. Towards a Community Development Approach to Disaster Recovery.  Bibliography.  About the Authors.  Index

Biography

Martin Mulligan is Director, Globalism Research Centre, School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Yaso Nadarajah is Senior Research Fellow, Globalism Research Centre and Senior Research Manager, Global Cities Research Institute, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.