@article{351838,
      recid = {351838},
      author = {Karan, Pradyumna P. and Subbiah, Shanmugam P. and  Gilbreath, Dick.},
      title = {The Indian Ocean tsunami the global response to a natural  disaster / [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {University Press of Kentucky,},
      address = {Lexington, Ky. :},
      pages = {1 online resource (xii, 310 p.) :},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {December 2004, a tsunami swept over the coasts of  Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and other South  Asian countries, leaving hundreds of thousands dead and  many more without the resources to rebuild their lives.  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 deadùan  estimated 225,000ùwere buried in mass graves; relief  organizations struggled to reach rural areas and provide  adequate aid to survivors. The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The  Global Response to a Natural Disaster is the first  comprehensive assessment of the environmental, social, and  economic costs of this tragedy. Soon after the tsunami, an  international team of geographers, geologists,  anthropologists, and political scientists traveled to the  most damaged areas to observe and document the tsunami's  impact. The Indian Ocean Tsunami draws on data collected by  this team. Editors Pradyumna P. Karan and Shanmugam P.  Subbiah, along with contributors from multiple disciplines,  examine numerous issues that arose in the aftermath of the  tsunami, such as inequities in response efforts, unequal  distribution of disaster relief aid, and relocation and  housing problems. The Indian Ocean Tsunami is organized  into several sections, the first of which deals with the  ecological destruction of the tsunami. It includes case  studies and photographs of the damage in Japan, Indonesia,  South India, and other areas. The second section analyzes  the economic and social aspects of the aid responses,  specifically discussing the role of NGOs in tsunami relief,  the strengths and weaknesses of the reconstruction process,  and the lessons the tsunami offers to those who are  responsible for dealing with future disasters.  In the  tsunami's aftermath, the inadequacies of governmental and  privately funded aid and the challenge of rehabilitating  devastated ecosystems quickly became apparent. With this  volume, Karan and Suhbiah illuminate the need for the  development of efficient, socially and environmentally  sustainable practices to cope with environmental disasters.  They suggest that education about the ongoing process of  recovery will mitigate the effects of future natural  disasters. Including maps, photographs, and statistical  analyses, The Indian Ocean Tsunami is a clear and  definitive evaluation of the tsunami's impact and the  world's response to it. --Book Jacket.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/351838},
}