Tsunami
| Item title | Author | Description | Language | Accession Number |
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| The Tsunami Waves and the Paradisiac Cycle: The Changing Image of the Andaman Coastal Region of Thailand | Cohen, Erik | Deals with the unexpected reemergence of a paradisiac image of the beaches and islands of the region unhindered by tourists from the impact of the tsunami. Shows the connection between paradise and tourism. Presents the tsunami waves and the pardisiac cycle model. Discusses the shifting image of the Andaman beach paradises. Focuses on paradise discovered, paradise despoiled, paradise destroyed, paradise reborn, and paradise regulated. | English | 80780 |
| Disaster Reduction in Asia & Pacific-ISDR informs, issue 4, 2009 | Presents global and regional news of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). Deals with response to cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, and conferences on disaster risk reduction. Describes partners in action at regional and national level, concerning disaster management, Tsunami Trust Fund, Tsunami warning system, disaster risk management. Provides strategic national/local action plan for disaster risk reduction, including thema ...Continue Reading | English | 78986 | |
| Safety System Development Manual for Local Administration Organizations with Conjoined Town Plan | Provides general information on disasters and disaster management. Deals with protection plan, the exercise and networks for disaster prevention and mitigation, and the warning of disaster situation. Describes community disaster management, considering the community participation, community involvement, community risk assessment, and assessment tools. Deals with city planning, focusing on Ministry regulations and law enforcement on land use, a ...Continue Reading | Thai | 78733 | |
| Southeast Asia: Past and Present | SarDesai, D. R | Introduces cultural heritage as traditional Southeast Asia from the time small kingdoms arose in mainland Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam) and in insular Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines). Studies the British acquisition of Burma and Malaya, Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei the French conquest of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam and the Dutch extension of authorit ...Continue Reading | English | 78637 |
| Restoration...for...Sustainable Plan | Shares experiences from the implementation of action plan at community level for restoring natural resources and environment. Describes local people's participation process in restoration plan, noting provinces with environmental damage i.e. Ranong, Phangnga, Trang, Satun, Phuket, and Krabi. Reflects tsunami in 2004, noting the damages in tsunami-affected provinces. Tabulates the action plans, activities, target areas, and coordinators. Inclu ...Continue Reading | Thai | 78302 | |
| Public Participation Promotion in Natural Resources and Environmental Restoration in Natural Disaster Affected Areas | Deals with the master plan of Department of Environmental Quality Promotion. Aims to promote mechanism and process of community participation, to campaign for natural resources and environmental restoration, to create information system for environmental report, and to enhance community competency in natural resources and environmental restoration. Presents the activities under the master plans, covering areas in tsunami affected provinces i.e. ...Continue Reading | Thai | 78212 | |
| Violence Against Women in the Post Tsunami Context 2007 | Reflects the post-tsunami situation of 12 communities in the tsunami-affected provinces: Ranong, Phang-nga, Phuket, and Krabi. Covers women of 5 different groups i.e. Buddhist Thai, Muslim Thai, Thai Diaspora and Chao Lay (The Moken, Moklen, and Urak Lawoi), and foreign workers. Uses questionnaire, interview guideline, case studies, and focus group discussions. Presents the brief description of each group in the study, and the overview of viol ...Continue Reading | Multilanguage | 77710 | |
| The Turbulence Continues on Land | Nattha Keenapan | Reports on the number of orphans who lost their parents by the December 2004 tsunami and their lives to cope with the catastrophe, mentioning improper government's registration system to collect the accurate orphans number and the registration process for monetary aid. Talks about the conflict occurred between relatives over the assistance benefits paid to orphans and children's psychological well-being and living situation. Refers to the estab ...Continue Reading | English | 77053 |
| Towards Inclusive Governance: Promoting the Participation of Disadvantaged Groups in Asia-Pacific | Examines the application of the principles of non-discrimination, participation, accountability and empowerment in governance arenas, and promotes the use of a human rights-based approach to programming on inclusive governance. Presents lessons learned on inclusive governance through 10 case studies of development policies and programmes in eight Asia-Pacific countries i.e. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Iran, Philippines, and S ...Continue Reading | English | 76662 | |
| Thailand Condensed: 2000 Years of History and Culture | London, Ellen | Provides facts and information about Thailand. Reviews 2000 years of Thai history and culture, dealing with ancient history, Sukhothai Era (1238-1378), Ayutthaya Period (1351-1767), Thon Buri Period (1767-1772), Rattanakosin Era (1782-present). Describes the period of Luang Phibun Songkhram (1938-1944) and post-war governments, mentioning military rule and the monarchy. Covers the information on Thai traditions, religion, people and languages, ...Continue Reading | English | 76604 |
| Redefining and Reinforcing a Conceptual Design Paradigm: Mass-Customization Solutions from Natural Disaster Indications | Apisak Sindhuphak | Explains the concern for environment crisis and the disaster through rising and ongoing design solutions and proposals. Deals with the concept of mass customization. Investigates cases of global natural disasters, and describes the effect from an aftermath. Focuses on defining engineering and design solution that created to support reliving efforts. Presents the example to demonstrate contemporary design approaches to products. Concentrates ...Continue Reading | English | 76459 |
| Valuation Damages of Mangroves Forest by Tsunami: A Case Study of Kho Phathong Island Phang-nga province | Apiwan Kamlang-Ek National Conference of Economists 2007 (3rd : 2007 : Kasetsart University) |
Assesses the damage value of mangroves caused by the tsunami disaster on 26 December 2004, focusing on the areas at Kho Phathong Island in Phang-nga province. Considers the direct and indirect uses which had been adversely affected by the tsunami. Reports the findings on the damage value from the direct uses, including fishing activities and mangrove products. Includes the damage value from the indirect uses, covering the loss of net income fr ...Continue Reading | Thai | 76165 |
| Tsunami and the Southerners' Health | Bancha Pongpanich | Describes the situation of tsunami and the Southerners' health, considering the preparedness for the disaster. Deals with the health service system and the situation of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Raises the problems of the relief management for the community. Considers mechanisms at the local level, mentioning the self-organized and management for the preparedness of future disaster. | Thai | 76049 |
| Assessing Vulnerability Before, During and After a Natural Disaster in Fragile Regions: Case Study of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in Sri Lanka and Indonesia | Birkmann, Jorn | Considers how vulnerability assessment to natural hazards should take into account of the changing dynamics during and after a disaster. Provides a comparative analysis of the situation in Sri Lanka and Indonesia within the context of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Presents the concepts for measuring revealed vulnerabilities and methods of assessing the recovery process. Highlights differing ways in which the tsunami affected ongoing civil con ...Continue Reading | English | 75897 |
| UNICEF Annual Report 2005 | Reviews UNICEF's work in 2005, focusing on urgent action to improve children's lives and attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Mentions integrated services provided for improving child health, covering Sisu Samarakshak-a software program that allows rural women in India to access basic information on childcare, pregnancy, hygiene and sanitation. Reports the emergency cases of Niger, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the South Asia earthquake, ...Continue Reading | English | 75698 | |
| Southeast Asian Development | McGregor, Andrew | Provides a historical context by outlining pre-colonial and colonial empires, looking at how decisions made in these periods are still shaping development at present. Focuses on the economic, political and social dimensions of development. Examines the economic unevenness that has resulted within and between market-led and state-led economies. Outlines challenges posed by the Asian economic crisis and growth based on foreign direct investment ...Continue Reading | English | 75648 |
| Older Population in Indonesia: Trends, Issues and Policy Responses | Abikusno, Nugroho | Explains the demographics of ageing, the fertility decline and improvements in life expectancy in Indonesia. Describes the demographic profile of the older population in Indonesia between 1950 to 2050, highlighting the increasing life expectancy of older persons, the predominance of females in the older population as well as rural-urban differences in the extent of ageing. Deals with the variations between selected provinces in Indonesia in the ...Continue Reading | English | 75614 |
| Asia Tsunami Response: Anniversary Report | Details world vision programs regarding Asian tsunami across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and Myanmar. Encompasses emergency relief, community rehabilitation (including child-focused programming), economic recovery, and infrastructure rehabilitation. Details the focus of work in each country, regarding food & non-food assistance, child protection, shelter & sanitation, emergency response, disaster mitigation and preparedness. | English | 75495 | |
| UNICEF Humanitarian Action Report 2008-Summary | Presents lessons learned from the 2004 Indian ocean earthquake and tsunami, considering how UNICEF and its partners have worked to meet the needs and rights of affected children and women. Reports the emergency funding in 2007 and UNICEF humanitarian action funding requirements for 2008. Outlines UNICEF's appeal for 39 emergencies around the world, dealing with critical issues for children, and planned humanitarian action for 2008. Covers the ...Continue Reading | English | 75434 | |
| Representations of the 'Asian Tsunami' in the British Media | Skelton, Tracey | Provides a discourse analysis of the ways in which a British newspaper, the Guardian, represented the Indian Ocean Tsunami in December 2004. Examines the presence of dominant discourses and regimes of truth throughout the text and the images of the coverage from 27th to 31st December 2004. Explores the ways in which discourses of topicality, development and vulnerability, provide a framework for 'reading' the Guardian texts. Interrogates the r ...Continue Reading | English | 75370 |
