Tsunami: Disaster Management

The Tsunami triggered a new interest in understanding this phenomenon, which had until now been quite rare. However, there are numerous lessons to be learnt from this catastrophe, especially in Tsunami disaster management. This book is a comprehensive exploitation of a disaster like tsunami and its pre as well as post disaster management. Beginning with an examination of this phenomenon, on what it is and how it works, the book moves on to assess various mitigation strategies and relief efforts. These include pre-disaster Tsunami warning systems, post-disaster issues, like medical aid, food, water, sanitation, shelter and relocation etc. Assessing practical information on the disaster management lessons learnt from the previous disasters, it discusses the complex issues relating to reconstruction and re-settlement post-disaster and the challenges faring the re-establishment of economic livelihoods.