...Indrajit Pal; Subhajit Ghosh; Itesh Dash; Anirban Mukhopadhyay Purpose This paper aims to provide a general overview of the international Tsunami warning system mandated by the United Nations, particularly on cataloging past studies and a strategic focus in the Indian Ocean, particularly...

...Ravindu Udayantha Jayasekara; Gaindu Saranga Jayathilaka; Chandana Siriwardana; Dilanthi Amaratunga; Richard Haigh; Chaminda Bandara; Ranjith Dissanayake Purpose The current National Early Warning System for Sri Lanka (NEWS: SL) was established after the devastations of the Indian Ocean Tsunami...

... resilience is less recognised and remains under-rehearsed in the urban planning context. Within this context, this research paper aims to investigate the methods and approaches of using POS to enhance the coastal cities’ resilience to tsunamis through planning and designing interventions. Design...

...Sathiyanathan Harisuthan; Hashan Hasalanka; Devmini Kularatne; Chandana Siriwardana Purpose This paper aims to identify the specific parameters in developing a framework to assess the structural vulnerability of hospital buildings in Sri Lanka against tsunami. Along with that, the adaptability...

...Richard Haigh; Maheshika Menike Sakalasuriya; Dilanthi Amaratunga; Senaka Basnayake; Siri Hettige; Sarath Premalal; Ananda Jayasinghe Arachchi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to deliver a detailed analysis of the functioning of upstream–downstream interface process of the tsunami early...

...Harkunti Pertiwi Rahayu; Louise K. Comfort; Richard Haigh; Dilanthi Amaratunga; Devina Khoirunnisa Purpose This study aims to identify the gaps in current policy and propose a viable framework for policy improvement regarding people-centered tsunami early warning chain in Padang City...

... Dissanayake Purpose This study aims to evaluate the coastal disaster resilience and the disaster management framework of Sri Lanka, by conducting a case study in a few coastal areas in the district of Matara which were majorly affected in 2004 by the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Although it has been 15 years since...

...Mo Hamza; Peter Månsson Purpose The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami prompted global efforts to develop end-to-end multi-hazard warning systems. Taking this event as a starting point, and drawing on experiences from the following advancement of the Indonesian tsunami early warning system, this paper aims...

... players, who make a decision based not only on direct motive but also on various complex motives and interactions with other players, is considered. Interactive decision-making during the housing reconstruction project in Sri Lanka after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is analyzed using game theory...

...-disaster housing strategies through a comparative review. Design/methodology/approach The research selects coastal cities of Tamil Nadu state, where the post-disaster temporary shelter and rehabilitation was planned and implemented after the Tsunami in 2004. The Tsunami created havoc in Nagapattinam...

...Yenny Rahmayati Purpose This study aims to reframe the common concept of post-disaster reconstruction “building back better”, especially in the context of post-disaster housing design. Design/methodology/approach An Aceh post-tsunami housing reconstruction project is used as a case study...

...Gertrud Tauber Purpose – This research aims to examine three housing projects implemented by local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and planned by local architects after the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 in rural South India. The key to the acceptance of post-disaster houses lies in meeting...

...Iftekhar Ahmed; Darryn McEvoy Purpose – After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, major resettlement programmes were implemented in the affected countries including Sri Lanka and India. New settlements were built from scratch on vacant land, which consisted of building new houses and provision...

...Chandana P. Dinesh; Abdul U. Bari; Ranjith P.G. Dissanayake; Mazayuki Tamura Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a method and results of evaluating damaged building extraction using an object recognition task in pre‐ and post‐tsunami event. The advantage of remote sensing and its...