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Structure of Recovery Process in Banda Aceh, Indonesia After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Housing reconstruction projects supported with foreign agencies such as JICA and USAID are under process in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, the most damaged area due to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. As of March 2008, there are still some problems with regard to city and village planning in the post recovery process from the viewpoint of disaster management. The authors conducted a field survey in March 2008 to understand the recovery conditions, and had interview to JICA, BRR, and the victims about livelihood condition at new resettlement sites. This paper demonstrates the recovery process of affected people, and clarifies the problems of the reconstruction and rehabilitation project managed by BRR using structural chart of post-disaster recovery process.

Source: Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)

DOI: 10.3130/aija.74.1257

Authors: Hideaki NAKAZATO, Osamu MURAO, Kazuya SUGIYASU

Institution: University of Tsukuba

Language: English

Topic: Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: United States Agency for International Development, Japan International Cooperation Agency