Post-tsunami Recovery Process in Thailand affected by 2004 Indian Ocean TsunamiPost-tsunami Recovery Process in Thailand affected by 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, Part 2

Report on Recovery Condition in Phuket and Khao Lak as of October 2011

Abstract

The author surveyed post-tsunami recovery condition of the damaged areas in Phuket and Khao Lak, Thailand in October 2011, seven years after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. The survey was carried out in some permanent housing sites, interviewing with residents, and in some developed places based on the recovery strategies by the government. This paper reports the conditions and points out the clarified problems of recovery settlements: (1) selection of permanent houses by the government influencing future residential situation, (2) building management by the donors, and (3) continuous management for evacuation signboard.