Post Tsunami Reconstruction Process in Sri Lanka affected by 2004 Sumatra Tsunami, -Part 4-

Regional Transition of the Temporary House Construction

Abstract

Housing reconstruction projects have been taken by the Government of Sri Lanka for the victims since the 2004 Sumatra Tsunami. It is chronologically divided into three stages (Emergency shelter, Temporary House, and Permanent House). The authors conducted a field survey in March 2006 to understand the recovery conditions, and obtained data set, which had been collected for 13 months after December 2004, by Rebuilding and Development Agency. It shows about the construction status of Temporary House and Permanent House. This paper demonstrates regional transition of the Temporary House construction in comparison with Permanent House.