Post-Disaster Reconstruction

Lessons from Aceh

Matthew Clarke, Ismet Fanany, Sue Kenny

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2010
• eBook ISBN: 9781136541247
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Ecology
• Index: Social Sciences

On Sunday 26 December 2004, a tsunami of up to 30 metres high hit the northern tip of Sumatera in Indonesia, causing immediate destruction and the deaths of at least 130, 000 in Indonesia alone. The scale of the devastation and ensuing human suffering prompted the biggest response endeavour to any natural disaster in history.

Post-Disaster Reconstruction will be the first major book that analyses the different perspectives and experiences of the enormous post-tsunami reconstruction effort. It looks specifically at the reconstruction efforts in Aceh, one of the regions most heavily-hit by the tsunami and a province that has until recently suffered nearly three decades of armed conflict. Positioning the reconstruction efforts within Aceh's multi-layered historical, cultural, socio-political and religious contexts, the authors explore diverse experiences and assessments of the reconstruction. It considers the importance of the political and religious settings of the reconstruction, the roles of communities and local non-government organisations and the challenges faced by Indonesian and international agencies. From the in-depth examination of this important case study of disaster reconstruction - significant not only because of the huge scale of the natural disaster and response but also the post-conflict issues - the editors draw together the lessons learned for the future of Aceh and make general recommendations for post-disaster and post-conflict reconstruction-making.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Contents
• Tables
• Preface Silence can be Deafening and Emptiness can be Blinding1
• List of Acronyms
• Introduction
• Deconstructing Aceh's Reconstruction
• The Context of Reconstruction
• The Role Of Islamic Law (Sharia) In Post-Tsunami Reconstruction
• Political Reconstruction in Aceh
• Reconstruction Through Participatory Practice?
• Case Studies
• Towards a Model of Constructive Interaction between Aid Donors and Recipients in a Disaster Context: The Case of Lampuuk
• Village Government in Aceh, Three Years after the Tsunami*
• The Voices of International NGO Staff
• The Role and Experiences of Badan Rehabilitasi Dan Rekonstuksi (BRR)1
• Remaking Neighbourhoods in Banda Aceh: Post-Tsunami Reconstruction of Everyday Life1
• Conclusion
• Lessons from Aceh
• Reconstructing the Invisible Landscape
• Index