4.4 Post Disaster Management Practices

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In case of abuse or copyright appearing without permission e-mail [email protected] UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN THE POST DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION PROCESS THE CASE OF TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION IN TAMILNADU, SOUTHERN INDIA RAM SATEESH PASUPULETI A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the University of Westminster for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy May 2011 Doctor of Philosophy 2011 UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN THE POST DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION PROCESS THE CASE OF TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION IN TAMILNADU, SOUTHERN INDIA Ram Sateesh Pasupuleti University of Westminster School of Architecture and Built Environment London Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy DECLARATION I confirm that the work submitted is my own, has not been submitted for any other award, and do not contain any copyright material. The content of the paper submission is identical to the content of the electronic submission. Date: May 2011 Signature Ram Sateesh Pasupuleti Dedicated to All the people who supported me in this journey - For my beloved wife and daughter - For my parents and sister - For my friends - For all the people in Tamilnadu, who have cooperated with me in this study. Biography 2011 Biography of the Author Ram Sateesh Pasupuleti is an Architect from India, attained his Bachelor’s degree in 2003 from School of Planning and Architecture (Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University) Hyderabad. He started his career as a research assistant at Church of South India Institute of Technology, Secunderbad. With his background experience working on Vernacular Architecture and Disaster and Development issues, he moved to Oxford UK, in 2004, for pursuing his post graduation course in M.A.International Studies in Vernacular Architecture under the guidance of world’s renowned expert Dr.Paul Oliver at International Studies in Vernacular Architecture Unit (ISVA presently known as IARD), School of Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford UK. His Master’s dissertation (which he achieved Distinction) focused on- Reconciling the gap between community groups and development groups in 2004 Tsunami reconstruction process in Tamilnadu, Southern India. After his post graduation, he moved to the role of designer in Benfield Advanced Timber Frame Technologies, South Wales UK. Here he has been actively involved in various building projects within UK and Europe. He is also involved with reconstruction process in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, as a part of UNWTO project. In 2006, he got registered for doctoral research program at Department of Urban Development and Regeneration, University of Westminster, Central London, UK. He was also awarded with SABE fellowship for a period of three years for pursuing his PhD. During his PhD and Masters course, he has been involved with various research projects in abroad and India. He has been also working as a project person for an Urban Design consultancy, Building Interfaces Ltd. London. In 2009, he moved to North Cyprus, as a Lecturer at Cyprus International University, Lefkosa North Cyprus. Since 2010, he is working as Assistant Professor at School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh India. Acknowledgements PhD Thesis Acknowledgements My heartfelt gratitude to my director of studies, Prof. Tony Lloyd Jones and my supervisor, Prof. Marion Roberts for their unwavering support, teaching, direction and valuable insight during my doctoral research program at SABE, Department of Urban Development and Regeneration, University of Westminster, London. I appreciate their patience for encouraging and supporting me especially in correcting my English writing and extended continuous constructive suggestions and timely advice during the whole process of creating, developing and writing of the thesis. I had many stimulating and extremely fruitful discussions with them. They also read the manuscript at various stages and made helpful comments and corrections, which have played an important role in the final outcome of my research. Without their efforts, my research endeavour would have been impossible to achieve. I am also thankful to Dr.Mike Theis and all the members of Maxlock center, especially Budhi Mulaywan and Ripin kalra and others for their support in my research process. I would like to thank my family members, friends and colleagues for their continued support and advice over the past 4 years. Particular thanks must go to my parents and friends who have supported me morally and financially in my hard times. I am grateful to my wife Lalitha who has extended her every possible support making every moment of my life more beautiful and memorable. Since my SABE scholarship has ended in September 2009, my wife has supported in the making of my thesis, while I was working as full time Lecturer at Cyprus International University and as Assistant professor at SPA Bhopal. My special thanks to two of my mentor friends in my personal life, Dr.Anwar Punekar, and Natraj Kranthi who shared their wonderful thoughts, suggestions, expressions, ideas, and brotherhood, have helped me to become a better professional. Indeed they have moulded me as a better human first. Without Anwar’s friendship, I would not have thought of even applying for PhD. I am fortunate to have wonderful colleagues and fellow researchers Ilaria Pappalepore, Owiti A Kakumu, Tania Sengupta, Amanda Maoj, Jane Edwards, Barbora Cherifi, Yara Sharif, Jobin Motammed, and others. The best times of my bachelor life in Central London is i | Page Acknowledgements PhD Thesis unforgettable with Laxman, Randy, Luke, Mat and Jameson. I would like to extend my sincere regards to Abeer Mansoor, who has helped me with an opportunity to know more about my inner self, for becoming a better person. During my fieldwork in India, I would like to extend my gratitude for all those people who gave their precious time to make valuable contributions to this research. Firstly, I have to thank Sridevi, Thrinath, Shilpa and Malli who has accompanied me in the fieldwork. Their dedicated contribution during the fieldwork is amazing and especially Thrinath and Sridevi have travelled with me in Tamilnadu taking all the pains in the scorching heat. Shilpa’s role is extraordinary while dealing interviews in Tamil with female respondents in the case study areas. My research wouldn’t have been edited as film without Arti Kanchana Manohar, Benny and Prasanna. Special Thanks to Arti who has helped me in making the images and film without any hesitation. Iam also thankful to Aritra Das for helping me with the images. In Kovalam, I am grateful to the church father Justus, who has introduced me to the villagers and provided access to interact with the public. In Tharangambadi, I am thankful to Architect Benny Kuriakose, and all the members in SIFFS. In NCRC, Annie George who has directed me to various case study areas. In Chennai, TRNC people, Dr.Nalini, Dr. Pari, Sankar, who gave their time and necessary contact information in the affected villages of Tamilnadu. In Lighthouse Kuppam, Iam grateful to SIGA Staff and especially Vel who has dedicated his sincere efforts in introducing me to the public and taking around to nearby villages including zamilabad and Palaykar veedu. Last, but not least I would like to convey my regards to my friends and their families from Caldicot, Vikas, Nikhil, Vidhyuth Bhai, Neelam, Pankaj, Vipin bhai, Malav, and Professor Benfield. Finally I would like to thank the staff of Cyprus International University and SPA Bhopal for encouraging me. Thank you to all the people of Tamilnadu who welcomed me into their villages, homes and lives and who made doing this research, one of the most wonderful experiences of my life. Ram Sateesh Pasupuleti London, 2011 ii | Page Abstract PhD Thesis Abstract This thesis is developed in built environment context on the premise that integrating cultural aspects in development produces sustainable ways of living for communities affected by natural disasters. It employs a conceptual framework to validate the argument that cultural dimensions of the affected communities are not effectively and sufficiently addressed in the current post disaster humanitarian and development processes. This has been well articulated in this study from the analysis of shelter reconstruction process in 2004 tsunami hit

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