A Study on the significance of enhancing disaster resilience Title among communities of disaster prone areas of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India( Dissertation_全文 ) Author(s) Asharose Citation 京都大学 Issue Date 2016-01-25 URL https://doi.org/10.14989/doctor.k19420 Right Type Thesis or Dissertation Textversion ETD Kyoto University A Study on the significance of enhancing disaster resilience among communities of disaster prone areas of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India Asharose 1 Acknowledgement I express my sincere thanks and gratitude to my supervisor, the kindest person I have ever seen, Dr. Izuru Saizen, for giving me all the freedom, for believing in me always, for his expert comments, suggestions, insights, whole hearted encouragement and help for the successful completion of this work. I feel short of words to acknowledge Dr. Rajib Shaw, as without his support and guidance this work would not have been possible. I am thankful to Dr. Narumasa Tsutsumida, Dr. Kaoru Takara, Dr. Yukiko Takeuchi, and all other teaching and non-teaching staff of Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, for their support and valuable advices. I hereby extend my special gratitude to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan for providing the Monbukagakusho (MEXT) scholarship and making my dream of studying in a foreign university come true. I am grateful to my respected teachers Dr. A.P. Thomas, Dr. E.V. Ramasamy , Dr.Pradeepkumar and Dr. C.T. Aravindkumar for their constant encouragement, advices and guidance. My special thanks to each and every lab mate especially Minori Tokito, Yuta Hara, Miho Imura, Saya Morikawa, Tomoya Mogami for all the support extended, for making my life in Kyoto enjoyable and for all the sweet memories. I also wish to thank my friends Saran, Praveen Kumar, Sanoj P V, Kannan Mohan, Jyothy Aravind, Raisa Kabeer, Ambily V, Leeba Saneesh for their help, affection and words of encouragement. Furthermore, I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Krilosh Kumar IAS (Collector, Cuddalore), Mr. Mohanchandran (Personal Assistant General, District Collectorate ), Mrs. Anandhi (Deputy Tahsildar), Mrs. Priyalatha and all the officers and staffs of Cuddalore District Collectorate and Taluk offices of Cuddalore for their kind cooperation in carrying out this research in Cuddalore district. I am also thankful to Fr. Albert Thambi Thurai (PMSSS), Ravi Sir (PMSSS), Fr. Jaison for all the suggestions, advices and support provided for conducting the research. I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the village representatives and community members of Cuddalore and Chidambaram taluk for their help and active participation in household level survey and focus group discussion by sharing their views and concerns. I am deeply indebted to my Parents, Victor Manuel and Rossamma Victor, my brother Vivek, my sister Nisha, my cousin Munna for their moral support, encouragement and prayers. A special thanks to Vivek and Munna for assisting me in my field works. Above all, I thank the Almighty God for his blessings in each and every step of this work, without which this would not have been a successful work. Asharose Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 General Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Background of the Study ..................................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Research Objectives ............................................................................................................................ 4 1.4 Research Location ............................................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Research Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 7 1.6 Structure of the Dissertation .............................................................................................................. 9 References .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Chapter 2 Coastal Community Resilience towards Disasters and Implications to Disaster Risk Reduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 12 2.2 Disaster Resilience ............................................................................................................................ 12 2.3 Community and Community Disaster Resilience .............................................................................. 13 2.3.1 Describing Community ............................................................................................................... 13 2.3.2 Concept of Community Disaster Resilience ............................................................................... 14 2.3.3 Features of Coastal Community ................................................................................................. 17 2.4 Implication of Disaster Risk Reduction on Community Resilience and Empowerment ................... 17 References .............................................................................................................................................. 19 Chapter 3 Disaster Resilience and Risk Reduction Issues at Cuddalore District Level ................................ 24 3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 24 3.2 Disaster Resilience Level ................................................................................................................... 24 3.2.1 Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 24 3.2.2 Results of Resilience Assessment ............................................................................................... 28 3.2.2.1 Physical Resilience .............................................................................................................. 31 3.2.2.2 Social Resilience .................................................................................................................. 31 3.2.2.3 Economic Resilience ............................................................................................................ 32 3.2.2.4 Institutional Resilience ........................................................................................................ 33 3.2.2.5 Natural Resilience ............................................................................................................... 34 i 3.3 Taluk wise Results ............................................................................................................................. 35 3.3.1 Status of Virudhachalam Taluk .................................................................................................. 35 3.3.2 Status of Kattumannarkoil Taluk ................................................................................................ 39 3.3.3 Status of Panruti Taluk ............................................................................................................... 44 3.3.4 Status of Tittakudi Taluk ............................................................................................................ 48 3.3.5 Status of Chidambaram Taluk .................................................................................................... 52 3.3.6 Status of Cuddalore Taluk .......................................................................................................... 56 3.3.7 Taluk Wise Resilience Distribution Pattern ................................................................................ 62 3.4 Disaster Risk Reduction Issues in the District ................................................................................... 64 3.4.1 Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 66 3.4.2 Major Underlying Causes to Disaster ......................................................................................... 67 3.4.3 Major Actors in DRR ................................................................................................................... 69 3.4.4 Major Roles of Local Government ............................................................................................. 70 3.4.5 Major Roles of NGO ................................................................................................................... 72 3.4.6 Support Needed for Local Government ..................................................................................... 74 3.5 Summary ........................................................................................................................................... 77 References .............................................................................................................................................