When rehabilitation and duplication collide

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe the way the functioning of a fishing village changed as a result of the tsunami.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper outlines the experiences of the village before and after the tsunami.

Findings

The paper lists all that has been learned from rehabilitation following the tsunami.

Originality/value

It is felt that a conceptual change from “teach the poor man to fish rather than provide him with fish” to “provide boat/net, do the fishing, sell them and give the money to the poor man” is the situation after the tsunami in many fisherfolk villages.

Citation

Newport, J.K. and Sanu, P.V. (2010), "When rehabilitation and duplication collide", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 256-259. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653561011038688