The tsunami that hit the Andaman beach of Thailand on 26 December 2004 demonstrated
the need for safe evacuation shelter for the public. However, there exists no guideline for …

Coastal cities often suffer from extreme natural hazards such as sea level rise, coastal
storms, and heavy rains. Amidst them, tsunami being a hazard with a very low frequency still …

Immediately after the 2004 tsunami, extensive efforts were mobilized to identify, characterize
and map the devastating losses and impacts. The recovery process continues to generate …

Tallinn Municipal Engineering Services Department (where the post-graduate works) is
responsible for the management of port facilities and coast fortifications. In order to carry out …

This paper presents a preliminary assessment of the spatial distribution of tsunami risk for
the Eastern and Southern Provinces of Sri Lanka. In the absence of probabilistic tsunami …

Nearly 80% of the land in Sri Lanka is owned by the state (Herath et al. 1995). This research
examine whether the number of government permitting agencies influence the likelihood …