E. Meilianda, K. Munadi, Azmeri, Safrida, Y. Direzkia, Syamsidik, R.S. Oktari
Post-tsunami recovery process at Banda Aceh city of Indonesia were assessed in this study. Several actions and programs implemented during the recovery process were exercised and examined through several FGDs, to identify any windows of opportunities to change were captured in the aspects of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization of the affected community, mental health and psychosocial condition and development, establishment and implementation of disaster risk reduction programs and community preparedness. Subsequently, whether or not those changes fit into the principle criteria of sustainability were examined. The results give insights on the dynamics of recovery process after more than a decade since the tsunami was affected the area. Some success and not-so-success stories of actions and program implementations during the recovery process were captured. On the aspect of livelihoods and public finance, the local government seems to have seen a window of opportunity and subsequently seize the opportunity to revitalize the administrative system of financing the micro-finance for communities. In contrast, on the aspect of socio-ecological systems integrity toward preserving the natural environment, the case of housing development at the coastal areas against the blueprint city masterplan exemplifies the failure in seizing the window of opportunity to "build back better". © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC), Syiah Kuala University, Jl. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Hasan, Gampong Pie, Banda Aceh, 23233, Indonesia; Civil Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Agriculture Faculty, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Aceh Mental Health Hospital, Banda Aceh, 23126, Indonesia; Medical Faculty, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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