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EEFIT Indonesia, Thailand 2022 recovery missions

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Lecture detailing the observations from the 2022 EEFIT recovery missions to Indonesia and Thailand.

This EEFIT lecture covers the recovery missions to Phuket and Khao Lak (Thailand), Banda Aceh (Indonesia) and Palu Bay (Indonesia). The Thailand and Banda Aceh missions relate to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, whilst the Indonesia Palu Bay misson details recovery following the 2018 Indonesia earthquake and tsunami.

The lecture covers the mission findings relating to:

  • Overview of the events
  • Mission methodology
  • Spatial plan and building codes
  • Changes in bathymetry/ topography
  • Early warning systems
  • Evacuation routes and structures
  • Post-disaster housing
  • Schools and religous buildings
  • Country comparison between Indonesia and Thailand
  • Tsunami comparison between Palu Bay and Phuket/ Khao Lak

 

EEFIT Indonesia Thailand 2022 recovery missions 20 June 2023

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