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Coasts under pressure: marine and coastal environmental security in the Indian Ocean Context

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posted on 2023-05-22, 12:01 authored by Marcus HawardMarcus Haward
The tsunami of December 26, 2004, that struck coastal areas of Indian Ocean littoral states with such devastation and loss of life provided a graphic example of the forces of nature, and the effects of such forces on coastal communities. The tsunami and its aftermath were felt around the Indian Ocean Region, with coastal communities and environments destroyed in the area near the epicenter of the undersea earthquake off Aceh in Indonesia, in the southern parts of Thailand, the Maldives, and the Andaman Islands (Kay 2005). The tsunami also affected the east African coastline and was recorded at Australian stations in the Antarctic (Brolsma 2005, 13). The impacts of the tsunami-in destroying coastal areas and communities-provided clear evidence of the Significance of the coastal zone to the economic and social fabric to the region.

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Publication title

In: Crucible for Survival: Environmental Security and Justice in the Indian Ocean Region

Editors

T Doyle & M Risely

Pagination

61-72

ISBN

9780813543147

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Rutgers University Press

Place of publication

New Brunswick

Extent

21

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Individual chapters copyright © 2008 in the names of their authors

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