Essays about: "tsunami in sri lanka"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words tsunami in sri lanka.

1. 1. The Role of Quadruple Helix in Fostering Social Innovation through Women’s Entrepreneurship. A Case Study of Sri Lanka

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Thathsara Dulangi Palliyaguru; [2021]
   Keywords : Social Innovation; Female Entrepreneurship; Quadruple Helix; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Regional Incubators; Knowledge-driven Entrepreneurship; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Aftermath of the Tsunami disaster in 2004 and current COVID-19 pandemic, developing nations have faced serious economic disparities. Sri Lanka, an island nation in South Asia, has faced the same economic hardships that many economies face globally. The hardest-hit segment of this economic incongruences has been the marginal communities. READ MORE

3. 2. When a natural disaster occurs during a conflict – Catalyst or obstacle for peace? : A comparative case study of the insurgency in Aceh, Indonesia and the Sri Lankan civil war in relation to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Joanne van der Vlist; [2020]
   Keywords : Indian Ocean tsunami 2004; Aceh; Indonesia; Free Aceh Movement; Gerakan Aceh Merdeka GAM ; Sri Lanka; Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam LTTE ; Tamil Tigers; civil war; peace; rational choice theory RCT ;

   Abstract : Superficial information of the civil wars in Aceh, Indonesia and Sri Lanka creates the idea that both conflicts were in similar situations when they were hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. It thus seems surprising that in the wake of the tsunami, the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia signed a peace agreement, while the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Government of Sri Lanka returned to war. READ MORE

4. 3. Urban Rain Water Harvesting and Water Management in Sri Lanka

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

   Author : Anders Strand; [2013]
   Keywords : rain water harvesting; decentralized waste water treatment plant; sustainable water management; sustainable development; green building; urban environment; Sri Lanka;

   Abstract : Denna fältstudie kommer att undersöka betydelsen av regnvattenanvändning som vattenförsörjnings alternativ. Hur kan hållbara innovativa lösningar tas fram för att lösa vattenförsörjningen på Sri Lanka? Efter lidandet av mer än 30 års inbördeskrig och efter de omfattande skadorna från tsunamin 2004, står nu Sri Lanka inför många utmaningar rörande landets återuppbyggnad. READ MORE

5. 4. The effects of inlet sedimentation on water exchange in Maha Oya Estuary, Sri Lanka

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Linda Nylén; Ebba Ramel; [2012]
   Keywords : Maha Oya; water exchange; seasonal closure; HEC-RAS; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The Maha Oya river mouth, located on the west coast of Sri Lanka, is seasonally closed by a sand bar formed at the river mouth due to little rainfall and thus little river discharge. A new Outlet, located just north of the Maha Oya river mouth, was created by the 2004 tsunami. READ MORE

6. 5. Detecting land cover change in Hambantota district, Sri Lanka, using remote sensing & GIS : a minor field study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Johan Sandell; [2008]
   Keywords : physical geography; land cover change; remote sensing; GIS; geography; Sri Lanka; naturgeografi; geografi; fjärranalys; landskapsförändring; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The location for this study has been Hambantota district in Sri Lanka. The main aim in the study was to develop a methodology to detect land cover changes in the study area with focus on agricultural areas. Questions asked were if there was any agricultural areas abandoned or if a crop diversification process had taken place. READ MORE