Quality of life, vulnerability and resilience: a qualitative study of the tsunami impact on the affected population of Sri Lanka

• Main Authors: Alice Josephine Fauci (Author), Manila Bonciani (Author), Raniero Guerra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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AIM: This qualitative study is aimed at analysing the impact of the 2004 tsunami on the Quality of Life of the Sri Lankan population. It focused on the factors that have contributed to an increase in the people's susceptibility to the impact of hazards - their vulnerability - as well as of the...