When a tsunami hit India in 2005, many people lost their homes, but the government was slow in responding to its population’s needs. Michael Reynolds, architect and founder of Earthship Biotecture, decided to help the communities living in the
“‘Building back better‘ refers to rebuild in order to attain a state that is said to be less vulnerable than before” (Kennedy et al., 2008, cited in Le De, 2011, p.30). After the tsunami of 2004, former US president Bill Clinton (2006) proposed
According to Le De (2011, p.121), relocating communities after a disaster can have more negative effects for the population than benefits and may actually increase their vulnerability: “Recent examples such as the Indian Ocean tsunami affecting
Despite the many potential benefits of adventure tourism, it does not always succeed to improve the livelihoods of the local communities. Marx (2011) criticizes “In many cases CBT projects have failed to deliver financial viability due to lack