On 17 July 2006,the tourist resort of Pangandaran on Java’s south coast was hit by a tsunami,resulting in 413 fatalities and severe damage to buildings.The tsunami resulted in major rebuilds with a focus on mass tour...On 17 July 2006,the tourist resort of Pangandaran on Java’s south coast was hit by a tsunami,resulting in 413 fatalities and severe damage to buildings.The tsunami resulted in major rebuilds with a focus on mass tourism.Assessments of the impact of a future tsunami focussed on building development and suggest limited change since 2006.This article presents a case study on the development of(largely domestic)tourism in Pangandaran and how this has increased the tsunami disaster risk.Tourist numbers were stable at about 900,000 visitors a year prior to the tsunami,down to slightly over 250,000 visitors a year in its aftermath,and from 2007 onwards numbers are doubling every three years to about 4 million visitors in 2019.The increase has been most pronounced during weekends.Prior to 2006,Pangandaran was characterized by wooden structures and one-and two-story buildings of clay-brick masonry;by 2019,14 three to sixstory hotels have been erected along the waterfront.With many more visitors,most of whom are unfamiliar with tsunami risks,and shelter facilities for less than a quarter of visitors during peak times,future impacts and the potential cost to life are considerably higher now than in 2006,especially if a tsunami were to hit over a weekend.All tourists upon arrival and throughout their stay should be better informed about the risks of tsunamis,and of the location of tsunami shelters and evacuation routes.展开更多
文摘On 17 July 2006,the tourist resort of Pangandaran on Java’s south coast was hit by a tsunami,resulting in 413 fatalities and severe damage to buildings.The tsunami resulted in major rebuilds with a focus on mass tourism.Assessments of the impact of a future tsunami focussed on building development and suggest limited change since 2006.This article presents a case study on the development of(largely domestic)tourism in Pangandaran and how this has increased the tsunami disaster risk.Tourist numbers were stable at about 900,000 visitors a year prior to the tsunami,down to slightly over 250,000 visitors a year in its aftermath,and from 2007 onwards numbers are doubling every three years to about 4 million visitors in 2019.The increase has been most pronounced during weekends.Prior to 2006,Pangandaran was characterized by wooden structures and one-and two-story buildings of clay-brick masonry;by 2019,14 three to sixstory hotels have been erected along the waterfront.With many more visitors,most of whom are unfamiliar with tsunami risks,and shelter facilities for less than a quarter of visitors during peak times,future impacts and the potential cost to life are considerably higher now than in 2006,especially if a tsunami were to hit over a weekend.All tourists upon arrival and throughout their stay should be better informed about the risks of tsunamis,and of the location of tsunami shelters and evacuation routes.
