Abstract:
Migration has always been a traditional response or survival strategy of people confronting the
prospect, impact or aftermath of disasters but it is quite interesting to understand how natural
disasters such as Asian tsunami affect the social, economic and cultural pattern of the mobility
of displaced population. Therefore, the present study attempted to examine whether the
massive displacement took place due to tsunami has made any significant impact on the
physical and social mobility pattern of the affected people in Sri Lanka by carrying out a microlevel
study among displaced population of Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat Division in Galle
district which was regarded as one the worst tsunami hit areas in Sri Lanka.
