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Response of a Resilient Community to Natural Disasters: The Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal, 2015
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In this article, the authors assess the role of institutional initiatives in building resilient communities and their response to natural disasters like the Gorkha earthquake in Nepal in 2015, based on data collected from primary and secondary sources along with field observations.Abstract:
The ability of a community to withstand and recover from adversities including natural and man-made disasters has emerged as a major policy issue in recent years. This research aims to assess the role of institutional initiatives in building resilient communities and their response to natural disasters like the Gorkha earthquake in Nepal in 2015. The work is based on data collected from primary and secondary sources along with field observations. It is evident that resilient communities are equipped with greater coping capacities in the face of natural disasters and have reduced vulnerability to future hazards. Institutional capacity building and resilient construction including the School Earthquake Safety Program ensured better disaster preparedness. The traditional open spaces and building designs added to the structural resilience. There is, however, a need to build back better and to communicate earthquake-resistant designs to the affected communities.read more
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The role of science in the new Sendai framework for action on disaster risk reduction 2015-2030
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The earthquake resistant vernacular architecture in the Himalayas
TL;DR: This paper examined the traditional construction found in the Himalayan region in Indian and Pakistan Kashmir in comparison with Nepal, which has just at the time of this writing been subjected to the devastating Gorkha earthquake on April 25, 2015.
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Case study: Assessment of the seismic resilience of traditional Bhutanese buildings
Tiago Ilharco,Alexandre A. Costa,João Miranda Guedes,Bruno Quelhas,Valter Lopes,J.L. Vasconcelos,Graça Vasconcelos +6 more
Formulating Time Tested Knowledge for Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction; A Case Study of Kathmandu
TL;DR: In this article, the potential role of urban ritual as town watching exercise to create awareness about vulnerable areas in the neighborhood and resources to cope with natural disaster risk is discussed in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Rebuilding a More Resilient Nepal: Key recommendations for reconstruction and recovery
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the successes and challenges of the response so far, and look at what must be done to ensure that Nepal recovers in a way which makes it more resilient and more equitable.