Building Back Better After the 2015 Nepal Earthquake: Laying the Foundation f...

by Chandra Bahadur Shrestha

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Building Back Better After the 2015 Nepal Earthquake: Laying the Foundation for Resilience by Shrestha, Chandra Bahadur, ISBN 9811966753, ISBN-13 9789811966750, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book explores the reconstruction after the 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake, on the basis of the author’s first-hand experience that has been validated with empirical evidence. Unlike other advocacy and academic literature, th takes readers close to the ground where the activities took place. This book describes Nepal’s efforts to rebuild private housing from the preparatory to the concluding stages, and the obstacles faced and overcome along the way. It assesses the consequences of the policy level decisions and also examines the relevance, utility and future use of damage assessment surveys that were carried out in the country. In addition, lessons from the housing grant payment through the banking system, impending reasons for housing non-compliance to building standards, experimentation with resilient resettlements and unresolved issue of urban regeneration have been also delved in. The ground realities revealed that the aid architecture requires further carving out. The last three chapters have attempted to capture the macro level picture of the reconstruction and recovery endeavors: contribution to national economy, structural resilience and comparative overview of Nepal’s delivery in global context. As an intimately involved professional with the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, Dr

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2015
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9789811966750
• Condition: Fine

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