Overview
- Is the first book on post-2015 Nepal earthquake reconstruction with empirical evidence
- Provides grounded analysis of reconstruction of about a million houses after the earthquake
- Shows the self-appraisal of housing reconstruction efforts covering the 6 years after the earthquake
Part of the book series: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
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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, the book 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. Thelast 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 Shrestha is the authority from whom a holistic understanding can be attained regarding the response of Nepal's state and society to the Earthquake. His study will have ramification at national and global scale in handling with inescapable natural calamities.
Kanak M. Dixit, Journalist and Heritage Conservationist
Dr. Shrestha’s book provides rare insight and perspective on the issues and challenges of governance during the complex journey to reconstruction and future resilience, reflecting his long and intense engagement in the post disaster recovery and reconstruction.
Vivek Rawal, Director, People-in-Centre, Ahmedabad, India
This collection of balanced insightful essays methodically explores topics such as government decisions and aid during the earthquake recovery combining lived experience and a research approach to reveal lessons and future considerations.
Loren Lockwood,
Former National Coordinator,
Housing Recovery and Reconstruction Platform Nepal
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Building Back Better After the 2015 Nepal Earthquake
Book Subtitle: Laying the Foundation for Resilience
Authors: Chandra Bahadur Shrestha
Series Title: Disaster Risk Reduction
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6676-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-6675-0Published: 29 October 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-6678-1Published: 29 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-6676-7Published: 28 October 2022
Series ISSN: 2196-4106
Series E-ISSN: 2196-4114
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 194
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour
Topics: Natural Hazards, Construction Management, Building Repair and Maintenance