Initiating Dialogue on Post-Disaster Reconstruction (Edited volume)

Edited by Dikshya Singh and Neelu Thapa ()

in Books from South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment

Abstract: Conventional wisdom among policymakers and the public is that a "Big One" is always waiting to occur in Nepal as the country straddles the Himalayan fault lines. However, when the 2015-Gorkha Earthquake actually occurred, everyone appeared to be caught by surprise. Later, reconstruction activities made it evident that even "Nepal’s" preparedness and planning to withstand the aftermath of such disasters and their impacts were woefully inadequate. Considering Nepals vulnerability to multiple types of hazards, it is necessary to review the policies and efforts towards 'building back better' so that the country can spring back from such calamities with less pain. This book is a collection of essays by economists, planners and practitioners of disaster management, urban planning, migration, conflict management and gender relations. It is their attempt to highlight the efforts that worked and those that did not during the post disaster phases of rescue, relief and reconstruction.

Keywords: Post-disaster reconstruction; Nepal earthquake; disaster risk management; disaster and gender relations; post-disaster urban planning; Nepal-China trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F J R Y (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
ISBN: 978-9937-9307-0-3
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Nepal's Post-Disaster Reconstruction Experience: Current Status and Lessons Learnt , pp 1-22

Jagadish Chandra Pokharel

Ch 2 Reconstruction Implication for Economic Management , pp 23-44

Yubaraj Khatiwada and Ashutosh Mani Dixit

Ch 3 Role of Individual Grants in Reconstruction Expenditure , pp 45-58

Kishor Maharjan

Ch 4 2015 Earthquake as Driver of Labour Migration , pp 59-72

Ganesh Gurung

Ch 5 Post-Earthquake Urban Reconstruction , pp 73-96

Kishore Thapa

Ch 6 Resilience: A Conceptual Note , pp 97-119

Ajaya Dixit

Ch 7 Gender Concerns of Recovery and Reconstruction , pp 122-149

Neelu Thapa and Dikshya Singh

Ch 8 Post-Earthquake Conflict Resolution , pp 151-166

Dikshya Singh and Mohan Das Manandhar

Ch 9 From Tatopani to Rasuwa: An Analysis of Nepal-China Trade after 2015 Earthquake , pp 167-234

Paras Kharel

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