A Road to Recovery: Housing Reconstruction in Bhaktapur Nepal Post the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake

Krittika Uniyal () and Lila Nyaichyai
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Krittika Uniyal: University of Geneva
Lila Nyaichyai: Tribhuvan University

Chapter Chapter 10 in Accessible Housing for South Asia, 2022, pp 189-202 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract TheRoad 2015 GorkhaGorkha EarthquakeEarthquakes in NepalNepal caused tremendous economic and social loss to NepalNepal, the mortalities and the widespread damage and devastation is believed to have been the most disastrous event in Nepal’sNepal recent historyHistory. It has been half a decade since this earthquakeEarthquakes and even today NepalNepal struggles to cope with its socio-economic implications and damages. This paper takes the example of the severely impacted city of BhaktapurBhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley to understand the prevalent vernacular housing structures in NepalNepal and the current housing problems in the Kathmandu Valley. This paper analyses the current policy recommendations put in place by the Government of Nepal post the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake Government to address these challenges and the shortcomings of these policies.

Keywords: 2015 Gorkha Earthquake; Traditional Nepali house; Post-earthquake reconstruction; Bhaktapur; Nepal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-88881-7_10

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