Understanding short-term household recoveries from the 2015 Nepal earthquakes: Lessons learned and recommendations

Progress in Disaster Science

卷:10

Drew Gerkey¹  Ram B. Chhetri²  Jeremy Spoon³  Umesh Basnet³  Chelsea E. Hunter³  Alisa Rai⁴ 

[1] Corresponding author.;

[2] Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA;

[3] Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, Oregon 97207, USA;

[4] Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal;

关键词: Disaster recovery;    Adaptive capacity;    Transformation;    Development;    Linked quantitative and qualitative methods;    Nepal;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We assess tangible and intangible disaster recovery dynamics following the 2015 Nepal earthquakes and aftershocks in order to understand household adaptive capacity and transformation. We randomly selected 400 households in four communities across two highly impacted districts for surveys and interviews at 9 months and 1.5 years afterwards and returned at 2.5 years to share and discuss results. We found that household recoveries were heterogenous, context specific, and changing. Tangible hazard exposure, livelihood disruption, and displacement and intangible place attachment and mental well-being influenced recoveries. We also illustrate challenges related to government programs, housing designs and codes, and outside aid.

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