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

In: Accessible Housing for South Asia

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  • Krittika Uniyal

    (University of Geneva)

  • Lila Nyaichyai

    (Tribhuvan University)

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.

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  • Krittika Uniyal & Lila Nyaichyai, 2022. "A Road to Recovery: Housing Reconstruction in Bhaktapur Nepal Post the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake," Springer Books, in: Amitabh Kundu & Tomaz Ponce Dentinho & Habibullah Magsi & Kanika Basu & Sumana Bandyopadhyay (ed.), Accessible Housing for South Asia, chapter 0, pages 189-202, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-88881-7_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-88881-7_10
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