Critical paper by our regular contributor Dr. Pralhad Uprety on the earthquake disaster in the Nepalese context- Learning from the 2010 Haiti Earthquake in Nepalese Context has been published in 2014 issue of the Byabasthapan, Nepalese Journal of Management.
The abstract of the paper goes like
Natural disasters have been showing their devastating power
to people and their livelihood throughout the history. Nepal is no exception in
this regard. She has been affected from different disasters including landslides,
earthquakes and floods resulting in loss of lives and properties from time to
time. Fragile geography, ever-increasing population and lack of proper
preparedness are the some of the pressing issues of Nepal. One of the most
striking recent examples of sorrows and horrors perpetrated by the disasters is
from the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The status of Nepal is similar to Haiti and
hence it is imperative to draw lessons from it in Nepalese context.
The paper is result of rigorous research and has referred many papers including the followings:
Bilham. R., Paul B., and Jackson, M. 1995.
Entertaining a Great Earthquake in Western Nepal: Historic Inactivity and Geodetic
Tests for the Present State of Strain Journal of Nepal Geological Society, Vol.
11 (1) pp 73-78
Uprety, P., and Poudel, A. 2012.
Earthquake Risk Perception among Citizens in Kathmandu, Nepal. Australasian
Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies Volume 1.
Uprety, P.,
Bhandary, N. P., and Yatabe R. 2012. Questionnaire Survey Based Earthquake
Damage Estimation in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. The 5th Indonesia Japan Joint
Scientific Symposium (IJJSS) 2012 Chiba, Japan(in CD-ROM).
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