Factors Determining Progress of Disaster Recovery Among the Earthquake Affected Population in Nepal

This mixed-method study examined the disaster recovery process with the help of a sample survey on 744 disaster-affected households, over 36 in-depth interviews, two focus group discussions, and several informal conversations to identify the factors impacting recovery. The study concludes that comm...

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Main Author: Bhattarai, Sailesh
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/87687
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description This mixed-method study examined the disaster recovery process with the help of a sample survey on 744 disaster-affected households, over 36 in-depth interviews, two focus group discussions, and several informal conversations to identify the factors impacting recovery. The study concludes that community resilience and factors, such as caste hierarchy system, household economy, receipt of house grants, the trust held towards the government, and geographical vulnerability played a vital role in the recovery after a disaster in Nepal.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-876872022-02-08T01:08:29Z Factors Determining Progress of Disaster Recovery Among the Earthquake Affected Population in Nepal Bhattarai, Sailesh This mixed-method study examined the disaster recovery process with the help of a sample survey on 744 disaster-affected households, over 36 in-depth interviews, two focus group discussions, and several informal conversations to identify the factors impacting recovery. The study concludes that community resilience and factors, such as caste hierarchy system, household economy, receipt of house grants, the trust held towards the government, and geographical vulnerability played a vital role in the recovery after a disaster in Nepal. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/87687 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Bhattarai, Sailesh
Factors Determining Progress of Disaster Recovery Among the Earthquake Affected Population in Nepal
title Factors Determining Progress of Disaster Recovery Among the Earthquake Affected Population in Nepal
title_full Factors Determining Progress of Disaster Recovery Among the Earthquake Affected Population in Nepal
title_fullStr Factors Determining Progress of Disaster Recovery Among the Earthquake Affected Population in Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Factors Determining Progress of Disaster Recovery Among the Earthquake Affected Population in Nepal
title_short Factors Determining Progress of Disaster Recovery Among the Earthquake Affected Population in Nepal
title_sort factors determining progress of disaster recovery among the earthquake affected population in nepal
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/87687