Impacts and Insights of Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal offers a practical perspective on disaster risk management using lessons learned and considerations from the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal, which was the worst disaster to hit Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. Using a holistic approach to examine seismicity, risk perception and intervention, the book serves as a detailed case study to improve disaster resilience globally, including social, technical, governmental and institutional risk perception, as well as scientific understanding of earthquake disasters. Covering the details of the Gorkha earthquake, including damage mapping and recovery tactics, the book offers valuable insights into ways forward for seismologists, earthquake researchers and engineers and policy-makers.
| ISBN: | 9780128128084 |
| Publication date: | 14th September 2017 |
| Author: | Dipendra (Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong) Gautam |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 194 pages |
| Genres: |
Volcanology and seismology Natural disasters Central / national / federal government policies Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere Earthquake engineering |