Rebuilding historic urban neighborhoods after disasters: balancing disaster risk reduction and heritage conservation after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal
The 2015 Nepal earthquakes devastated the Kathmandu Valley and exposed the challenges of conserving andrestoring architectural heritage in historic urban neighborhoods damaged by disasters, while also trying to rapidly rebuild houses, revitalize livelihoods, and reduce vulnerabilities to future haza...
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| author | Daly, Patrick Ninglekhu, Sabin Hollenbach, Pia McCaughey, Jamie W. Lallemant, David Horton, Benjamin Peter |
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| description | The 2015 Nepal earthquakes devastated the Kathmandu Valley and exposed the challenges of conserving andrestoring architectural heritage in historic urban neighborhoods damaged by disasters, while also trying to rapidly rebuild houses, revitalize livelihoods, and reduce vulnerabilities to future hazards. In this paper we use quantitative and qualitative data to investigate how traditional housing was transformed during the post-earthquake reconstruction of four historic neighborhoods in the Kathmandu Valley. We assess how traditional housing stock in these neighborhoods was transformed by a combination of the direct impact of the earthquake; the enforcement of seismic-resistant modern building technology; the costs and logistics of rebuilding; and the priorities of local residents. Our findings indicate that the enforcement of seismic safety building codes and the expense of incorporating traditional architectural elements led to notable changes to the tangible cultural heritage of Kathmandu's historic urban neighborhoods, but likely also improved seismic safety. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1690882023-07-03T15:30:38Z Rebuilding historic urban neighborhoods after disasters: balancing disaster risk reduction and heritage conservation after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal Daly, Patrick Ninglekhu, Sabin Hollenbach, Pia McCaughey, Jamie W. Lallemant, David Horton, Benjamin Peter Asian School of the Environment Earth Observatory of Singapore Science::Geology Post-Disaster Reconstruction Earthquake The 2015 Nepal earthquakes devastated the Kathmandu Valley and exposed the challenges of conserving andrestoring architectural heritage in historic urban neighborhoods damaged by disasters, while also trying to rapidly rebuild houses, revitalize livelihoods, and reduce vulnerabilities to future hazards. In this paper we use quantitative and qualitative data to investigate how traditional housing was transformed during the post-earthquake reconstruction of four historic neighborhoods in the Kathmandu Valley. We assess how traditional housing stock in these neighborhoods was transformed by a combination of the direct impact of the earthquake; the enforcement of seismic-resistant modern building technology; the costs and logistics of rebuilding; and the priorities of local residents. Our findings indicate that the enforcement of seismic safety building codes and the expense of incorporating traditional architectural elements led to notable changes to the tangible cultural heritage of Kathmandu's historic urban neighborhoods, but likely also improved seismic safety. Ministry of Education (MOE) National Research Foundation (NRF) Published version This research was supported by the Earth Observatory of Singapore via its funding from the National Research Foundation Singapore and the Singapore Ministry of Education under the Research Centres of Excellence initiative. 2023-06-28T08:13:57Z 2023-06-28T08:13:57Z 2023 Journal Article Daly, P., Ninglekhu, S., Hollenbach, P., McCaughey, J. W., Lallemant, D. & Horton, B. P. (2023). Rebuilding historic urban neighborhoods after disasters: balancing disaster risk reduction and heritage conservation after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 86, 103564-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103564 2212-4209 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169088 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103564 2-s2.0-85149759919 86 103564 en International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Science::Geology Post-Disaster Reconstruction Earthquake Daly, Patrick Ninglekhu, Sabin Hollenbach, Pia McCaughey, Jamie W. Lallemant, David Horton, Benjamin Peter Rebuilding historic urban neighborhoods after disasters: balancing disaster risk reduction and heritage conservation after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal |
| title | Rebuilding historic urban neighborhoods after disasters: balancing disaster risk reduction and heritage conservation after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal |
| title_full | Rebuilding historic urban neighborhoods after disasters: balancing disaster risk reduction and heritage conservation after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal |
| title_fullStr | Rebuilding historic urban neighborhoods after disasters: balancing disaster risk reduction and heritage conservation after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rebuilding historic urban neighborhoods after disasters: balancing disaster risk reduction and heritage conservation after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal |
| title_short | Rebuilding historic urban neighborhoods after disasters: balancing disaster risk reduction and heritage conservation after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal |
| title_sort | rebuilding historic urban neighborhoods after disasters balancing disaster risk reduction and heritage conservation after the 2015 earthquakes in nepal |
| topic | Science::Geology Post-Disaster Reconstruction Earthquake |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169088 |
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