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Risk Governance and the Role of the Informal Sector in Disaster Recovery: The Case of 2015 Nepal Earthquake

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This chapter is a case study focusing on disaster governance and its implications on the informal sector’s recovery process in the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquake. The recovery framework of the government is analyzed with respect to the observed ground-level implementation and experiences shared by business owners to see its effectiveness in addressing the informal sectors recovery needs. The findings highlight the need to shift from monocentric to polycentric approach, have more access to the recovery process, and need for better rules and regulations and coordination, among others.

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the support extended by Prof. Basanta Raj Adhikary from Center of disaster studies, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, for sharing insights of Nepal earthquake recovery process and supporting data collection. Further, we are thankful to Mr. Bikesh Pradhan, Anil Tuladhar, and the student interns who supported the data collection in the study areas. Lastly, the first author thankfully acknowledges MEXT scholarship and GSS research fund for supporting the study.

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  1. Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand

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  2. Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

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  3. Water Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand

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Chatterjee, R., Okazaki, K. (2020). Risk Governance and the Role of the Informal Sector in Disaster Recovery: The Case of 2015 Nepal Earthquake. In: Pal, I., von Meding, J., Shrestha, S., Ahmed, I., Gajendran, T. (eds) An Interdisciplinary Approach for Disaster Resilience and Sustainability. MRDRRE 2017. Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9527-8_4

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