Natural Disaster Damages and Their Link to Coping Strategy Choices: Field Survey Findings from Post‐Earthquake Nepal

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 April 2015, was the worst natural disaster to hit Nepal since 1900. This article reports field survey findings on earthquake damages and ex‐post coping responses adopted by rural households in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal. Subsequently, we conduct empiri...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of international development Jg. 31; H. 4; S. 336 - 343
Hauptverfasser: Rayamajhee, Veeshan, Bohara, Alok K.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Chichester Wiley Periodicals Inc 01.05.2019
Schlagworte:
Choices
Coping
Coping strategies
Developing countries
disaster damage
Disaster recovery
Disasters
earthquake
Earthquakes
Households
LDCs
Markets
natural disaster
Natural disasters
Nepal
Polls & surveys
Rural areas
Rural communities
Nepal
ISSN:0954-1748, 1099-1328
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Zusammenfassung:The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 April 2015, was the worst natural disaster to hit Nepal since 1900. This article reports field survey findings on earthquake damages and ex‐post coping responses adopted by rural households in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal. Subsequently, we conduct empirical analyses to illustrate how earthquake damages influence ex‐post coping strategy choices and potentially limit paths to post‐disaster recovery. The goal of this empirical demonstration is to underscore the need to cater post‐disaster policies in developing countries in ways that expand households' post‐disaster coping strategy choices through market and non‐market mechanisms. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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ISSN:0954-1748
1099-1328
DOI:10.1002/jid.3406