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Reconstructing Nepal: The 2015 Earthquakes and their aftermath

Scholarly, Governmental, and Non-Governmental Publications

Key Journals and Special Issues

Key Journals

These journals publish regularly on themes of disaster issues in different contexts around the world from different disciplines.

Disasters : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14677717

International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters : http://ijmed.org/

Special Issues

These special issues of journals have focused in particular on the 2015 Nepal earthquakes and subsequent reactions, responses, and reconstruction from across social science disciplines.

Cultural Anthropology HotspotsWarner, Cameron David, Hindman, Heather and Snellinger, Amanda. "Aftershocked: Reflections on the 2015 Earthquakes in Nepal." Hot Spots, Cultural Anthropology website, October 14, 2015. https://culanth.org/fieldsights/741-aftershocked-reflections-on-the-2015-earthquakes-in-nepal

Earthquake Spectra 33:S1 (Dec 2017): http://earthquakespectra.org/toc/eqsa/33/S1?code=eeri-site

Himalaya Journal 37:2 (Jul 2017): http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/himalaya/

Material Religion 13:3 (Jul 2017) "In conversation": https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfmr20/13/3?nav=tocList

Nepali Journal of Contemporary Studies (Jan-Dec 2015) Vol XV No. 1-2. http://sadednepal.org.np/index.php/journal/

Studies in Nepali History and Society 22:2 (Dec 2017) "Special Theme: Disasters": http://www.martinchautari.org.np/index.php/studies-in-nepali-history-and-society-sinhas/52-publications/journals1/sinhas

Engineering

Abdulrahman, L. Finite Element Modeling and Updating of a Five-Tiered Pagoda Style Temple, PhD Diss., University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Abdul, I., et al. "Compliance to building codes for disaster resilience: Bangladesh and Nepal", Procedia Engineering, Vol 212.

Adhikari, D. and A. Gautam. "Structural Failure Analysis of Earthquake Affected Buildings in Gorkha (Nepal) Earthquake 2015 in Kathmandu Valley." Journal of Advanced College of Engineering and Management 4: 29-49.

Adhikari, M., et al. "Modelling predictors of earthquake hazard preparedness in Nepal", Procedia Engineering, Vol 212.

Bhagat, S., et al. "Damage to Cultural Heritage Structures and Buildings Due to the 2015 Nepal Gorkha Earthquake." Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 22 (10): 1861-80.

Chatterjee, Ranit and Kenji Okazaki. 2018. ‘Household Livelihood Recovery after 2015 Nepal Earthquake in Informal Economy: Case Study of Shop Owners in Bungamati.’ Procedia Engineering 212: 543–50. 

Chen, Hao, Quancai Xie, Biao Feng, Jinlong Liu, Yong Huang and Hongfu Chen. 2018. ‘Seismic Performance to Emergency Centers, Communication and Hospital Facilities Subjected to Nepal Earthquakes, 2015.’ Journal of Earthquake Engineering 22, No.9: 1537-68. 

Gautam, D. "Observational fragility functions for residential stone masonry buildings in Nepal", Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering.

Gautam, D., and Dong, Y. "Multi-hazard vulnerability of structures and lifelines due to the 2015 Gorkha earthquake and 2017 central Nepal flash flood", Procedia Engineering, Vol 212.

Lee, J., et al. "Adaptive Decision Framework for Civil Infrastructure exposed to Evolving Risks", Procedia Engineering, Vol 212.

Nazakawa, H. "Development of earthquake-proof road retaining wall and related evaluation method", Impact, Vol 2018 (1).

Pan, Y., et al. "Seismic damage assessment of Nepalese cultural heritage building and seismic retrofit strategies: 25 April 2015 Gorkha (Nepal) earthquake", Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol 87.

Poudel, R., et al. "Establishment of unit generation rates of building debris in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, after the Gorkha earthquake", Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management.

Rodrigues, H., et al. "Seismic Assessment of a School Building in Nepal and Analysis of Retrofitting Solutions", International Journal of Civil Engineering.

Sharma, K., et al. "Geotechnical and Structural Aspect of 2015 Gorkha Nepal Earthquake and Lesson Learnt", Journal of the Institute of Engineering, Vol 13 (1).

Thapa, R., et al. "Field study on acceptable indoor temperature in temporary shelters built in Nepal after massive earthquake 2015", Building and Environment, Vol 135.

Whitney, R. "Estimating coseismic ground displacement during the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake from accelerometric data at KATNP station", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol 107.

Yadav, S., et al. "Mechanical behaviour of different type of shear band connections being used in reconstruction housing in Nepal", Construction and Building Materials, Vol 174.

Arendt, L., et al. "Implementing Nepal's National Building Code: A Case Study in Patience and Persistence", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Bai, Y., et al. "Building Damage Assessment in the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake Using Only Post-Event Dual Polarization Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Barbosa, A., et al. "Performance of Medium-to-High Rise Reinforced Concrete Frame Buildings with Masonry Infill in the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Berneking VI, C., et al. "Performance of Mud Mortar Walls Under Seismic Loading", The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium Paper 6.

Bijukchhen, S., et al. "Strong-Motion Characteristics and Visual Damage Assessment Around Seismic Stations in Kathmandu After the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Brando, G., et al. "Damage Reconnaissance of Unreinforced Masonry Bearing Wall Buildings After the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Brzev, S., et al. "Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Low-Rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings Affected by the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Celentano, G., et al. "Speeding up post-disaster reconstruction: material choice or roof design?", NOCMAT International Conference on Non Conventional Materials.

Chen, Hao, Quancai Xie, Zhiqiang Li, Wen Xue and Kang Liu. 2017. ‘Seismic Damage to Structures in the 2015 Nepal Earthquake Sequences.’ Journal of Earthquake Engineering 21, No.4: 551-78. 

Didier, M., et al. "Seismic Resilience of the Nepalese Power Supply System During the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake", Conference Paper from 16WCEE, Santiago Chile.

Dider, M., et al. "Improving Post-Earthquake Building Safety Evaluation using the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake Rapid Visual Damage Assessment Data", Earthquake Spectra,  Vol 33 (1).

Furukawa, A., et al. "Evaluation of Damage to a Historic Masonry Building in Nepal through Comparison of Dynamic Characteristics before and after the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake", Frontiers in Built Environment.

Gautam, D. "Unearthed lessons of 25 April 2015 Gorkha earthquake (MW 7.8): geotechnical earthquake engineering perspectives", Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, Vol 8 (2).

Pehlivan, M., et al. "Hydropower Infrastructure Performance After the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake Sequence", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Shrestha, S., et al. "Digital Recording and Non-Destructive Techniques for the understanding of Structural Performance for Rehabilitating Historic Structures at the Kathmandy Valley after Gorkha Earthquake 2015", ICOMOS/ISPRS International Scientific Committee on Heritage Documentation 26th Symposium.

Uprety, S., et al. "A Qualitative Case Study of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Resources after the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Xie, Q., et al. "Seismic damage to road networks subjected to earthquakes in Nepal, 2015", Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Vol 16 (3).

Zhu, J., et al. "Assessment of Infrastructure Resilience in the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

 

Geology and Natural Sciences

Denolle, M. "Probing earthquake dynamics through seismic radiated energy rate: illustration with the M7.8 2015 Nepal earthquake", EarthArXiv, 2018.

Jiang, Z., et al. "Postseismic deformation associated with the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal: Investigating ongoing afterslip and constraining crustal rheology", Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Vol 156.

Kong, J., et al. "Tridimensional reconstruction of the Co-Seismic Ionospheric Disturbance around the time of 2015 Nepal earthquake", Journal of Geodesy, Vol 92.

Kumar, P., et al. "Determination of site effect and anelastic attenuation at Kathmandu, Nepal Himalaya region and its use in estimation of source parameters of 25 April 2015 Nepal earthquake Mw = 7.8 and its aftershocks including the 12 May 2015 Mw = 7.3 event", Natural Hazards, Vol 91 (3).

Landry, W., and Barbot, S. "Fast, accurate solutions for curvilinear earthquake faults and anelastic strain", Geophysics Cornell University Library.

Pagliaroli, A., et al. "Assessment of site effects in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal, during the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake sequence using 1D and 2D numerical modelling", Engineering Geology, Vol 239.

Parija, M.P., et al. "Microseismicity, tectonics and seismic potential in the Western Himalayan segment, NW Himalaya, India", Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Vol 159.

Raghavendra Vishnu, T., et al. "Detection of iono-seismic signatures of the nepal earthquake using COSMIC RO measurements", 2018 Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Engineering Systems (SPACE).

Ramesh, P., et al. "Regional variation of stress level in the Himalayas after the 25 April 2015 Gorkha earthquake (Nepal) estimated using b-values", Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, Vol 15 (3).

Sangeetha, S., and Raghukanth, S.T.G. "A Stochastic source model for the 2015 Mw 7.9 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake using Multi-Dimensional Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition technique", MATEC Web Conf. International Conference on Engineering Vibration (ICoEV 2017), Vol 148.

Tung, S., et al. "Transient poroelastic stress coupling between the 2015 M7.8 Gorkha, Nepal earthquake and its M7.3 aftershock", Tectonophysics, Vol 733.

Wesnousky, S., et al. "New Observations Disagree With Previous Interpretations of Surface Rupture Along the Himalayan Frontal Thrust During the Great 1934 Bihar‐Nepal Earthquake", Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 45 (6).

Williams, J., et al. "Satellite-based emergency mapping using optical imagery: experience and reflections from the 2015 Nepal earthquakes ", Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Vol 18.

Yadav, R.K., et al. "The 12 May 2015 Kodari earthquake (Mw 7.3) in Central Nepal: delayed triggering by the 25 April 2015 Gorkha earthquake (Mw 7.8)", Current Science, Vol 114 (7).

Adhikari, S., et al. "Toward a Unified Near-Field Intensity Map of the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Arora, B.R., et al. "Seismotectonics and Seismogenesis of MW 7. 8 Gorkha Earthquake and Its Aftershocks." Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Vol. 133: 2-11.

Asimaki, D, et al. "Observations and Simulations of Basin Effects in the Kathmandu Valley During the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake Sequence", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Baillard, C., et al. "Automatic Analysis of the Gorkha Earthquake Aftershock Sequence: Evidences of Structurally Segmented Seismicity." Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 209 (2): 1111-25.

Bijukchhen, S., et al. "Estimation of 1-D velocity models beneath strong-motion observation sites in the Kathmandu Valley using strong-motion records from moderate-sized earthquakes", Earth, Planets and Space, Vol 69 (97).

Bijukchhen, S., et al. "Strong-Motion Characteristics and Visual Damage Assessment around Seismic Stations in Kathmandu after the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake." Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 33 (S1): S219–42.

Byers III, A., et al. "A Field-based Study of Impacts of the 2015 Earthquake on Potentially Dangerous Glacial Lakes in Nepal", HIMALAYA Journal, Vol 37 (2).

Chan, Chung-Han, Yu Wang, Rafael Almeida and Ram Bichar Singh Yadav. 2017. ‘Enhanced Stress and Changes to Regional Seismicity Due to the 2015 MW 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake on the Neighbouring Segments of the Main Himalayan Thrust.’ Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 133: 46-55. 

Chaulagain, H., et al. "Generation of spectrum-compatible acceleration time history for Nepal", Comptes Rendus Geoscience, Vol 349 (5).

Dhital, S. "Characteristics of Landslides Triggered by Mw 7.8 2015 Gorkha Earthquake", Masters Thesis, California State University, Fullerton.

Divyadarshini, A., and Singh, V. "Identifying active structures in the Chitwan Dun, Central Nepal, using longitudinal river profiles and SL index analysis", Quaternary International, Vol 462.

Guo, C., et al. "Size and spatial distribution of landslides induced by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in the Bhote Koshi river watershed", Journal of Mountain Science, Vol 14 (10).

He, L., and Heki, K. "Ionospheric anomalies immediately before Mw7.0–8.0 earthquakes", Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol 122 (8).

Molnar, S., et al. "Rapid Post-Earthquake Microtremor Measurements for Site Amplification and Shear Wave Velocity Profiling in Kathmandu, Nepal", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Moss, R., et al. "Examining the Discrepancy between Forecast and Observed Liquefaction from the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquakes", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Poovarodom, N., et al. "Site Characteristics of Kathmandu Valley from Array Microtremor Observations", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Shrestha, U.S. "Earthquake Mitigation and Its Effect on Eco-environment and Social Development: A Case Study from Tamakoshi River Basin of Central Mountain Region, Nepal", chapter in Land Cover Change and Its Eco-Environmental Responses in Nepal Li A., Deng W., Zhao W. (eds). Springer Geography: Singapore.

Tang, J., and Yuan, Y. "Multi-dimensional distribution of near-field ionospheric disturbances produced by the 2015 Mw7.8 Nepal earthquake", Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Vol 147.

Yi, L., et al. "Joint inversion of GPS, InSAR and teleseismic data sets for the rupture process of the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake using a generalized ABIC method", Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Vol 148.

Zekkos, D., et al. "Observations of Landslides Caused by the April 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake Based on Land, UAV, and Satellite Reconnaissance", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Zhang, Y., et al. "Significant lateral dip changes may have limited the scale of the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake", Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 44 (17).

Zhao, W., et al. "Investigation and Analysis of Geohazards Induced by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake Based on Remote Sensing Method", chapter in Land Cover Change and Its Eco-Environmental Responses in Nepal Li A., Deng W., Zhao W. (eds). Springer Geography: Singapore.

Health Science

Acharya, S., et al. "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms among Children of Kathmandu 1 Year after the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal." Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Vol 12 (4): 486–92.

Bhandari, D. and P. Pandey. "Health Problems While Working as a Volunteer or Humanitarian Aid Worker in Post-Earthquake Nepal." Journal of the Nepal Medical Association, Vol. 56 (211): 691-95.

Bimali, I., et al. "Impairment and Functional Status of People with Disabilities Following Nepal Earthquake 2015." Kathmandu University Medical Journal, Vol. 16 (4): 285-89.

Bista, N.R. "From no anesthesiologist to qualified anesthesiologists for devastating earthquake in 60 years: Nepal", Journal of Anesthesia History, Vol 4 (1).

Budhathoki, S.S., et al. "Menstrual hygiene management among women and adolescent girls in the aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal", BMC Women's Health, Vol 18 (33).

Chase, L., et al. "Building back better? Taking stock of the post-earthquake mental health and psychosocial response in Nepal", International Journal of Mental Health Systems, Vol 12 (44).

DeYoung, S., et al. "Maternal Perceptions of Infant Feeding and Health in the Context of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake", Journal of Human Lactation, Vol 34 (2).

Dunin-Bell, O. "What do They Know? Guidelines and Knowledge Translation for Foreign Health Sector Workers Following Natural Disasters", Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Vol 33 (2).

Fredricks, K., et al. "Community Health Volunteers and Protecting Children in Disasters: lessons Learned from the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal", Pediatrics, Vol 141 (1).

Giri, B.R., et al. "Effect of the 2015 earthquake on pediatric inpatient pattern at a tertiary care hospital in Nepal", BMC Pediatrics, Vol 18 (28).

Giri, S., et al. "Impact of 2015 earthquakes on a local hospital in Nepal: A prospective hospital-based study", PLoS ONE, Vol 13 (2).

Ilan, U., et al. "Disaster zones—should we be clowning around?", European Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 177 (2).

Kanbara, S., et al. "The 2015 Nepal Earthquake Disaster: Is the Threat of Occurrence of Communicable Disease Epidemic Over?", International Journal of Indonesian National Nurses Association, Vol 1 (1).

Kumar, V., and Bhavana, K. "Post Earthquake Equilibrium Disturbance: A Study After Nepal–India Earthquake 2015", Indian Journal of Otolaryngology  and Head & Neck Surgery.

Paul, B.K., and Rameket, A. "Host characteristics as factors associated with the 2015 earthquake-induced injuries in Nepal: A cross-sectional study", International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Vol 27.

Raven, J., et al. "What adaptation to research is needed following crises: a comparative, qualitative study of the health workforce in Sierra Leone and Nepal", Health Research and Policy Systems, Vol 16 (6).

Sampath, H., et al. "Media exposure to earthquake-related content in its aftermath as a risk factor for acute stress disorder", Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences.

Silwal, S., et al. "Psychiatric symptoms experienced by adolescents in Nepal following the 2015 earthquakes", Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol 234.

Shakya, G., et al. "Outbreak Investigation Following the 2015 Earthquake Disaster in Nepal", Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, Vol 16 (1).

Sharma, M., et al. "Post-Earthquake HIV Risk and Mental Health: Perceived Inequities and Resilience among Adolescents in Nepal", Journal of Adolescent Health, Vol 62 (2).

Shrestha, R. "Nepal’s earthquake: The country’s struggles with effective public health response amidst international politics and cultural conflicts", Health Emergency and Disaster Nursing, Vol 5.

Subedi, S., et al. "The Health Sector Response to the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal", Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness.3

Tembe, M., et al. "Impact of Nepal Earthquake on Patients Presenting for Emergency Care at Patan Hospital", Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness.

Thapa, P., et al. "Anxiety, Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Earthquake", Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, Vol 16 (1).

Weiss-Dagan, S., et al. "Backpackers in the Nepal 2015 earthquake: The contribution of personal and social resources to mental health", Journal of Community Psychology.

Acharya, S., et al. "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among Children of Kathmandu 1 Year After the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal", Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness.

Adhikari, B., et al. "Earthquakes, Fuel Crisis, Power Outages, and Health Care in Nepal: Implications for the Future." Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Vol. 11 (5): 625-32.

Adhikari, Y. A Comparative Study of Professional-Quality-of-Life Factors of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Professionals Working with Earthquake Victims and Other Trauma Victims in Nepal, Masters Thesis, University of Liverpool.

Amgain, G., et al. "PTSD and Its Influencing Factors among the Government School Teachers after Nepal Earthquake 2015", Elixir Psychology, Vol 113.

Asokan, G. V. and A. Vanitha. "Disaster Response Under One Health in the Aftermath of Nepal Earthquake, 2015." Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol. 7(1): 91-96.

Bastola, A., et al. "Aftermath Earthquake in Nepal: Burden of Scrub Typhus Cases and their Presentations", Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health, Vol 5.

Bhattarai, M., et al. "Determinants of resilience among people who sustained spinal cord injury from the 2015 earthquake in Nepal", Spinal Cord, Vol 56.

Brunson, J. "Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health After the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes: An Investigation of the Long-term Gendered Impacts of Disasters", Maternal and Child Health Journal, Vol 21 (12).

Budhathoki, S.S., et al. "Reusable sanitary towels: promoting menstrual hygiene in post-earthquake Nepal", Journal of Family Planning Reproductive Health Care, Vol 43 (2).

Chapagai, Manisha, Pratikchya Tulachan, S. Shakya, Saraswati Dhungana and Sagun Ballav Pant 2017. ‘Psychiatric Morbidity Pattern in Patient after Earthquake at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Nepal.’ Journal of Institute of Medicine 39, No.2: 16–20. 

Chauhan, Ashutosh and Bhushan Kumar Chopra. 2017. ‘Deployment of Medical Relief Teams of the Indian Army in the Aftermath of the Nepal Earthquake: Lessons Learned.’ Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 11, No.3: 394-98. 

Chaudhary, Pushpa, Giulia Vallese, Meera Thapa, Valerie Broch Alvarez, Latika Maskey Pradhan, Kiran Bajracharya, Kazutaka Sekine, Shilu Adhikari, Reuben Samuel and Sophie Goyet. 2017. ‘Humanitarian Response to Reproductive and Sexual Health Needs in a Disaster: The Nepal Earthquake 2015 Case Study.’ Reproductive Health Matters 25, No.51: 25-39. 

Crane, O., et al. "Use of Information and Communication Technologies in the formal and informal health system responses to the 2015 Nepal earthquakes", Health Policy and Planning, Vol 32 (3).

Lageju, K.G. "Importance of Field Hospitals in Trauma Management: An Experience from Nepal Earthquake", World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Science Index, Medical and Health Sciences, Vol 11 (8).

Pohkrel, T., et al. "Nepal: The Role of Nurses After Nepal Earthquake 2015", a chapter in The Role of Nurses in Disaster Management in Asia Pacific, Bonito, S., Minami, H. (eds). Springer, Cham.

Shrestha, P., and Sthapit, P.R. "Ocular morbidity among earthquake survivors in a community based hospital in Nepal", Kathmandu University Medical Journal, Vol 15 (58).

Thapa, S.B., and Acharya, G. "Women's health is not in focus in disaster zones: lessons from the Nepal earthquake", Journal of Family Planning Reproductive Health Care, Vol 43.

Heritage and Architecture

 

Bajracharya, M., and Michaels, A. "“Religious” Approaches to Heritage Restoration in Post-Earthquake Kathmandu", Material Religion "In Conversation" Special Issue, Vol 13 (3).

Brosius, C. "Heritage Dynamics in Times of Crisis", Material Religion "In Conversation" Special Issue, Vol 13 (3).

Forces, C. "Sustaining heritage in the face of disaster: The importance of the intangible, from Nepal to New Zealand and Australia", Historic Environment, Vol 29 (2).

Harles, M., and Rajbhandari, S. "Contemporary Artists’ Response to Heritage in Times of Crisis: 12 Baishakh and Photo Kathmandu", Material Religion "In Conversation" Special Issue, Vol 13 (3).

Joshi, V., and Kaushik, H. "Historic Earthquake-Resilient Structures in Nepal and Other Himalayan Regions and Their Seismic Restoration", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Mehrotra, A., and DeJong, M. "The Performance of Slender Monuments During the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Sandholz, S. "Shaken Cityscapes: Tangible and Intangible Urban Heritage in Kathmandu, Nepal, and Yogyakarta, Indonesia", in Going Beyond: Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies, Albert, M., Bandarin, F., Pereita, R. (eds). Springer, Cham.

Sharma, A. "Architectural considerations in restoration of heritage buildings damaged by earthquake", Journal of Disaster Advances, Vol 10 (7).

Shrestha, H., et al. "Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Two Nepalese Rana Palaces", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Shrestha, S., et al. "Damage Assessment of Cultural Heritage Structures after the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake: A Case Study of Jagannath Temple", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Torri, D. "Caring for Ancestral Heritage away from Home: The Hyolmo Adivasi (indigenous people) of Helambu in Kathmandu", Material Religion "In Conversation" Special Issue, Vol 13 (3).

Weiler, K. "Authenticity and the Re-evaluation of Cultural Heritage: The Revival of Patan Darbar Square’s Sacred Sites", Material Religion "In Conversation" Special Issue, Vol 13 (3).

Wood, R., et al. "Damage Assessment and Modeling of the Five-Tiered Pagoda-Style Nyatapola Temple", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

Information Science and Digital Communication

Klein, J.A., et al. "An integrated community and ecosystem-based approach to disaster risk reduction in mountain systems", Environmental Science and Policy, Vol 94, p.143-152.

Soden, R. and Palen, L. "The social life of disaster information: Cultivating resources for emergent information infrastructures in Nepal" Research Handbook on E-Government, Eric Welch (ed.). Forthcoming.

Social Sciences (Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Sociology)

Chatterjee, Ranit and Kenji Okazaki. 2020. ‘Risk Governance and the Role of the Informal Sector in Disaster Recovery: The Case of 2015 Nepal Earthquake.’ In An Interdisciplinary Approach for Disaster Resilience and Sustainability, edited by Indrajit Pal Jason von Meding, Sangam Shrestha, Iftekhar Ahmed and Thayaparan Gajendran, 53-69. Singapore: Springer. 

Paudel, D., et al. "Lucrative Disaster: Financialization, Accumulation and Postearthquake Reconstruction in Nepal", Economic Geography.

Parajulee, R., et al. "Forging Community through Disaster Response: Nepali Canadians and the 2015 Earthquakes," BC Studies.

Le Billon, Philippe; Suji, Manoj; Baniya, Jeevan; Limbu, Bina; Paudel, Dinesh; Rankin, Katharine; Shneiderman, Sara. "Disaster Finacialization: Earthquakes, Cashflows and Shifting Household Economies in Nepal". Development and Change. 

Beirman, D., et al. "Nepal Tourism in the Aftermath of the April/May 2015 Earthquake and Aftershocks: Repercussions, Recovery and the Rise of New Tourism Sectors." Tourism Recreation Research, Vol. 43 (4): 544-54.

Bownas, R., & Bishokarma, R.. "Access after the earthquake: the micro politics of recovery and reconstruction in Sindhupalchok District, Nepal, with particular reference to caste", Contemporary South Asia, Vol 27.

Bracken, L., Ruszczyk, H.A., Robinson, T (eds.). Evolving Narratives of Hazard and Risk: The Gorkha Earthquake, Nepal, 2015. Palgrave Macmillan.

Chatterjee, R., & Okazaki, K.. "Household Livelihood Recovery after 2015 Nepal Earthquake in Informal Economy: Case Study of Shop Owners in Bungamati", Procedia Engineering, Vol 212.

Chaulagain, Hemchandra, Dipendra Gautam and Hugo Rodrigues. 2018. ‘Revisiting Major Historical Earthquakes in Nepal: Overview of 1833, 1934, 1980, 1988, 2011and2015 Seismic Events.’ In Impacts and Insights of the Gorkha Earthquake, edited by Dipendra Gautam and Hugo Rodrigues, 1–17. Elsevier. 

DiCarlo, S., et al. "Post-disaster agricultural transitions in Nepal", Ambio.

Epstein, K., et al. "Recovery and adaptation after the 2015 Nepal earthquakes: a smallholder household perspective", Ecology and Society, Vol 23 (1).

Harrowell, E., & Özerdem, A.. "The politics of the post-conflict and post-disaster nexus in Nepal", Conflict, Security, and Developement, Vol 18 (3).

He, L., et al. "Accumulation of vulnerabilities in the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquake: Household displacement, livelihood changes and recovery challenges", International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Vol 31.

Khatri, B. "Socio-Demographic Impact Study of Nepal Earthquake 2015 at Sindhuli District", Open Journal of Earthquake Research, Vol 7 (1).

Paudel, D., & Le Billon, P.. "Geo-Logics of Power: Disaster Capitalism, Himalayan Materialities, and the Geopolitical Economy of Reconstruction in Post-Earthquake Nepal", Geopolitics.

Ruszczyk, H. "A continuum of perceived urban risk – from the Gorkha earthquake to economic insecurity", Environment and Urbanization, Vol 30 (1).

Shapira, S. et al. "Anticipated behavioral response patterns to an earthquake: The role of personal and household characteristics, risk perception, previous experience and preparedness", International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Vol 31.

Shrestha, S.R., et al. "Open spaces and risk perception in post-earthquake Kathmandu city", Applied Geography, Vol 93.

Shriner, M. "Building Disaster Risk Management in Nepal: The Role of the National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET)", Honours Thesis, Macalester College.

Weiss-Dagan, S. et al. "Backpackers in the Nepal 2015 earthquake: The contribution of personal and social resources to mental health", Journal of Community Psychology.

Bajracharya, M. and A. Michaels. "'Religious' Approaches to Heritage Restoration in Post-Earthquake Kathmandu." Material Religion, Vol. 13 (3): 379–81.

Beazley, R. "Himalayan Trauma: Administrative Thrombosis and Citizens' Response" Himalaya Journal, Vol 7 (2).

Bennike, R. "Aftershock: Reflections on the Politics of Reconstruction in Northern Gorkha" Himalaya Journal, Vol 7 (2).

Butler, C., and Rest, M. "Calculating Risk, Denying Uncertainty: Seismicity and Hydropower Development in Nepal" Himalaya Journal, Vol 7 (2).

Byers, A. C., et al. "A Field-Based Study of Impacts of the 2015 Earthquake on Potentially Dangerous Glacial Lakes in Nepal." HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies, Vol. 37 (2): 26-41.

Comfort, L., and Joshi, J. "Scalability and Sustainability in Uncertain Environments: Transition to Recovery from the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquakes", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 33 (1).

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