The Politics of Participatory Disaster Governance in Nepal's Post-Earthquake Reconstruction

Nepal earthquake of 2015, a massive earthquake that struck near the city of Kathmandu (Gorkha) in central Nepal on April 25, 2015. Nearly 9,000 people were killed, many thousands more were injured, and more than 600,000 structures in Kathmandu and other nearby 31 districts were either damaged or destroyed. The earthquake was felt throughout central and eastern Nepal, much of the Ganges River plain in northern India, and northwestern Bangladesh, as well as in the southern parts of the Plateau of Tibet and western Bhutan.

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Liquidity and Consumption: Evidence from Three Post-Earthquake Reconstruction Programs in Italy

American Economic Journal Macroeconomics ◽

10.1257/mac.20180190 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 319-346

Author(s):

Antonio Acconcia ◽

Giancarlo Corsetti ◽

Saverio Simonelli

Keyword(s):

Significant Variation ◽

Significant Response ◽

First Year ◽

Bank Debt ◽

Public Funds ◽

Italian Regions ◽

Earthquake Reconstruction

In Italian regions hit by earthquakes, homeowners typically receive public funds to finance reconstruction. While these funds are strictly tied to reconstruction work, they are in part disbursed up front, leading to significant variation in cash on hand. We exploit this variation to study the effects of liquidity on relatively wealthy households’ consumption. We find a large and significant response in the first year that homeowners receive the cash and provide evidence that this response is driven by illiquid households with bank debt. Instead, we find no evidence that consumption responds to funds paid directly to firms, thus leaving households’ liquidity unaffected. (JEL E21, G51, H76, Q54, R31)

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A PROPOSAL FOR EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION SUPPORT BY PLAN AND VISUALIZATION OF BUS ROUTE USING GIS

Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser F3 (Civil Engineering Informatics) ◽

10.2208/jscejcei.69.ii_28 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 69 (2) ◽

pp. II_28-II_35

Author(s):

Kantaro MONOBE ◽

Yoshiyuki TOKUNAGA

Keyword(s):

Earthquake Reconstruction

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Croatia’s progressives could make gains in big cities

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db261729 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

National Level ◽

Digital Economy ◽

Green Energy ◽

Focus Attention ◽

Health Culture ◽

Content Type ◽

Big Cities ◽

Regional Elections ◽

Earthquake Reconstruction

Significance In the first round of mayoral, municipal and regional elections on May 16, voters in Croatia’s larger cities and urban centres tilted towards challengers. This year’s local polls present a much better chance of political renewal than several recent national votes. Zagreb, Split, Rijeka and Osijek are electing new mayors, as incumbents are not standing for re-election. Impacts Mozemo!’s programme for Zagreb will focus attention on green energy, digital economy, health, culture and post-earthquake reconstruction. Challenger candidates would cut public-sector jobs to reduce city budgets, but it is unclear whether this will be followed through. A victory for Ivica Puljak in Split could boost centrist politics at national level and start dismantling HDZ dominance in Dalmatia. The election of an independent mayor in Vodnjan backed by local IT giant Infobip is a warning for the Istrian Democratic Assembly party.

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Interpersonal Trust and Ability of Elderly Victims to Perform Activities of Daily Living in the Ya’an Earthquake Reconstruction Area, China

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2015.179 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 739-745 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ying Liang ◽

Wei Ju

Keyword(s):

Activities Of Daily Living ◽

Educational Level ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Daily Living ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Interpersonal Trust ◽

Elderly Persons ◽

Negative Effect ◽

High Level ◽

Earthquake Reconstruction

AbstractObjectiveThe present study aimed to investigate the effect of the socioeconomic status and interpersonal trust of elderly victims of the Ya’an earthquake on their ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs).MethodsRandom sampling was done in the 8 counties of Ya’an in Sichuan, China (N=691). A multistage random sampling method was used. Samples were selected from counties, towns, and villages, respectively. The Faith in People Scale was used to measure interpersonal trust, and the Barthel ADL Index was used to measure ADLs. Both scales have strong reliability.ResultsA total of 37.34% of elderly earthquake victims relied on others moderately to live, and their self-rating of interpersonal trust was relatively unfavorable. Factors such as being female, being widowed, having a low educational level, and income negatively affected ADLs, among which education had the greatest influence. Interpersonal trust was vital in enhancing the level of ADLs of elderly victims.ConclusionsA high level of interpersonal trust can significantly improve the ADLs of elderly persons. However, this may be achieved by weakening the negative effect of deteriorating social structure of victims. Attention should be focused on elderly victims whose social network worsens to improve their ADLs. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;page 1 of 7)

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Characterization of A Staphylococcal Food Poisoning Outbreak in A Workplace Canteen during the Post-Earthquake Reconstruction of Central Italy

Toxins ◽

10.3390/toxins10120523 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 523 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Fabrizia Guidi ◽

Anna Duranti ◽

Silvia Gallina ◽

Yacine Nia ◽

Annalisa Petruzzelli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Central Italy ◽

Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽

Food Poisoning ◽

Emergency Situation ◽

Reference Laboratory ◽

Single Strain ◽

Nasal Swabs ◽

Coagulase Positive Staphylococci ◽

Earthquake Reconstruction

In summer 2017, a foodborne outbreak occurred in Central Italy, involving 26 workers employed in the post-earthquake reconstruction. After eating a meal provided by a catering service, they manifested gastrointestinal symptoms; 23 of them were hospitalized. The retrospective cohort study indicated the pasta salad as the most likely vehicle of poisoning. Foods, environmental samples, and food handlers’ nasal swabs were collected. Bacillus cereus (Bc) and coagulase-positive staphylococci (CPS) including S. aureus, together with their toxins, were the targets of the analysis. CPS, detected in all the leftovers, exceeded 105 CFU/g in the pasta salad, in which we found Staphylococcal Enterotoxins (SEs) (0.033 ng SEA/g; 0.052 ng SED/g). None of the environmental and human swabs showed contamination. We characterized 23 S. aureus from foods. They all belonged to the human biotype, showed the same toxigenic profile (sea, sed, sej, and ser genes), and had the same Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern; none of them harbored mecA or mupA genes. We also detected Bc contamination in the pasta salad but none of the isolates harbored the ces gene for the emetic toxin cereulide. The EU Reference Laboratory for CPS confirmed the case as a strong-evidence outbreak caused by the ingestion of SEs produced by a single strain of S. aureus carried by the same human source. This outbreak was successfully investigated despite the emergency situation in which it occurred.

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