scholarly journals Reconfiguring the traditional knowledge system for providing earthquake resistance: The case of post-disaster reconstruction of Khokana Village, Nepal

2020 ◽  
pp. 509-525
Author(s):  
Komal Rokka ◽  
Sanjeev Singh
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Knowledge System ◽  
Memory Mapping ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
Traditional Knowledge System

Cultural landscapes represent a closely woven net of inter-relationships between people, events and places over time; they are a symbol of the growing recognition of the fundamental links between local communities and their heritage, between people and their natural environment, and are hence crucial to their identity. In architectural projects like post-disaster reconstruction, which revolves around the needs of the communities decimated by a disaster, decisions taken become especially critical, as they have a long-term impact on the community and its built environment. It therefore requires one to take into account the cultural, social, and environmental context. This paper considers the case of Khokana, a traditional Newari settlement in the Kathmandu valley, in order to study its spatial configuration, determined by its socio-cultural activities, through the lens of collective memory mapping. It further analyzes the repercussions on the intangible values and tangible built environment of the community following the 2015 Nepal earthquake, and proposes a new design approach based on an understanding of Khokana’s traditional knowledge system and practices. Finally, we propose a model to achieve community resilience while keeping the community’s values and spatial ethos intact.

Five-year Psychosocial Impact of Living in Post-Disaster Prefabricated Temporary Housing

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Akaishi ◽  
Tomomi Suzuki ◽  
Harumi Nemoto ◽  
Yusuke Utsumi ◽  
Moe Seto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
The Other ◽  
Temporary Housing ◽  
Psychiatric Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Psychosocial Conditions ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Post Disaster

Abstract Objective: This study aims to evaluate the long-term impact of living in post-disaster prefabricated temporary housing on social interaction activities and mental health status. Methods: A total of 917 adult residents in a coastal town, whose residences were destroyed by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), were enrolled for the assessment held five years after the disaster. They answered questions about their experience and consequence of living in prefabricated temporary housing after the disaster. Their present scores on five types of self-reported measures regarding the psychosocial or psychiatric status and their present and recalled social interaction activities were cross-sectionally collected. Results: A total of 587 (64.0%) participants had a history of living in prefabricated temporary housing, while the other 330 (36.0%) had not. The prevalence of social interaction activities significantly decreased after the GEJE. However, the experience of living in prefabricated temporary housing did not adversely affect the subsequent social interaction activities or mental conditions of the participants five years after the disaster. Conclusions: Living in post-disaster prefabricated temporary housing may not negatively impact subsequent psychosocial conditions or social interaction activities five years later.

scholarly journals Traditional knowledge system in palung salt-making in Bali Island

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yety Rochwulaningsih ◽  
Singgih Tri Sulistiyono ◽  
Mahendra Pudji Utama ◽  
Noor Naelil Masruroh ◽  
Siti Rukayah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Coastal Ecosystems ◽  
Knowledge System ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Nutritional Content ◽  
Traditional Knowledge System

Abstract This study presents the case of an original and traditional knowledge system of palung, which is used in salt-making in the coastal communities of Bali. The study emphasizes the practicalities of the system and its epistemology using anthropological and sociological methods. It is known that the traditional knowledge system of palung salt production has been preserved through the generations as a form of local wisdom. This traditional knowledge system emphasizes the use of local natural resources in accordance with the coastal ecosystems of Bali, where the cultivation of extracted soil (tanah sari), sand, bamboo, and coconut trees is carried out manually. This study has evidenced that the palung process successfully produces salt of excellent taste and quality. Based on laboratory tests conducted on palung salt samples, the results show that it does not contain any heavy metals and that it has good nutritional content. Because of its use of available natural resources, this traditional knowledge system is sustainable and environmentally friendly.

A Brief Study of Female Healthcare Preparations Used by the Koch- Rajbanshi Tribals of Barpeta District of Assam

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vandana Singh Srivastava ◽  
D. K. Bhattacharjya
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge System ◽  
Tribal People ◽  
Tribal Group ◽  
Traditional Knowledge System

Barpeta district of Assam is rich in phytodiversity and the rural folk of the district are efficient practitioner of their traditional knowledge system, especially in connection with the use of phytomedicines. The present paper deals with the ethno-medicinal knowledge of Koch-Rajbanshi tribal people living in small settlements in the district of Barpeta with special reference to Female healthcare. This tribal group is among the ones with smallest population in Barpeta. Out of the 25 species belonging to 18 families documented here mostly are well known and used extensively by other tribes also.

scholarly journals Conservation of the orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel Dremomys lokriah using a traditional knowledge system: a case study from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Oryx ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihin Dollo ◽  
G.V. Gopi ◽  
Karthik Teegalapalli ◽  
Kripaljyoti Mazumdar
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge System ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
System A ◽  
Participatory Conservation ◽  
Social Restriction ◽  
Village Council ◽  
Traditional Knowledge System

AbstractThe orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel Dremomys lokriah is used for medicinal purposes by the Apatani community in north-east India. The monetary value of the species has increased 40-fold since 1986. Hunting is perceived to be the primary cause of the decline of D. lokriah but this is now being curtailed through a unique social restriction system (Dapo) under the administration of the traditional village council (Builyang). Here we report on the socio-ecological values of D. lokriah and the traditional hunting system, and conservation initiatives implemented by the Apatani community to conserve the species. This initiative is an opportunity for government agencies and conservationists to merge a traditional knowledge system with modern conservation methods and strengthen participatory conservation management.

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