Reflecting on the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, tread carefully
(2018)
Book Chapter
Ruszczyk, H. A. (2018). Reflecting on the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, tread carefully. In L. Dominelli (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of green social work (500-510). Routledge
Outputs (4)
Looking and Moving Forward (2018)
Book Chapter
Robinson, T., Ruszczyk, H., & Bracken, L. (2018). Looking and Moving Forward. In L. Bracken, H. Ruszczyk, & T. Robinson (Eds.), Evolving narratives of hazard and risk: The Gorkha earthquake, Nepal, 2015 (183-192). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65211-5_11This chapter, the conclusion of the book, presents emerging themes based on the disciplinary perspectives of the book contributors.
The Earthquake and Ideas Lying Around (2018)
Book Chapter
Ruszczyk, H. A. (2018). The Earthquake and Ideas Lying Around. In L. A. Bracken, H. Ruszczyk, & T. Robinson (Eds.), Evolving narratives of hazard and risk : the Gorkha earthquake, Nepal, 2015 (125-139). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65211-5_8This chapter explores how the earthquake allowed other ideas to take root in Nepal and become reality. The earthquake reinvigorated central government–level interest in implementing the National Building Code. The earthquake also created the momentum... Read More about The Earthquake and Ideas Lying Around.
Earthquake Risk Reduction Efforts in Nepal: NSET’s Experience (2018)
Book Chapter
Dixit, A. M., Shrestha, S. N., Guragain, R., Jimee, G., Dhungel, R., Pradhan, S., …Ruszczyk, H. A. (2018). Earthquake Risk Reduction Efforts in Nepal: NSET’s Experience. In L. Bracken, H. Ruszczyk, & T. Robinson (Eds.), Evolving Narratives of Hazard and Risk (15-43). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65211-5_2This chapter describes earthquake risk reduction efforts in Nepal from NSET’s perspective and is co-authored by a team of researchers who have been with NSET since its inception. NSET was established in 1994 with the objective to reduce earthquake ri... Read More about Earthquake Risk Reduction Efforts in Nepal: NSET’s Experience.