One year after the Gujarat earthquake.

NGO permanent housing 10 years after the Gujarat earthquake: revisiting the FICCI−CARE Gujarat rehabilitation programme

The January 2001 earthquake that struck the state of Gujarat in India damaged or destroyed some 8,000 villages and 490 towns. In the months and years after the earthquake, many organizations undertook widespread reconstruction programmes. One such collaboration between the NGO CARE India and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) built 5,554 permanent houses as well ...

Urban Vulnerability Reduction: Regulations and Beyond

This article examines the causes of urban earthquake vulnerability in Gujarat, based on the case study of Ahmedabad city which was affected in the 2001, Gujarat earthquake. This paper argues that the non-compliance of regulations which causes urban vulnerability cannot be corrected merely by additional regulations or increased enforcement. An enabling environment of compliance of regulations ca...

Gujarat earthquake causes major mental health problems.

Rapid assessment survey of earthquake affected Bhuj block of Kachchh District, Gujarat, India.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS How much human loss would have caused by the earthquake in Bhuj block? What is the environmental sanitation status? OBJECTIVES (1) To assess human loss and injuries after the earthquake in Bhuj block.(2) To study the status of some relief activities.(3) To study the environmental sanitation status of the earthquake affected Bhuj block. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. ...

Social Capital and Disaster Recovery: a Comparative Case Study of Kobe and Gujarat Earthquake

Although earthquake disasters are often termed as a 'natural' disaster, a critical analysis reveals that most of them are in fact man-made, and caused by the human activities that are related to poor construction practices in both developed and developing countries. Damage scenarios of recent earthquakes show ample examples in support of this statement. While risk perception is an important iss...