Project
Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal
For those suffered by the recent earthquake in Nepal (updated: 28 April 2015)
We would like to offer our sincere sympathy to the people living in the regions hit by the Nepal earthquake. Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan Universisty will give academic supports in cooperation with the local people and relevant international organizations to achieve a speedy restoration of the areas.
2015. April
Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage,
Ritsumeikan Universisty
Publication
The Memory of 2015 Nepal Earthquake: Experience of Local Residents Utilizing Traditional Resources in UNESCO World Heritage Site
Relevant Articles Published in the Journal of Disaster Mitigation for Historical Cities
Journal of Disaster Mitigation for Historical Cities Vol.3 (June, 2009)
- Rohit Jigyasu, Naoko Itaya Ushitani, Myungsun Yi, Kanefusa Masuda and Masafumi Yamazaki
Transformation Processes and Increasing Disaster Vulnerability of the traditional settlements of Bungamati in Kathmandu Valley
Journal of Disaster Mitigation for Historical Cities Vol.4 (July, 2010)
- Naoko Itaya (Ushitani) and Rohit Jigyasu
Disaster Vulnerability of Historic City of Patan, Kathmandu Valley; the case of Jatapur historic urban area - Hisashi Umemura, Hitoshi Taniguchi and Hirotaka Kamiya
Vibrational Characteristics of Brick Masonry Buildings in Patan, Nepal - Aiko Furukawa, Junji Kiyono, Kenzo Toki, Hitoshi Taniguchi, H. R. Parajuli and P. N. Maskey
Study on Seismic Behavior of a Historic Masonry Building in Nepal - Hari Ram Parajuli, Junji Kiyono, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Kenzo Toki, Aiko Furukawa, Prem Nath Maskey
Parametric Study and Dynamic Analysis of a Historical Masonry Building of Kathmandu
Journal of Disaster Mitigation for Historical Cities Vol.5 (July, 2011)
- Haruki Nagashima and Takeyuki Okubo
Present condition and Subjects at Fire-Fighting in Patan World Heritage Kathmandu Valley; through the study in application of local water resource – - Hari Ram Parajuli, Junji Kiyono, Prem Nath Maskey, Hitoshi Taniguchi
Investigations of material properties on old brick masonry buildings of Kathmandu
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Journal of Disaster Mitigation for Historical Cities Vol.6 (July, 2012)
- Aiko Furukawa, Junji Kiyono, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Kenzo Toki, Masatoshi Tatsumi and H. R. Parajuli
Detailed Modeling and Seismic Behavior Analysis of Existing Historic Masonry Building in Patan District, Kathmanzu Valley, Nepal
Journal of Disaster Mitigation for Historical Cities Vol.7 (July, 2013)
- Haruki Nagashima, Takeyuki Okubo, Michiko Hayashi, Iku Kono and Masafumi Furukawa
Study of the guidelines of activities for implemention of local disaster management plan in Patan, Kathmandu Valley as World Heritage Site; through the local residents’ estimation by the workshop for disaster management - Aiko Furukawa, Junji Kiyono, Hitoshi Taniguchi, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Kenzo Toki, Masatoshi Tatsumi and H.R. Parajuli
Building Classification and Seismic Risk Evaluation for Historic Masonry Buildings in Kathmandu, Nepal
Journal of Disaster Mitigation for Historical Cities Vol.8 (July, 2014)
- Shakya Lata and Okubo Takeyuki
A study on life environment after the great earthquake 1934 in historic city Patan
Final Report of the Kathmandu Research Project
Disaster Risk Management for the Historic City of Patan, Nepal (March, 2012)
- Institute of Engineering,Tribhuvan University, Nepal：Prem Nath Maskey・Sudarshan Raj Tiwari
Kyoto University：Junji Kiyono・Aiko Furukawa
Ritsumeikan University：Kenzo Toki・Hitoshi Taniguchi・Hari Ram Parajuli・Rohit Jigyasu・Naoko Itaya・Takeyuki Okubo et al.
Disaster Risk Management for the Historic City of Patan, Nepal
Final Report of the Kathmandu Research Project
Relevant Websites of the Nepal earthquake
- 2015 Nepal earthquake (OpenStreetMap)
- M7.8 – 34km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal (USGS)
- Help us collect information on the Nepal Earthquake (ICORP)
- 「Kathmandu Cultural Emergency; Kathmandu quake」(Crowd Map)
- Global Map of central Nepal (GSI)
- International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM)
- Nepal Earthquake 2015 (Kanthmandu Living Labs Ushahidi)
- Maps and Satellite Images of the Nepal Earthquake of 25 April 2015 (M 7.8) (NIED Risk Governance Research group)