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Respondents Study Area A (Rudraprayag district): ............................ 42Respondents Study Area B (Almora district): ...................................... 423.1.1b Hazard Awareness .................................................................. 433.1.1c Features .................................................................................. 43Load-bearing ....................................................................................... 44Frame structures ................................................................................. 453.1.1d Commonly requested features/Important features .................. 453.1.1e Building trends/retrofitting ....................................................... 463.1.1f Monitoring ............................................................................... 473.1.1g Homeowner perceptions ......................................................... 473.1.1h Feedback on trainings from Study Area A ............................... 473.1.1i Recommendations .................................................................. 483.1.2- Section 2 Disaster Preparedness Questionnaire of CommunityMembers ................................................................................... 503.1.2a Demographics of respondents ................................................ 51Respondents Study Area A (Rudraprayag district): ............................ 51Respondents Study Area B (Almora district): ..................................... 513.1.2b Awareness and Dissemination of information ......................... 523.1.2c Earthquake-safe features ........................................................ 543.1.2d Additional observations ........................................................... 553.1.2e Recommendations .................................................................. 553.1.3 - Section 3 Housing Impact Assessment ................................... 583.1.3a Study Area A – Rudraprayag district ....................................... 58Load-bearing .......................................................................................... 60Frame structure ...................................................................................... 60Main Findings ..................................................................................... 61Frame structures ................................................................................. 61Masons' Overall Performance ............................................................. 62Additional findings ............................................................................... 633.1.3b Study Area B – Almora district ................................................ 643.1.3c Comparison of study regions ................................................... 67Load-bearing ....................................................................................... 673.2 Discussion .......................................................................................... 68What is the role of NGOs in disaster preparedness and mitigation? ... 703.3 Conclusions ........................................................................................ 74References ....................................................................................................... 76Glossary of terms and acronyms ................................................................... 81Appendices ...................................................................................................... 81The Role of NGOs in Disaster Mitigation and Response – A Case Study in Uttarakhand, Northern IndiaIII
List of figuresFigure 1.1: Study region – state of Uttarakhand outlined in red.Figure 1.2: Seismic hazard zoning of Uttarakhand, Study Area A indicated with blue star,Study Area B with red star.Figure 1.3: Faults in the state of Uttarakhand, Main Boundry Thrust (MBT) and MainCentral Thrust (MCT)Figure 2.1: Disaster cycleFigure 2.2a: Community based disaster plan BhiriFigure 2.2b: Community based disaster plan KunjaFigure 2.2c: Community based disaster plan UsadaList of tablesTable 1.1: Large magnitude earthquakes in IndiaTable 1.2: Damages sustained from natural hazards, January-June 2007, UttarakhandStateTable 1.3: Checklist for essential features for earthquake safe constructionTable 3.1: Damages sustained from natural hazards, January-June 2007, UttarakhandStateTable 3.2: Village wise analysis of houses built and masonsTable 3.3: Percentage of safe houses in different villagesTable 3.4: Percentage of safe houses in different villagesTable 3.5: Overall mason performance for earthquake safe constructionTable 3.6: Village wise analysis of houses built and masonsTable 3.7: Percentage of safe houses in different villagesTable 3.8: Percentage of safe houses in different villagesTable 3.9: Overall comparison of earthquake safe houses in Study Area A and BThe Role of NGOs in Disaster Mitigation and Response – A Case Study in Uttarakhand, Northern IndiaIV
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ReferencesAlexander, D., 1997. The
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Guptasarma, D. 1996. Is the Seismic
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Telford, J. and Cosgrave, J., 2007.
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Annex I - Earthquake safe featuresT
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The Role of NGOs in Disaster Mitiga
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