Contribution and compatibility of public open space in disaster management: Perception and experience from Kathmandu Metropolitan
Krishna Prasad Timalsina,
Bhim Prasad Subedi,
Kanhaiya Sapkota
Abstract:Despite the extensive literature on public open space (POS) in urban settings, its role in disaster risk reduction and management(DRRM) as perceived and experienced by its residents is limited. Taking a case from Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), this paper analyzes the role and suitability of POS in DRRM. It focuses on: (a) how urban residents perceive and experience the linkages between POS and DRRM, (b) how they utilized the POS during disasters, and in what ways they were instrumental in helping disaster … Show more
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