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Development Panning including RSLUP; Methodology of IUDP and RSLUP; and
the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Urban Agenda, etc.
Interviews with select representatives of Nepali institutions and professionals
along with consultations with selected municipal leaders have to be undertaken. For
this, the process of RSLUP preparation was studied and interpreted and second,
the quantitative method (corelational strategies) is used to understand the people’s
perception in areas for which RSLUP was prepared. Further, ongoing joint research
on RSULP being undertaken by the Lead Author and one of the participating authors
will also be used to validate findings. The authors will explore whether RSLUP
prepared for urban settings in areas affected by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake have been
used for subsequent reconstruction and recovery works. There has been a tremendous growth on the generation of data and information on hazards, micro-zonation
assessment, GIS mapping including the use of open source tools and vulnerability
information. State of these information will be collected and its relevance in future
RSLUPs will be explored.
The sample RSLUPs include the RSLUP for Kathmandu Valley and other seven
RSLUPs prepared in different regions and their thorough process was identified and
studied. The detailed process of RSLUP viz. Development of Municipal Baseline
Information, Multi-hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, and Development
of the Proposed Risk Sensitive Land use plan were analyzed. The risk assessment
was detailed out and carried out step-by-step review that generates the necessary
information for risk sensitive land use planning.
The authors interacted with municipal authorities, communities, private sectors,
IT professionals, disaster professionals, planners, and relevant stakeholders. The
finding also draws from the Disaster Preparedness Network’s conducted on May 30,
2019.
10.3 History of RSLUP in Nepal
The RSLUP takes strategic approaches to reduce the exposure and vulnerabilities to
risks through nonstructural approaches that identify the safest locations for prioritizing investments in urban and infrastructure development. While risk-based land
use planning can inform urban spatial development plans, comprehensive risk reduction requires social and economic policies and programs that increase the capacity
of the urban population to adapt to disaster risks. For example, hazard maps can
improve the quality of zoning, but a good zoning map and related regulations may
not be enforceable if the people affected cannot afford to retrofit or relocate to avoid
the mapped disaster risks. The development of RSLUP has considered four-phased
approach viz.
• Development of information and knowledge base needed for evidence-based
decision support in planning
• Development of RSLUP and implementing tools and bye-laws
C. L. Hada et al.
Development Panning including RSLUP; Methodology of IUDP and RSLUP; and
the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Urban Agenda, etc.
Interviews with select representatives of Nepali institutions and professionals
along with consultations with selected municipal leaders have to be undertaken. For
this, the process of RSLUP preparation was studied and interpreted and second,
the quantitative method (corelational strategies) is used to understand the people’s
perception in areas for which RSLUP was prepared. Further, ongoing joint research
on RSULP being undertaken by the Lead Author and one of the participating authors
will also be used to validate findings. The authors will explore whether RSLUP
prepared for urban settings in areas affected by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake have been
used for subsequent reconstruction and recovery works. There has been a tremendous growth on the generation of data and information on hazards, micro-zonation
assessment, GIS mapping including the use of open source tools and vulnerability
information. State of these information will be collected and its relevance in future
RSLUPs will be explored.
The sample RSLUPs include the RSLUP for Kathmandu Valley and other seven
RSLUPs prepared in different regions and their thorough process was identified and
studied. The detailed process of RSLUP viz. Development of Municipal Baseline
Information, Multi-hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, and Development
of the Proposed Risk Sensitive Land use plan were analyzed. The risk assessment
was detailed out and carried out step-by-step review that generates the necessary
information for risk sensitive land use planning.
The authors interacted with municipal authorities, communities, private sectors,
IT professionals, disaster professionals, planners, and relevant stakeholders. The
finding also draws from the Disaster Preparedness Network’s conducted on May 30,
2019.
10.3 History of RSLUP in Nepal
The RSLUP takes strategic approaches to reduce the exposure and vulnerabilities to
risks through nonstructural approaches that identify the safest locations for prioritizing investments in urban and infrastructure development. While risk-based land
use planning can inform urban spatial development plans, comprehensive risk reduction requires social and economic policies and programs that increase the capacity
of the urban population to adapt to disaster risks. For example, hazard maps can
improve the quality of zoning, but a good zoning map and related regulations may
not be enforceable if the people affected cannot afford to retrofit or relocate to avoid
the mapped disaster risks. The development of RSLUP has considered four-phased
approach viz.
• Development of information and knowledge base needed for evidence-based
decision support in planning
• Development of RSLUP and implementing tools and bye-laws