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Maharjan, Anil. "Socio-economic impacts of land pooling in Kathmandu." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206614.
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The urban population of the Nepal, like most of the Asian countries, is increasing rapidly owing to an influx of migrants from other parts of the regions who come to the capital in search of employment, education, better health services and security. The decade long conflict not only triggered rapid urbanization of cities by migration from rural parts of the country but also hindered the development of new cities and towns. Today, Nepal is in a transition phase and political transformation will take place sooner or later and there will be opportunities for development of new towns and cities as the country is progressing towards federal system.
For the past few decades Kathmandu, the capital city has seen unprecedented changes in terms of urbanization. Kathmandu recorded the highest population growth rate in a decade with 60.93 percent and a population density of 4408/sq.km (CBS, 2011). In the absence of a strong planning and regulating body, lack of proper housing facilities and development of economic and social activities, degradation of environment and the undesirable urban sprawl is ever spreading. Houses are being built with no proper provision of road, water supply, drainage, electricity and telephone facility. From private led to government led projects, there have been a lot of land developments in the city to meet the land and housing demands. Land pooling or land readjustment scheme is regarded as one of the most successful tools for land development as it is a public private partnership scheme and involves community in the planning process. However, there are a number of issues and problems that exist in the land pooling areas as well. So far, there are no studies done to measure or evaluate the socio-economic impacts of such projects on the community and the neighborhood. In this context, this study aims to delve on the socio-economic impacts of land pooling projects on the community.
The study has been carried out taking an example of Nayabazar land pooling project, which has been considered as one of the successful and fastest in implementation. The research has been carried out to measure different indicators of socio-economic impact assessment mainly change in demography, change in aesthetic quality of neighborhood, change in employment, income, change in retail/housing markets etc. The research has been carried out by conducting questionnaire surveys, interviews from key informants, informal focus group meetings and secondary data sources.
The study recognized the issues behind the impacts of land pooling on the community both socially and economically. The literature framework and analysis facilitated to generate recommendations for to mitigate such impacts, which are taking place in Nayabazar land pooling area. One of the major findings of the study has been the lack of strong and decisive institution to take charge of management and further development of the study area.published_or_final_version
Urban Planning and Design
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Master of Science in Urban Planning
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Sakya, Anil M. "Newar marriage and kinship in Kathmandu, Nepal." Thesis, Brunel University, 2000. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5413.
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This thesis presents a descriptive and analytical study of Newar marriage and kinship in Kathmandu. Essentially, this is a study about caste and the role that it plays in Newar life, in particular, the way that caste is expressed through marriage patterns and kinship rituals. This study also shows that although the link between one's caste and one's traditional caste occupation is breaking down, one's caste identity is still maintained through one's choice of marriage partner and one's participation in kinship rituals which occur at the various levels of caste organization. Newar caste organizations are also undergoing a process of transformation. In addition to the traditional caste organizations, there are also new intercaste organizations which cater to the ritual needs of those in intercaste marriages. This recent phenomenon coincides with the professionalization of other caste organizations, which, in addition to performing their ritual duties, have also taken on the role of social and economic guardians to their caste members. It could be argued that although some forms of caste are no longer applicable, in other ways, caste in Newar society has never been stronger or more important. Despite the claim that intercaste marriages are on the rise, the data shows that the majority of Newars still practice caste endogamy. Membership into a caste organization - which is through the initiation ritual - is so important to Newar identity that intercaste couples have started their own caste organization to ensure that their offspring will officially be a part of a caste group. In sum, this study shows that despite the fact that caste is no longer recognized in the Nepalese constitution, caste is still the main vector of Newar identity, and this is seen most clearly through the analysis of Newar marriage and kinship.
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Aryal, Ram Hari. "The onset of fertility decline in urban Nepal : a study of Kathmandu city /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1995. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09pha797.pdf.
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Shrestha, Sabreena. "Rediscovering and recognizing the chowks (courtyards & squares) of Kathmandu, Nepal : a study of their physical, social, and experiential characteristics." Virtual Press, 2006. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1355603.
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The city fabric has overlapping layers of physical, social, and experiential characteristics. The physical form created by the built structures, the social form shaped by the activities of the living beings, and the experiential form produced by the psychic implications of the interaction of living beings and the built environment. In my thesis I argue that the real understanding of the city fabric can only be obtained by observing it from all the physical, social, and experiential aspects.In this thesis, I have conducted a case study of the city fabric of Kathmandu. Its fabric comprises of a compact organic structure of chowks interconnected with alleys and streets with array of building facades. This study analyses the built structure, the social structure, and the interaction of human with the built environment in the chowks of Kathmandu city through a series of graphic illustrations. It has produced an in-depth understanding of the chowks and the city fabric as a whole. This type of study can be conducted to clarify the structure and setting of the city fabric. Urban designers can use this type of study to project potential strategies for further development of the city in the right direction and also assist in the urban design of new cities.Department of Architecture
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Shrestha, Uma. "Social networks and code-switching in the Newar community of Kathmandu City." Virtual Press, 1990. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/720143.
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The present study seeks to investigate the linguistic behavior of two Newari high castes, called Shresthas and Udas, living in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, in their use of Newari, the ethnic language, and Nepali, the national language. Specifically, the study attempts to explain the hypothesis that the Hindu (Shrestha) Newars are becoming monolingual in Nepali while the Buddhist (Udas) Newars are maintaining their bilingualism in Nepali and Newari. To do so, a questionnaire was distributed to a total of 96 subjects, selected through quota sampling procedures. The questionnaire not only elicits information about the situational and societal variation in the subjects' use of Newari and Nepali but also reveals their attitudes and opinions about the differential use of these languages. Also, the participant observation method was employed to supplement and validate the responses derived from the questionnaire survey.The results from this study suggest a diglossic behavior in the Udas' use of Newari and Nepali, which, however, is remarkably different from those found in classic diglossic settings. This, in turn, leads to a reexamination of Ferguson's concept of diglossia. The Shresthas, on the other hand, frequently alternate between Newari and Nepali regardless of situation. Such linguistic differences between these two groups are related to their varied social networks and relationships; the Udas Newars' greater use of Newari is due to their closed social networks while the Shresthas' greater use of Nepali is due to their open social networks.The data on the analysis of the subjects' attitudes and opinions toward Nepali and Newari indicate that the Udas Newars are positive and favorable toward Newari while the Shresthas are ambivalent in their opinions toward these languages. This study, therefore, emphasizes a strong need for bilingual education in the country.The results of the present study show that the Udas' use of Newari exclusively at home and with children is a major factor in its retention. Among the Shresthas, it is rapidly losing ground to Nepali. Newari then is gradually dying away among the Shresthas, and will continually do so in the absence of institutional support.Department of English
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Bajracharya, Rijina. "The study on the spatial transformation of traditional towns." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B46735033.
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Ganesh, K. "Numerical modeling of groundwater in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/7589.
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Mestrado em Engenharia do AmbienteFoi desenvolvido um modelo numérico tridimensional de fluxo subterrâneo do vale de Katmandu (capital do Nepal) para avaliar o impacto da bombagem de água subterrânea sobre o padrão do fluxo de água subterrânea. Devido à escassez e contaminação da água de superfície, as águas subterrâneas constituem na região a principal fonte de água para abastecimento doméstico, agrícola e mesmo industrial. No entanto, apesar da importância local das águas subterrâneas, a hidrogeologia do vale de Katmandu ainda não se encontra bem estudada. Sabe-se que devido à recarga limitada e à captação não regulamentada de águas subterrâneas, o nível piezométrico da região tem decaído rapidamente, para valores que revelam a não sustentabilidade da captação deste recurso de água. Dados geológicos e hidrogeológicos foram integrados para desenvolver um modelo hidrogeológico conceptual do sistema aquífero do vale de Katmandu, que foi a base para o desenvolvimento do modelo numérico. O sistema aquífero foi modelado numericamente utilizando o programa MODFLOW 4.2, em estado estacionário e definindo três camadas, duas correspondentes ao aquífero da base e ao aquífero mais superficial, e a terceira a um nível de baixa condutividade hidráulica e com um comportamento de aquitardo. Foi utilizado o programa MODPATH para simular os sentidos e direcção preferenciais de fluxo subterrâneo. A área total do modelo é de cerca de 327 km2 e foi dividida em células de aproximadamente 18,330 m2. Os limites do modelo foram delimitados com com base em mapas topográficos e o modelo digital do terreno extraído a partir de uma imagem raster. Os parâmetros hidráulicos do sistema aquífero foram atribuídos com base nos valores de estudos anteriores e foram ajustados durante a calibração do modelo. O mecanismo de recarga foi considerado como principal entrada directa de água no aquífero e dá-se por infiltração da água das chuvas. Utilizou-se o método do balanço hídrico recomendado pela FAO para determinar o valor de recarga anual de água subterrânea. O modelo foi calibrado a partir de valores de níveis água subterrânea medidos nos furos de bombagem e que são monitorizados. A modelação do fluxo subterrâneo em estado estacionário permitiu determinar gradientes hidráulicos, velocidades aparentes e padrões de fluxo no interior da área de estudo. O modelo foi utilizado para simular em regime estacionário as condições de bombagem em 2001 e 2009, pretendendo-se com este exercício demonstrar o impacto da captação de água subterrânea na região. As análises da sensibilidade permitiram determinar quais os parâmetros mais importantes para o modelo e quais aqueles que necessitam de serem melhor estudados. Este modelo de fluxo tem associadas uma série de incertezas resultantes da simplificação de dados de entrada e condições de contorno que foi preciso fazer para poder simular um caso de estudo tão complexo, da utilização de dados com pouca qualidade e da falta de caracterização detalhada das condições hidrogeológicas. É por isso importante ter em conta estas limitações a quando da interpretação e extrapolação dos resultados deste exercício de modelação.
We developed a three dimensional numerical model of groundwater flow in the valley of Kathmandu ( capital of Nepal) to assess the impact of groundwater pumping on the flow pattern of groundwater. The scarcity and contamination of surface water, groundwater in the region constitute the main source of water supply for domestic, agricultural and even industrial. However, despite the importance of local groundwater hydrogeology of the Kathmandu valley is still not well studied. It is known that due to limited recharge and unregulated abstraction of groundwater, the groundwater level in the region has declined rapidly to values that show the unsustainability of the capture of this water resource. Geologic and hydrologic data were integrated to develop a conceptual hydrogeologic model of the aquifer system of the Kathmandu valley, which was the basis for the development of the numerical model. The aquifer system was modeled numerically using the program MODFLOW 4.2, steady state and defining three layers, two corresponding to the aquifer base and the more shallow aquifer, and the third level of a low hydraulic conductivity and with an attitude of aquitard. MODPATH program was used to simulate the sense and direction of preferential groundwater flow. The total area of the model is approximately 327 km2 and is divided into cells of about 18.330 m2. The boundaries were marked with the model based on topographic maps and digital terrain model extracted from a raster image. The hydraulic parameters of the aquifer system were assigned based on values from previous studies and were adjusted during model calibration. The reloading mechanism was considered as the main direct entry of water into the aquifer and occurs by infiltration of rainwater. We used the water balance method recommended by FAO to determine the value of annual recharge of groundwater. The model was calibrated with values measured groundwater levels in boreholes and pumping stations that are monitored. The modeling of groundwater flow in steady state allowed us to determine hydraulic gradients, apparent velocities and flow patterns within the study area. The model was used to simulate steady state conditions of pumping in 2001 and 2009, intending with this exercise to demonstrate the impact of abstraction of groundwater in the region. The sensitivity analysis allowed to determine what the most important parameters for the model and which ones need to be better studied. This flow model has an associated range of uncertainties arising from the simplification of input data and boundary conditions that we had to do in order to simulate a very complex case study, using data with poor quality and lack of detailed characterization of the conditions hydrogeological. It is therefore important to consider these limitations when interpreting and extrapolating the results of this modeling exercise.
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Tuladhar, Sujata. "Significance of cultural values in the changing lifestyles and house forms of the people of Kathmandu." Virtual Press, 2007. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1379442.
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As societies and cultures evolve with time, human settlements also transform gradually. These days, globalization and modernity bring about rapid changes and in a matter of a few years, the face of a settlement is changed forever and the lives of the people are no longer the same. While such changes are inevitable, it will be suggested that they should be conducive to the existing built environment. Change brought about by capitalistic and consumeristic pressures does not necessarily have to take away the identity of a settlement.Because I am a person from Kathmandu, Nepal, I chose that place to study how and why change is evidenced in the environments, lifestyles and house forms of the local people, and to explore how specific families both maintain and mediate their cultural values amidst these changes. As much as Kathmandu is an Asian center of glorious art, architectural, and cultural history, it is also a center of development, growth and change. In recent years, a growing trend in Kathmandu is for homeowners to leave their ancestralhome in and of the historic city and to relocate to new urban areas. This thesis focuses on this particular trend of relocation.Available literature, documentation from other sources, and the author's few years of professional experience in Kathmandu, shape the analysis of the settlement patterns, house forms, socio-cultural activities and the economics of the urban Kathmandu in the past and the present. The families, which have lived through the changes -- as they have moved from the historic center to new neighborhoods -- are the ones who can best represent the current scenario. Four such families were studied. Their answers to a lengthy questionnaire along with photographic documentation and physical mapping of their old and new dwellings have formed the main body of research.In their responses, the local people spoke volumes on how change is necessary, desirable, and inevitable. Still, there are major cultural values that never change. They exist in the spirits and to some extent in the way people conduct daily chores in the house. To a greater extent, however, cultural affinity exists at the larger scale of a neighborhood. Quality of life in the historic city is brought about by its rich festivities, sociability of spaces and the feeling of communal harmony. Although the society is changing into a more individualistic one and material and spatial needs are fulfilled in the new location, people miss the quality of life in terms of the socio-cultural attributes of the old place.As designers, we can extract upon these attributes to bring back their lost sense of place.Being sensitive to these values, design can become more a response than an imposition.Department of Architecture
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Norum, Roger. "The hypersocial : transience, privilege and the neo-colonial imaginary in expatria, Kathmandu." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.711659.
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Sharkey, Gregory C. J. "Daily ritual in Newar Buddhist shrines." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240321.
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Maharjan, Sacheen. "Impacts of tourism in world heritage site: a case of Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Nepal." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B49885558.
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This study focuses on Bhaktapur Durbar Square, one of the monument zone of Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Site which lies within a Bhaktapur city, an ancient historic town. Through survey research targeting local people and key informants interviews, this study tried to investigate on the domains of major impacts from the cultural tourism in Bhaktapur Durbar Square from the perspective of local community. The study then explores the different factors serving to generate the impacts from macro and micro level of context. Macro level deals with the international and national context whereas micro level deals with local context. Using data collection methods such as interviews with organizations involved in the management of WHS, tourism, expert interviews, primary and secondary data analysis, which is to explore factors affecting the generation of tourism impacts for the community, is carried out.
By combining the research conducted at the community level and the many influencing factors, the study intends to explain the socio-economic-cultural heritage impacts at the community level in light of the management or governing process of the WHS, the institutional arrangement as well as the interactions between organizations, and in the context of policy – which is reflected in the current legal framework influencing the site. This study finds that cultural tourism in Bhaktapur has contributed significantly to local government’s tax revenue particularly through tourist entry fee which in turn contributed in the conservation of the world heritage properties. However, the study also found that there have been limited positive impacts of cultural tourism for the majority of local people i.e. farmers group. Tourism has not encouraged the growth in the agriculture sector – a sector in which more than 60% of the farmers are involved. The concentrated tourism development at the core area of the city imparts the economic disparity among the people one who live in the core area and one beyond it. This study also found that tourism in Bhaktapur has limited impacts in raising the standard of living, household income, skills and training, infrastructure and public facilities.
In the analysis of factors in the international context, this study argues that the nomination process, guidance from relevant international organizations and development in WHS discourse have influenced the cultural tourism development – although not directly. In terms of the national context, it finds that there is a lack of comprehensive policies and planning for conservation and tourism development which works in separate institutional framework.
Analysis of factors in the local context, problems at the local area, such as decreasing agriculture land, inefficient management plan, lack of political commitment, lack of awareness and education, limited scope of work, lack of community organization, etc contribute to the perceived tourism impacts. This study finds institutional problems such as lack of planning mechanism, difficulties in coordination as well as legal framework that prevent the management system from working together to address local issues.
This study recommends that a strong cooperation and coordination mechanism should be established under the framework of comprehensive community development and management plan in order to develop local economy alongside with tourism and contributing to wider benefits to the local community. A community based tourism strategy is recommended in order to reduce the disparity, directly benefiting the community and encouraging the local community to involve in decision making process. All of these efforts may help to realize at the micro level, the ideal of WHS for development that has been stated by organizations such as UNESCO in the macro level.published_or_final_version
Urban Planning and Design
Master
Master of Science in Urban Planning
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Jonchhe, Aman. "Solid waste management in Kathmandu: a reviewand proposal for improvement." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31259674.
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Ellis, Matthew Edward. "The public health importance of birth asphyxia in Kathmandu, Nepal." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.341882.
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Richards, Amanda 1980. "Effects of detergent use on water quality in Kathmandu, Nepal." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/85732.
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Mottin, Monica. "Rehearsing for life : theatre for social change in Kathmandu, Nepal." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2009. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/28933/.
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The objective in this research is to examine the production and performance of theatrical activities aiming at bringing about social change in both development and political intervention. My investigation began with Aarohan Theatre Group, a Kathmandu-based professional company and subsequently extended to Maoist cultural troupes. I have taken a critical perspective considering theatre as a mode of socio-cultural practice embedded in the wider socio-political reality. Thus, I present an account of what it means to do theatre and live by theatre in contemporary Nepal, from 2005 to 2006, through the artists' perspective. Co-performance, that is participation in some performances, complemented participant observation as a methodology. Theatre provides an outstanding context for both social reflection and symbolic action. In a manner similar to ritual, theatrical performances can become deliberate means for both constructing and de-constructing power and symbolically legitimizing or de-legitimizing authority. In Nepal, modern artistic and political theatre developed side by side. First, an historical overview of its development will set the scene for understanding the role played by theatrical performances in the years 2005-2006. In fact, during my fieldwork, history repeated itself. The restrictions on civil rights imposed by the king through the 2005 Emergency affected both street and proscenium theatre activities. Subsequently, ethnographic descriptions will illustrate the theatrical apparatus that the king employed to legitimize his power and how autocracy was similarly resisted and fought against in the streets through theatrical forms of protest and street theatre, loktantrik natak. I will then narrow my focus to a specific form of participatory street performance, kachahari natak, to describe how it was adopted and adapted in Nepal and how the theatre group developed as an organization. In conclusion, 1 will draw comparisons between different forms of 'theatre for social change', kachahari natak, loktantrik natak and Maoist cultural programmes.
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Glowski, Janice M. "Living Goddess as Incarnate Image: The Kumari Cult of Nepal." The Ohio State University, 1995. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1105391104.
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Singh, Sumitra. "Health status and health needs of orphan children of Kathmandu Nepal." Thesis, Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources. Restricted: contains 3rd party material and therefore cannot be made available electronically, 2009. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=53383.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Aberdeen University, 2009.With: Health status and health needs of the orphan children of Kathmandu Nepal : the findings of the pilot study / S. Sing, Edwin R. Van Teijlingen, P. Simkhada. Stupa Journal of health services. 2007: 3, 1-2. With: Health status and health needs of orphan children of Kathmandu Nepal / S. Sing, P. Simkhada, Edwin R. Van Teijlingen. Journal of Nepal Heath Research Council. 2007: 5, 2. Includes bibliographical references.
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Langford, Rebecca Mary. "Hand-washing and its impact on child health in Kathmandu, Nepal." Thesis, Durham University, 2009. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/79/.
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Gut damage, resulting in maldigestion or malabsorption of food and stimulation of the immune system, has been linked to growth faltering in young children in the developing world. Gut damage occurs along a spectrum, with only the more severe damage resulting in visible symptoms such as diarrhoea; most gut damage in young children is sub-clinical but chronic, and over time it can have a significant impact on a child’s growth rate. Hand-washing with soap has been found to reduce the risk of diarrhoea by 42-47%. Would this simple intervention also reduce the sub-clinical yet chronic form of gut damage associated with childhood growth faltering? Framed within the bio-cultural research paradigm, and theoretically informed by insights from Critical Medical Anthropology, this study used a mixed-method, longitudinal approach in order to investigate this question. Eighty-eight children aged 3-12 months were recruited from eight slum communities in Kathmandu, Nepal. Each community was allocated to a control or intervention group (n=43 and 45 children, respectively). In intervention areas, a community-based hand-washing with soap programme was devised and implemented for six months; in control areas, mothers continued their normal practices. The intervention was evaluated by comparing five outcomes: rates of maternal hand-washing, levels of child morbidity, gut damage, immune stimulation and growth faltering in the two groups. Hand-washing rates increased amongst intervention mothers: by the end of the intervention, mothers living in hand-washing areas were more likely to report hand-washing with soap after cleaning the baby’s bottom and before cooking, eating or feeding the child (for all, P<.01). As a result, children in the intervention areas experienced a decrease in both the number of diarrhoeal episodes (3.0 vs. 4.3 episodes, P=.049) and the number of days with diarrhoeal symptoms over the period of study (9.67 vs. 16.33 days, P=.023). Yet, despite reducing diarrhoeal morbidity, hand-washing had no impact on the biochemical or growth status of the children: there was no significant reduction in levels of gut damage or immune stimulation in children from intervention areas over the period of the study. Consequently there was no improvement in growth rates for these children, as measured by height-for-age, weight-for-age and weight-for-height z-scores. This study concludes that when children live in highly contaminated, over-crowded environments, with poor access to clean water and sanitation, selective interventions focusing on one small behavioural change are unlikely to have an impact. In such highly contaminated environments, faecal contamination of hands is just one of the many pathways by which these children are exposed to pathogenic organisms. The biggest threat to the health of these children is not poor hygiene behaviour, but life in the slum. Comprehensive strategies to provide basic services and raise general standards of living in the slums are the best way in which to have a significant impact: piecemeal interventions focusing on single issues risk being ineffective both in terms of health impact and cost-effectiveness. This point is situated within the literature on effective and sustainable health interventions and the wider social and political debates surrounding global public health policy and practice in the 21st Century.
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Maharjan, Sushila 1973. "Electric vehicle technology in Kathmandu, Nepal : a closer look at development." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8169.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2002.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-92).
Electric vehicle (EV) development in the Kathmandu Valley began in 1993 as a response to the urgency of a severe air pollution situation. The dynamics of government intervention, non-governmental organization advocacy, international donor support, and private sector involvement all shaped EV implementation in various ways. Its success led other South and East Asian cities to view it as a model for implementing EVs to alleviate air pollution. Yet despite a promising beginning and intensive proliferation, the EV industry was failing only six years after its inception. What went wrong with a development that seemed to have all the makings of success? This thesis outlines the EV development trajectory and examines the principal factors that impeded progress. Interviews with over 30 individuals in the electric vehicle industry, government agencies, NGOs, and international donor organizations provided me with first-hand accounts of the puzzles of EV development. Also, my research in published and unpublished documents, local press coverage, and an EV news server added rich material for analysis. The most entrenched barriers to the implementation of the EV industry have been the disparate interests and goals of stakeholders, in particular the resistance and hostility of fossil-fuel interests, and deficiencies in human resources and support networks. Analysis of these impediments yields lessons on how EV advocates can overcome these obstacles. Lessons learned in this thesis are that EV advocates must build a coalition of supportive actors, seek governmental commitment for EV-supportive polices, work to align the disparate economic goals of private actors, and develop a capacity for training and education.
by Sushila Maharjan.
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Panday, Arnico Kumar. "The diurnal cycle of air pollution in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37361.
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Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2006.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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This dissertation describes the most comprehensive study to date of the diurnal cycle of air pollution in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal -- a bowl-shaped mountain valley of two million people with a growing air pollution problem but little past research. Field measurements and computer simulations were used to study the interplay of emissions and ventilation. From September 2004 through June 2005, CO (carbon monoxide), ozone, PM10 (particles smaller than 10 micrometers), wind speed and direction, solar radiation, temperature, and humidity were continuously measured east of Kathmandu. Sensors towers and mountains measured the diurnal cycle of the vertical temperature structure and stability. A sodar measured the mixed layer height and upper-level winds. Bag sampling provided the diurnal cycle of CO on mountains, passes and around the valley. Winds were measured on a mountain pass and ozone on a mountaintop. Patterns of air pollution and meteorology in the valley showed remarkable day-to-day similarity, with daily twin peaks of CO and PM10, a noon ozone maximum, afternoon westerly winds, and a stagnant cold pool at night. On mountaintops at night, ozone remained high, while CO dropped to regional background levels.
(cont.) The meso-scale meteorological model MM5 was adapted to the Kathmandu Valley for days in February and May 2005. It was able to capture the essential features of the valley's meteorology and was used to address three specific questions: The break-up of the valley's temperature inversion was found to be dominated in February by up-slope winds on the valley rim, plus subsidence over the valley center; in May surface heating of the valley bottom also played a major role. The pathways of pollutant transport out of the valley were found to be up the valley rim slopes in the morning, but out the eastern and southern passes in the afternoons. At night pollutants remained within the valley except near the river outlet. They were lifted off the ground at night and re-circulated in the morning. The eulerian chemistry transport model CAMx, was used in tracer mode, with MM5 meteorology to simulate the emission, transport and removal of CO from the Kathmandu Valley. The simulations were limited by the accuracy of Kathmandu's emissions inventory, especially the spatial distribution of emissions.
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Shiwaku, Koichi. "Towards innovation in school disaster education : case research in Kathmandu, Nepal." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/137105.
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Kyoto University (京都大学)0048
新制・課程博士
博士(地球環境学)
甲第13423号
地環博第34号
新制||地環||6(附属図書館)
UT51-2007-Q824
京都大学大学院地球環境学舎地球環境学専攻
(主査)准教授 ショウ ラジブ, 教授 嘉門 雅史, 教授 小林 正美, 教授 岡田 憲夫
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Pasakhala, Binaya. "Study on water management at household level in Kathmandu valley, Nepal." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/185220.
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Moran, Peter Kevin. "Buddhism observed : western travelers, Tibetan exiles, and the culture of Dharma in Kathmandu /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/6522.
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Bhattarai, Vibha. "Neighborhood conservation around the world heritage sites in Nepal: a study on the Kathmandu Palace Square." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31261000.
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Baniya, Nabarath. "Land suitability evaluation using GIS for vegetable crops in Kathmandu Valley/Nepal." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Landwirtschaftlich-Gärtnerische Fakultät, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/15826.
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Kathmandu ist ein stark landwirtschaftlich genutztes Tal in der Gebirgsregion Zentral-Nepals. Einst für seine ertragreiche Landwirtschaft berühmt, sind die Erträge in den letzten Jahren aufgrund ungezügelter Verstädterung und hohem Bevölkerungswachstum immer mehr gefährdet. Eine Evaluation des Kathmandu-Tals nach entscheidungstheoretischen Ansätzen im Hinblick auf den Gemüseanbau erscheint unter dem Aspekt einer nachhaltigen Landnutzung und einer erhöhten Gemüseproduktion notwendig. Es ist ein entscheidender Ansatz dieser Arbeit, die verfügbare Anbauflächen im Kathmandu-Tal in verschiedene Eignungsklassen für den Gemüseanbau zu klassifizieren. Informationen über Zustand und Wert der Anbauflächen wurden aus verschiedensten möglichen Quellen zusammengestellt. Grundsätzliche räumliche und nicht-räumliche Daten wurden einerseits mit Hilfe primärer als auch sekundärer Quellen erfasst. Für den Entscheidungsfindungsprozess wurde sowohl ein ”bottom-up”als auch ein “top-down” Ansatz v erfolgt. Die Methode folgte den Vorgaben der FAO (1976) und den nachfolgenden Fassungen mit einer spezifischen Anpassung an das Untersuchungsgebiet. Der analytische Teil beginnt mit der Entwicklung eines Landesinformationssystems (LIS). Die Evaluation der Beschaffenheit wurde in zwei Phasen durchgeführt, namentlich 1) einer Betrachtung der Bodenfruchtbarkeit 2) einer Evaluation der Sozio-ökonomischen Infrastruktur. Gegenwärtig ist keine Region im hohen Maße fruchtbar (S1) und 31 % bzw. 66 % von insgesamt 23.519 ha fallen in die Kategorien S2 respektive S3. 1.33 % sind nicht nutzbar. Eine potenzielle hohe Bodenfruchtbarkeit kann dann erreicht werden, wenn der derzeitige Bodenzustand durch geeignete Managementmaßnahmen verbessert werden kann. Unter diesem Gesichtspunkt konnten 17.3%, 38.6% bzw. 42.6% des Gebiets mit Hilfe geostatistischer Analysen potenziell den Bodenklassen S1, S2 und S3 zugeordnet werden. Die Ergebnisse dieser Analyse wurden weiterhin mit den Ergebnissen ein er sozio-ökonomischen Evaulation kombiniert. Die Umweltbedingungen, sozialen Parameter und ökonomischen Indikatoren beschreiben die Hauptkriterien der Untersuchung und werden in 15 Unter-Kriterien zur Evaluation der 85 LMU im Untersuchungsgebiet unterteilt. Für eine Einschätzung der Gewichtung der Unter-Kriterien wurde ein paarweiser Vergleich mittels eines AHP-Prozesses ausgearbeitet. Als Endergebnis wurden dann thematische Karten des Kathmandu-Tals erstellt. Die endgültigen Ergebnisse dieser Analyse zeigt, dass 90% des Anbaugebietes im Kathmandu-Tal gut für den Gemüseanbau geeignet sein können und damit etwa mehr als 70% des Bedarfs im Kathmandu-Tal decken kann. Abschließend lässt sich sagen, dass die Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit nicht nur den Bauern der Region vermittelt werden sollten, damit sie das Potenzial ihres Landes bestmöglich ausnutzen können, sie sollten außerdem ein Werkzeug für Landschaftsplaner für eine bessere Planung der Landnutzung darstellen.Kathmandu is a valley situated in hilly area of central Nepal which is famous for agricultural business but in recent years vegetable production is jeopardized due to rampant urbanization and high population growth. For sustainable land use and better condition of vegetable production in Kathmandu, multi-criteria land suitability evaluation is felt necessary. The research objective is set as to classify available agricultural land area of Kathmandu valley into the order of different suitable classes for vegetable crop cultivation. Field level information has been gathered. Spatial and non spatial data were obtained through primary as well as secondary sources. Both bottom-up and Top-down approach for decision making process were applied. Methodology follows the guidelines prepared by FAO (1976) and later version with site specific modification. Analytical part begins with development of Land information System (LIS). Suitability evaluation was carried out in two different pha ses, namely 1) Physical land suitability evaluation and 2) Socio-economic-infrastructural land evaluation. Currently no land units are highly suitable (S1) and 31 and 66 percent area of 23519ha are falls under S2 and S3 category respectively. 1.33 percent land is unsuitable. If land condition is improved and updated from current physical suitability with appropriate management input, potential land suitability will be achieved. So after appropriate management, 17.3, 38.6 and 42.6 percent area computed under potentiality suitability class of S1, S2 and S3 respectively. This result of physical land suitability is combined for the socioeconomic land suitability evaluation. Environmental condition, social parameters and economic indicators were main criteria of study which were fragmented further into 15 sub criteria for evaluation within 85 LMU of study area. Pair-wise comparison using AHP process was carried out for importance judgment of the sub-criteria. The total out put is portrayed in the thematic maps. Final result of the multi-criteria land suitability evaluation show that more than 90 percent land area in Kathmandu can hold good vegetable cultivation. Together they can meet little above 70 percent demand of the Kathmandu valley. So, the result of this study hast to communicate to farmers to make full use of land potential also to land planners for better land use planning.
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Ghimire, Himamshu. "An Assessment of the Environmental Problems in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1221252415.
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Sharma, Sujeet. "Framework for planning and development of central business district inKathmandu." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1999. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31260068.
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Källerteg, Sandra, and Lovisa Ahlinder. "Adolescents’ well-being in Kathmandu, Nepal : A study based on mindmaps and questionnaires." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för utbildningsvetenskap, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-19208.
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Aim: Our goal with this study was to see the well-being index among adolescents in Kathmandu, Nepal. But also to investigate the factors that contribute to well-being and what the adolescents believe is the most important thing. Method: The method used in this study was a questionnaire, it included eight questions with 44 adolescents participating. Group interviews were used by help with mindmap, groups of 3-4 adolescents to investigate their perspective of well-being used. We chose to do both because we wanted the results of the index and the adolescents thoughts about well-being to emerge. Results: The results from the questionnaire showed that 34,1 percent among the adolescents have 80-90% well-being according to the PWI scale we applied. According to the adolescents’ own estimated level of well-being, about 68 percent of them have good well-being and 30 percent of them have a really good well-being. However the PWI scale shows that only 9 percent have a really good well-being. The results of the group interviews showed the most important thing for well-being according to the adolescents are satisfaction, quality of life, happiness, love (friends, family, relationship), education, health and social service.
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Juramie, Anne-Claire. "Architecture et iconographie des temples de visnu dans la vallee de kathmandu, nepal." Paris 3, 2001. http://www.theses.fr/2001PA030027.
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Petit pays coince entre les deux geants que sont l'inde au sud et la chine au nord, le nepal s'etend contre la chaine himalayenne. Situee en son centre, la vallee de kathmandu, centre politique et administratif et berceau intellectuel et culturel du pays, est une zone exceptionnellement riche en monuments (plus de 2 000). Son developpement economique et artistique resulte en grande partie de la position strategique qu'elle occupe - etape incontournable dans le trafic commercial transhimalayen et dont sa population a su tirer profit. Notre propos dans le present travail a ete de recenser et d'analyser un corpus consacre a une meme divinite, en l'occurrence visnu, en l'apprehendant a la fois aux niveaux architectural et iconographique, notre objectif etant de montrer la diversite des monuments et egalement de degager les solutions originales propres a la vallee de kathmandu. Notre etude s'articule en trois volets. Le premier presente la geographie, l'histoire et le panorama religieux de la vallee et replace ainsi les monuments dans un cadre plus general ; le second est constitue par l'analyse architecturale detaillee des cent-huit temples repertories comprenant en particulier une typologie basee sur le plan et sur l'elevation des edifices ; le troisieme enfin s'attache a l'analyse du decor ornemental et de l'iconographie de ces monuments et a leurs specificites.
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Dhital, Avinash. "Opportunities for small-scale anaerobic digesters for hotels and restaurants in Kathmandu, Nepal." Thesis, KTH, Energiteknik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-244406.
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About 83% of total energy consumed in Nepal comes directly from the solid fuels. The import of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) is also growing at an exponential rate. The hospitality subsector (hotels and restaurants), one of the key economic subsectors in the country, consumes most of the energy within the commercial sector primarily for cooking purposes. The bio-waste generated from growing hospitality subsector and other sectors in Kathmandu is poorly managed. Similarly, on the other hand, Nepal has an extensive knowledge and experience of manure based anaerobic household biogas systems mainly in rural areas. Based upon this situation, the thesis investigates the opportunities for anaerobic biogas production for cooking at hotels and restaurants by utilizing their own organic waste. Currently available biogas technologies, important parameters affecting the biogas yield, policy and financial supports and case studies of various stakeholders employing the biogas technologies in the hotels and restaurants in Nepal were considered. The most applicable technology for the purpose was then chosen. The organic waste sampling study from randomly selected 4-star hotel (Yatri Spa and Suites), tourist standard hotel (Hotel Bliss International) and restaurant (Fren’s Kitchen) in Thamel, the tourist zone of Kathmandu was conducted. Similarly, various data especially focusing on the current cooking energy need, demand, supply, cost, organic waste management of the hotels and the restaurant was collected through questionnaires and series of interviews. The average amount of daily organic waste and organic waste fraction for Yatri, Bliss and Fren’s was found to be 61.3 kg and 63.0%, 18.4 kg and 82.7%, and 16.3 kg and 81.8% respectively. Similarly, the variations in weekly organic wastes and waste generated per guest was also determined. Based upon the amount and characteristics of organic waste from the sampling survey, the theoretical biogas potential of the organic waste at digester output rate of 0.27 kWh/kg/day for JUAS digesters, the technology selected for the biogas conversion, was found to be 18.4 kWh/day, 5.5 kWh/day and 4.9 kWh/day equivalent to 4.9%, 3.0% and 5.4 % of the current daily energy need for Yatri, Bliss and Fren’s respectively. Similarly, the economic implications of the small-scale biogas technology if employed in the hotels and the restaurant was scoped out. It was found that the recommended Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) based 3000 l sized JUAS bio-digesters had positive Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and payback time of around 5 years on average for all the eateries under study. The monthly life cycle cost of the integrated LPG-JUAS system is found be cheaper for all eateries as compared to the current LPG system. Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) of the JUAS digesters is calculated to be competitive as compared to energy from other renewables in the country. There is, however, need to improve the digester conditions to get higher biogas yields. For the wider adoption of the digesters across urban sectors, the subsidies amount should also be increased together with information dissemination regarding biogas uses and its potential among the stakeholders.Omkring 83% av den totala energiförbrukningen i Nepal kommer direkt från det fasta bränslet. Importen av flytande petroleumgas (LPG) växer också i exponentiell takt. Underhållningsbranschen (hotell och restauranger), en av de viktigaste ekonomiska delområdena i landet, förbrukar mest energi inom kommersiell sektor, främst för matlagning. Det biologiska avfallet som genereras av växande underhållsbranschen och andra sektorer i Katmandu är dåligt förvaltad. På samma sätt har Nepal en omfattande kunskap och erfarenhet av gödselbaserade anaeroba hushållsbiogasystem, huvudsakligen i landsbygdsområden. Baserat på denna situation undersöker man avhandlingen möjligheterna till anaerob biogasproduktion för att laga mat på hotell och restauranger genom att använda eget organiskt avfall. För närvarande finns biogasteknik, viktiga parametrar som påverkar biogasutbytet, politiska och finansiella stöd och fallstudier av olika intressenter som använder biogasteknik i hotell och restauranger i Nepal. Den mest tillämpliga tekniken för ändamålet valdes sedan. Undersökning av organiska avfallsprov från slumpmässigt utvalt 4-stjärnigt hotell (Yatri Spa and Suites), turisthotell (Hotel Bliss International) och restaurang (Fren's Kitchen) i Thamel, utförs turistområdet Katmandu. På samma sätt samlades olika data som speciellt fokuserade på dagens energibehov, efterfrågan, tillgång, kostnad, organisk avfallshantering av hotellen och restaurangen genom enkäter och intervjuer. Den genomsnittliga mängden dagligt organiskt avfall och organiskt avfallsfraktion för Yatri, Bliss och Fren var visat sig 61,3 kg respektive 63,0%, 18,4 kg respektive 82,7% respektive 16,3 kg respektive 81,8%. På samma sätt bestämdes också variationerna i organiskt avfall per vecka och avfall som genererades per gäst. Baserat på mängden och egenskaperna hos organiskt avfall från provtagningsundersökningen befanns den teoretiska biogaspotentialen hos det organiska avfallet vid kokareutgångshastigheten på 0,27 kWh / kg / dag för JUAS-kokare, den teknik som valts för biogasomvandling, befunnits vara 18,4 kWh / dag, 5,5 kWh / dag och 4,9 kWh / dag motsvarande 4,9%, 3,0% och 5,4% av dagens energibehov för Yatri, Bliss och Fren. På samma sätt scenkades de ekonomiska konsekvenserna av den småskaliga biogastekniken om de anställdes i hotell och restaurangen. Det visade sig att de rekommenderade polyvinylkloridbaserade (PVC) -baserade JUAS-bioförstörare av polyvinylklorid med jämna mellanrum hade positivt nettoförsäkringsvärde (NPV), interna avkastningsräntor och återbetalningstid på cirka 5 år i genomsnitt för alla restauranger som studerades. Den månatliga livscykelkostnaden för det integrerade LPG-JUAS-systemet befinner sig vara billigare för alla matställen jämfört med det aktuella LPG-systemet. Nivånad kostnad för energi (LCoE) hos JUAS-kokare beräknas vara konkurrenskraftig jämfört med energi från andra förnybara energikällor i landet. Det är dock nödvändigt att förbättra kokareförhållandena för att få högre biogasutbyten. För det bredare godkännandet av kokare i städerna bör bidragsbeloppet också ökas tillsammans med informationsspridning avseende biogasanvändning och dess potential bland intressenterna.För det bredare godkännandet av kokare i städerna bör bidragsbeloppet också ökas tillsammans med informationsspridning avseende biogasanvändning och dess potential bland intressenterna.
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Boreson, Hedvig, and Lisanja Askesjö. "Nepalese nurses' experiences of the family´s importance in health care : An interview study conducted in Kathmandu, Nepal." Thesis, Ersta Sköndal högskola, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-4929.
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Maharjan, Sabina. "Antimicrobial resistance and gallbladder carriage of Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A in Kathmandu, Nepal." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:f303e4c4-90c9-4e50-be8e-682ac1e38512.
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Enteric fever remains the most common febrile illness in urban Nepal. Some individuals may have recurrent infection and some may even progress to become long term chronic carriers. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the rate and factors leading to relapse with typhoid fever in patients who were enrolled in clinical treatment trials for acute enteric fever. The results show that relapses in enteric fever is a common complication and is more likely to be associated with the treatment antimicrobial, cefixime. Gallbladder carriage of invasive Salmonella is considered fundamental in sustaining enteric fever transmission as humans are the only known natural host. This thesis, therefore, also aimed to investigate the prevalence, characteristics, immunological responses, and mechanism of carriage of invasive Salmonella in the gallbladder by examining bile and tissue obtained from individuals who underwent cholecystectomy in Kathmandu. Data presented here demonstrate that S. Paratyphi A is almost as prevalent as S. Typhi in the gallbladder and that carriage may not be driven by antimicrobial resistance. Gallbladders that contained Salmonella were more likely to show evidence of acute inflammation with extensive neutrophil infiltrate. Chronic carriers were found to have dramatically elevated levels of IgG to O:2 and Vi antigens with high bactericidal activity yet low pro-inflammatory cytokine levels suggesting that Salmonella are stimulating a constant immunological response, in the form of antibody. S. Typhi may be controlling the inflammatory process through the expression of the Vi capsule in the gallbladder. Genome sequencing of S. Typhi isolated from chronic carriers were different from those S. Typhi causing acute disease. These data question the current dogmas surrounding the carriage of S. Typhi in gallbladder and predict a pivotal role of Vi capsule and gallstones in maintaining carriage. Therefore, prospectively identifying these individuals is paramount for rapid local and regional elimination. Furthermore, combining cytokine profiles and antibody levels may be a method of prospectively detecting carriers in the general population.
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Ghimire, Bhagabati Panday. "Vulnerability to HIV infection among female drug users in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: a cross-sectional study." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/189358.
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Marceau, Eileen Aki. "Bombings and blockades the impact of the Maoist insurgency on the relationship between Kathmandu and its hinterland /." Diss., Connect to the thesis, 2005. http://thesis.haverford.edu/110/01/2005MarceauE.pdf.
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Maharjan, Ramesh. "Climate change and the importance of empowering citizens : Science teachers' beliefs about educational response in Nepal." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Tema vatten i natur och samhälle, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-90451.
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Educational response to climate change is one of the measures to prepare people to combat climate change. This thesis explores the lived experiences of secondary Science teachers from Kathmandu Valley on the perception of climate change, the way they handled climate change issues in the classroom setting, the problems and challenges they came across in climate change communication in the classrooms and the relevance of existing secondary Science curriculum in relation to climate change. The thesis is built upon the study of secondary Science curriculum, relevant literature on climate change education and the interviews with secondary Science teachers, teaching Science at secondary level in different schools of Kathmandu Valley. The results showed that the teachers were convinced and concerned on the ongoing climate change and stressed on knowledge for climate change actions; they were found to introduce climate change issues contextually and relating to the topics like greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion they teach; lack of resources, exclusion of climate change in the secondary Science curriculum, their own limited knowledge on climate change, the unpractical theory and marks oriented educational system, and shifting of the responsibilities by the students hindered effective climate change communication in the classroom settings. The findings have been discussed in relation to social learning theory and relevant literature.
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Ranit, Chatterjee. "Post Disaster Recovery of Formal and Informal Businesses: Case Study of Kathmandu Valley after 2015 Nepal Earthquake." Kyoto University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/232443.
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付記する学位プログラム名: グローバル生存学大学院連携プログラムKyoto University (京都大学)
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新制・課程博士
博士(地球環境学)
甲第21242号
地環博第178号
新制||地環||35(附属図書館)
京都大学大学院地球環境学舎環境マネジメント専攻
(主査)教授 岡﨑 健二, 准教授 小林 広英, 准教授 西前 出
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Upreti, Dilip. "Diet and nutritional assessment of people living with HIV/AIDS in Nepal (Kathmandu Valley and Terai Highway)." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2014. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=210142.
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Background Nutrition and food security are important for maintaining a strong immune system and good general heath of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). The main aim of this study was to survey the nutritional status, habitual diet, dietary knowledge and demographic characteristics of PLHA in Nepal. A second aim of this study was to explore the voices of PLHA and policy level people on the current and possible future nutrition intervention programmes for PLHA in Nepal. Methods Using mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative) research techniques, 601 (M: 314 and F: 287) HIV positive people from the Kathmandu valley and Terai highway regions of Nepal were recruited and completed the study. All participants completed an interviewer administered questionnaire. This questionnaire includes an assessment of habitual food intake using a newly developed and validated 45-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. The validity of the FFQ was previously assessed against the 24-h multiple pass dietary recall in a sub-sample of the study population. Socio-economic and demographic information, dietary/nutritional knowledge, height, weight, waist circumferences and skinfold thickness were also collected. Finally, reported food intake was converted into energy and selected nutrient intakes (fat, protein, carbohydrate, iron, vitamin A and vitamin C) by linking with a newly compiled nutrient database of 116 food items for Nepal. Nutritional knowledge and perceptions of the current Nepalese nutritional supplementation and possible alternative interventions were explored using qualitative techniques. Four focus group discussions (FDG) and 11 in-depth interviews were carried out with PLHA and key local stakeholders respectively. Results The newly designed semi-quantitative FFQ can retrospectively assess the group mean intake for energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, iron, carotene and vitamin C as there was no significant difference for reported intakes (all p > 0.2), but mean fat intake was significantly lower when determined by the FFQ than the 24-h recall (p < 0.001). The average age of participants was 33.8±6.4 years (mean ±SD) and 29% were classified as underweight (BMI < 18.5kg/m2). The study population typically ate a plant-based diet and intake of animal products was low, the energy intake of men and women was 1960±195 and 1880±261 kcal/d mean (±SD) respectively. Fat, protein and carbohydrate contributed 12%, 10% and 79% to total energy intake respectively. Iron and vitamin A intakes also tended to be lower than recommended, whereas vitamin C intake was satisfactory. Most participants (82%) believed that PLHA need a special diet but less than half of those reported changing their diet after diagnosis. A major reason for this was restricted income: 46% of participants reported being unable to afford sufficient food for the whole year, and 57% of those reported borrowing food for more than four months a year. Participants from FGD and in-depth interviews were not satisfied with the daily food and nutrient intake by HIV positive people. The Nepalese government currently provides a nutritional supplement for PLHA mainly for those who are on anti-retroviral treatment (ART). However, this was not satisfactory with the majority of volunteers reporting suffering negative health effects, including diarrhoea and vomiting, after consuming the supplement. Similarly, poor quality packaging, storage, delivery and lack of nutritional expertise and education were frequently reported problems for the proper implementation of the existing supplement. The participants suggested a nutrition intervention, based on a locally produced supplement, combined with dietary education and were highly motivated to support the development, implementation and evaluation of a new intervention. Conclusion Food and nutrient intakes by PLHA in Nepal were not adequate and did not meet dietary recommendations. Overall, the quality of the current nutritional supplement is poor and not suitable for ensuring maintenance of PLHA health. A nutrition intervention trial based on locally produced fortified mixed grain flour was favoured by PLHA and key stake holders. However, further research is needed to improve the nutritional status of PLHA in Nepal. Therefore, the evidence identified by this study could be used to inform the design of a new intervention. However, further research is recommended to clarify the issues.
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Shrestha, Rupak Prasad. "Seasonal Migration and Circular Turmoil: A Geographic Narrative of Brick Factory Migrant Workers in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1438301572.
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Suwal, Walter. "A Study of Land Use Planning Practices and the Relationship Between Population Distribution and Transportation Infrastructure in Kathmandu, Nepal." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2012.
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This particular paper is meant to investigate planning in Kathmandu, Nepal specifically land use planning practices and the implications on the transportation network(s). Very early on in the research including existing land use (if any), and current transportation networks, it was clear that investigations must be made into the political and planning situation leading up to the modern era in Nepal. The overview of past political events is necessary to explain current planning trends and techniques, and also the mindset of the people of Kathmandu towards planning. Of course universal planning truths can be applied in various international contexts, but each location and situation has to be approached with a fresh perspective. Where hard planning process is lacking often times planning theory can help to fill in some of the gaps. Both qualitative factors and quantitative data are presented and analyzed to show the current planning and transportation situation in Kathmandu.
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Timalsina, Krishna Prasad. "Rural Urban Migration and Livelihood in the Informal Sector : A Study of Street Vendors of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal." Thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Geography, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-1530.
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Increasing population pressure at the household level, increasing socio-economic disparities between people and communities, disparities between urban and rural areas, increasing unemployment, unequal land ownership, difficult rural life in general, and conflict in particular have resulted in livelihood vulnerability in the rural areas of Nepal. People are pursuing internal migration as a way of survival strategy among others to create livelihoods in the urban informal sectors. In this context the present study explores increasing rural-urban migration, increase in the informal sector activities and how that impacts on people’s livelihood in the urban areas of Nepal in general and Kathamndu in particular. It further looks at how the situation is linked to rural conflict and displacement in Nepal. Migrants street vendors, as the objects of this study, were selected from Kathamndu Metropolitan City, using purposive snowball sampling to get insights by the qualitative research methodology.
As theories provide certain ways of looking at the world or issues and are essential in defining a research problem, migration theories and livelihood approach are adopted to look at the issues to get insights how poor migrants are making a living in the urban informal sector in Kathmandu. Migration theories have been applied to look at the causes for increasing population in Kathmandu in general, and in the informal sector in particular. Livelihood approach has been adopted to look at the changes in access to assets in different circumstances. It has been looked at how street vendors are making a living and how they have changed the access to assets as compared to their previous occupation. These issues are explained on the basis of analytical framework, which was developed by reviewing migration theories and livelihood approach.
This study shows that the informal sector, including street vending activities in Kathmandu are increasing with increasing rural to urban migration. It has been found that with the increase in the number of street vendors in the urban areas in recent years, the situation is linked to rural conflict and displacement. This study also shows that street vending is an opportunity to rural poor for making a living in the urban areas. The livelihoods of migrant vendors, as compared with their previous occupation, have increased after getting involved in the street vending. Comparing access to assets before and after migration shows migrant vendors have improved their financial and human capital assets by getting better access to physical and political capital assets than before. However, with limited access to physical, financial and political capitals, rural societies have to depend on natural and social capitals for their livelihoods. Thus, there is difference in getting access to assets between urban and rural societies, and street vending in Kathmandu can be accounted as a resource rather than a problem.
However, there are confrontations between authorities and vendors over licensing, taxation and encroachment of public places and pavements. In spite of its crucial role for providing employment and livelihoods to both urban and rural poor, its economic importance is rarely recognized either in national poverty reduction strategies or in city governance initiatives. Urban authorities take it as an illegal and unproductive sector, and their response to street trading is, too often, harassment of traders and eviction, which causes conflict between authorities and vendors.
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Alfredsson, Jonas, and Jakob Attin. "Tooth loss: The Impact on the Quality of Life for patients visiting Kantipur Dental College and Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Odontologiska fakulteten (OD), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-19821.
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Syfte Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur tandförlust påverkar den orala hälsorelaterade livskvalitén genom ett OHIP-14 fråge-formulär samt ytterligare konstruerade frågor, bland patienter som besöker Kantipur Dental College and Hospital (KDCH) i Katmandu, Nepal. Material och metod Data erhölls från ett frågeformulär baserat på OHIP-14, kompletterande frågor och klinisk undersökning. Studien var av beskrivande karaktär och undersökte konsekutiva patienter (n=249) som besökte KDCH. Data från ifyllda formulär analyserades genom SPSS för att undersöka sambandet mellan tandförlust och påverkan på livskvalitén. Resultat Medelåldern var 47.6 år med en könsfördelning på 48 % (n=119) män och 52 % (n=130) kvinnor. Det genomsnittliga antalet saknade tänder var 5, och den genomsnittliga totala OHIP-poängen var 21.57 (SD 12.55). De mest påverkade dimensionerna för OHIP-14 var "Fysisk smärta" (77 %) och "Psykologiskt obehag" (82.5 %). 96.8 % av den undersökta befolkningen upplevde någon form av påverkan på deras orala hälsorelaterad livskvalitet. Slutsats Resultaten i denna studie visar att en stor majoritet av patienterna som besöker KDCH upplever någon form av påverkan på sin oral-hälsorelaterade livskvalitet relaterad till tandförlust. De saknade tändernas position hade ingen signifikant effekt på den orala hälsorelaterade livskvaliteten medan en större inverkan på livskvalitén kunde observeras vid ökande antal saknade tänder. De OHIP-poäng, utifrån de kriterier som använts i denna studie, visade sig vara högre i jämförelse med andra internationella fynd.Aim The aim of this study was to investigate how tooth loss affects the oral health related quality of life through an OHIP-14 questionnaire and additional questions among patients visiting the Kantipur Dental College and Hospital (KDCH) in Kathmandu, Nepal. Materials and method Data was obtained from a questionnaire based on the OHIP-14 form, additional questions and a clinical examination. The study was of a descriptive nature and investigated consecutive patients (n=249) visiting the KDCH. Data from completed forms were analysed with SPSS to investigate how tooth loss affects the oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) Results Mean age was 47.6 years with a gender ratio of 48 % (n=119) male and 52 % (n=130) female. The mean number of missing teeth was 5, and the mean total OHIP-score was 21.57 (SD 12.55). The most frequently impacted dimensions for the OHIP-14 were “Physical pain” (77 %) and “Psychological discomfort” (82.5 %). 96.8 % of the investigated population experiencing some form of impact on their OHRQoL. Conclusion A large majority of the patients visiting the KDCH experienced an impact on their OHRQoL related to missing teeth. The number of missing teeth had an impact on OHRQoL, but the position of missing teeth had not. The OHIP score with the criteria used in this study was found to be higher in comparison to other international findings.
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Moffat, Tina. "Growing up among the looms, the growth and nutrition of children living in a peri-urban environment in Kathmandu, Nepal." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0008/NQ42866.pdf.
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Hurtig, Anna Karin. "A study of a service-linkage project between the public and private health sector in tuberculosis control, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.395975.
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Shrestha, Joshi Anju. "Role of building bylaws and regulations in shaping urban forms a case of Kathmandu /." Thesis, Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/HKUTO/record/B39558368.
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Moronval, Frédéric. "Vitalités linguistique et religieuse chez les Néwar bouddhistes de la vallée de Kathmandu." Thesis, Normandie, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017NORMR055/document.
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La population autochtone de la vallée de Kathmandu, les Néwar, a vu sa langue, le néwari ou népalbhasa, et l’une de ses religions, le bouddhisme, se trouver minorées par l’annexion militaire de leur territoire au Népal de la dynastie Shah, hindoue et népaliphone, en 1769. Un siècle plus tard, la politique de discrimination de la langue et de la religion bouddhiste lancée par l’Etat à l’encontre des Néwar a provoqué l’émergence d’une conscience identitaire et d’actes de résistance culturelle. Or, depuis ses débuts, la revendication de l’appartenance au groupe linguistique néwar et, souvent, de sa défense, se double chez ses acteurs d’un rattachement personnel à la religion bouddhiste, sans que cette double appartenance soit pour autant mise en avant dans les discours.La mise en regard de la situation actuelle de la vitalité de la langue et de celle du bouddhisme dans cette population vise d’une part à documenter l’étude des relations entre langue et religion, et d’autre part à proposer l’application d’outils d’évaluation de la vitalité linguistique à celle de la vitalité religieuse. C’est également une confirmation de la nécessité qu’il y a à mettre au jour et à conceptualiser les relations entre la langue et les autres dynamismes sociaux dont elle semble être, si souvent, à la fois le vecteur et l’enjeuIn 1769, the Shah dynasty from Western Nepal, promoting Hinduism and speaking Nepali, had conquered the Kathmandu Valley and integrated it into a much wider Nepal. As a consequence, the language, as well as the Buddhist tradition of the local indigenous ethnic group, the Newars, became minority ones. A century later, the State launched a repressive policy towards both Newari language and Buddhism, and the result has been the development of identity awareness, both in the linguistic and in the religious fields, among the Newar intelligentsia, who entered cultural resistance. Therefore, since the beginning, both language and religion have been associated, although activists hardly acknowledge this double-sided feature of their commitments.This study of the current situation of both language and religion vitalities among the Newars of the Kathmandu Valley aims primarily at documenting the research on relations between language and religion, and at testing the application of evaluation tools of language vitality to the evaluation of religious vitality. Furthermore, it confirms the necessity we are facing to explore and conceptualize more the links between language and the social dynamics it often sustains but also depends on
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Shrestha, Pooja. "Socio-cultural and spatial metamorphosis : a study of public open spaces in traditional urban centre and sprawled area of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/2989.
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This thesis investigates the socio-cultural and spatial transformations of public open spaces by comparing such changes in the public open spaces of the traditional urban centre (TUC) and the sprawled area (SA) of the Kathmandu Valley, individually and in respect to each other over time, particularly during the recent period of suburbanisation. The public spaces in the Valley not only shape the image of the Valley but also help maintain the quality of life that is associated with Nepalese society. The urban form of the Valley that exists today is the result of progressive growth in the traditional settlements over different historical periods: Lichhavi, Malla, and Rana. During each of these periods, particular forms of open space developed in the Valley linked to socio-cultural patterns. The low density spread after the Rana period developed into an unprecedented urban growth and expansion in the contemporary period. This thesis examines the extent to which this growth is introducing new meanings in the open spaces. Hence, a mixed methods approach is used that involves a five-phased systematic approach, including archival study, surveys (denominative, perceptive, photographic, and graphical), questionnaires, and interviews for the analysis of public open spaces and their transformations. For this purpose, three different types of open spaces based on different use functions were selected as the case study open spaces in TUC and SA that form part of a wider study. A comparative study of market squares, neighbourhood squares and community squares was carried out in each TUC and SA. Furthermore, the archival study and interviews were conducted with institutional bodies for the analysis of policies on urban growth and open spaces. The research shows that public open spaces in both TUC and SA are undergoing socio-cultural and spatial transformations. The mono-cultural spaces of the past have become multi-cultural spaces. The significances of the spaces in both cases are associated with meanings attached to the physical settings (such as places of religious, commercial, social, and others) and their use, linked to their respective sensory perceptions (visual, smell, and sound) and the patterns of activities. The open spaces in both TUC and SA have structures that were added in recent years due to needs of society. Commercialization seems to be the predominant change in terms of activity in most of the case study open spaces, not common in the past (except market squares). It is also found that the cultures associated with most of the open spaces are still being preserved. The change in user groups, physical changes, and uses have affected the users of public open spaces either positively, negatively or both in TUC and SA. The interviews with the users show that ethnic pluralism has a strong role in the sense of community in both cases. However, a stronger community attachment is found in the users of TUC than SA. Open spaces in TUC and SA are given low priority in relation to infrastructural development in the government institutions. No clear and concrete guidelines or strategies have yet been introduced for preservation or management of existing as well as development of new open spaces at any level of the government due to ambiguous policies, weak co-ordination among different levels of government, and weak institutional capacity. Therefore, this thesis recommends an integrated approach that includes participation of all levels of government, CBOs including local clubs, and private sector for preparing plans and policies for managing open spaces. The method developed in this thesis also gives an opportunity for further research to explore whether similar findings prevail in public open spaces of other SAs of the Kathmandu Valley.
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Shrestha, Jaya Krishna. "Problems to prospects for developing transportation in Kathmandu Valley." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18153823.
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Hindman, Heather. "Stability in motion : expatriate women in Kathmandu, Nepal /." 2003. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3088744.
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Mansberger, Joe R. "Ban Yatra : a bio-cultural survey of sacred forests in Kathmandu Valley." Thesis, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9807.
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Rainey, Rochelle C. "Solar disinfection of drinking water : effectiveness in peri-urban households in Siddhipur Village, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/30312.
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