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Invited perspectives
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29 Mar 2019
Invited perspectives |
| 29 Mar 2019
| 29 Mar 2019
Invited perspectives: Mountain roads in Nepal at a new crossroads
Karen Sudmeier-Rieux
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Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geoscience and Environment, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Brian G. McAdoo
Environmental Studies, Yale-NUS College, Singapore
Sanjaya Devkota
Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
Purna Chandra Lal Rajbhandari
Independent researcher: Kathmandu, Nepal
John Howell
Living Resources Ltd., Devon, UK
Shuva Sharma
Scott Wilson Nepal Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal
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This article discusses how Nepal's development, landslide risk and geopolitics are intertwined as the country seeks to expand its road networks. However, rural villages adjacent to major roads have developed their own network of poorly constructed rural roads, which are likely to increase environmental and socioeconomic risks associated with roadside landslides. We base our observations on research conducted over a decade in Nepal, with reference to new research on roads and landslides.
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