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Nepal's 2015 Earthquake: Communication and the Marginalization of Dalits
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open in viewerThis project’s goal was to assess communication technologies and information networks before and after Nepal's 2015 earthquakes and examine how rural social barriers affected the dissemination of relief information. We found that caste based discrimination towards Dalits in rural Nepal was exacerbated by poor emergency telecommunications. Existing discriminatory practices persisted within survivors and relief workers and the government’s unpreparedness for disaster hindered relief information. We suggested better educating Dalits and relief workers and reducing false reports in the media.
- This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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- E-project-052116-155034
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- 2016
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- 2016-05-21
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- Worcester
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