State of play six years after Gujarat earthquake

Simpson, Edward

Abstract

Six years ago, an earthquake in western Gujarat claimed around fourteen thousand lives. Many people I already knew well from previous research in the region died, more lost relatives, homes and possessions. In this article, I review in general terms some of what happened to those who survived; I then turn to critically look, as an anthropologist, at the implicit assumptions that have driven aspects of post-earthquake reconstruction, particularly in relation to (sub)urban design and industrial development in rural areas.

Citation

Simpson, E. (2007). State of play six years after Gujarat earthquake. Economic and political weekly, XLII(11),

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Mar 17, 2007
• Deposit Date: Apr 18, 2008
• Journal: Economic and Political Weekly
• Print ISSN: 0012-9976
• Electronic ISSN: 2349-8846
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: XLII
• Issue: 11