When it rains it pours
It was a natural disaster but the high death toll was a testament to criminal state negligence.
urban-planning
Cars vs people in Kathmandu
City life and the many benefits it represents, including better healthcare, reliable transport and quality education, are the main pull factors for...
Right trees for right seasons in Kathmandu
Every spring Kathmandu turns into a city of flowers blooming with jacaranda and bougainvillea. People wait year-round to escape the otherwise dull...
A load of rubbish
Nepal’s capital stank for more than a fortnight before Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) decided to resume garbage collection this week with the...
Rebuilding Kathmandu after the 1934 quake
The way Nepal’s Rana rulers went about rebuilding Kathmandu after the mega-earthquake on 15 January 1934 has important lessons for urban planning after 2015...
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