[ghsc-seminars] Today @ 10am - Bradley Wilson, University of Arkansas

[Mirus, Benjamin]

*Note: we are back to our regular seminar room on the entry level*

*Build Back Better? Modeling household-level reconstruction behavior after
the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake *

*Bradley Wilson*
*Department of Geosciences*
*University of Arkansas *

Rebuilding and repairing damaged physical infrastructure is a primary
source of disaster aid spending following major earthquakes. While aid
distribution is monitored, it is not well understood how economic support
and technical assistance affect reconstruction behavior. In this
presentation, I present a portion of my dissertation research focused on
developing a modeling framework for household reconstruction behavior.
Using livelihood and reconstruction perception survey data collected after
the Gorkha, Nepal earthquake, I model the probability of positive
reconstruction actions in Nepal’s most earthquake-affected districts using
Bayesian Item-Response Theory methods, finding measurable variation with
differences in aid receipt and household resource availability. I’ll
discuss the implications of these findings, both for reconstruction
programs and future principled model development using post-disaster
livelihood surveys.


*Thursday, July 11th**, 2019*
*10-11am*
*  (Mountain Time)*
*USGS, 1711 Illinois Street, Golden, CO*
*Entry Level Seminar Room (204)*

*Note: Please arrive *~5 minutes early* and *bring photo ID* for
airport-style security measures now in place at the USGS building.

Thank you,
GHSC Seminar Committee

Ben
Mirus - bbmirus at usgs.gov
Josh Rigler - erigler at usgs.gov
Oliver Boyd - olboyd at usgs.gov <oboyd at usgs.gov>
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