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“...visited Tsering
at the NHEDF rehabilitation center,13 14 she was all smiles,
having taken her fist tentative steps on her newly healed
leg. This moment represented the collective first steps of
all earthquake-affected people in Nepal: tentative, hopeful,
forward looking, and with a strong sense of determination.
Robert E. Beazley (M.S. Natural Resources, Cornell
University, 2013) is a PhD candidate in the Department
of Natural Resources, Cornell University, USA. His M.S.
research focused on the impacts of expanding rural road
networks in the Annapurna Conservation Area. His current
research involves an investigation of gendered mobility
and borderland infrastructure in Rasuwa district, Nepal. His
most recent book is Himalayan Mobilities: An Exploration
of the Impact of Expanding Rural Road Networks on Social
and Ecological Systems in the Nepalese Himalaya (Springer,
2017).
The author would like to thank Austin Lord and Sienna Craig for
their review of the article and their many insightful comments...”
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