Defining moments in nature : natural events, natural disasters, natural ha…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A brochure covering natural events, natural disasters, natural hazards and risk. It asks, 'what are they?' and 'what do they mean?'

The archaeology of natural disasters

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

When people first settled in Aotearoa, they had no idea that they were sitting upon a slice of one of two supercontinents; Gondwanaland. Around eighty-three million years ago this slice we now live on, known to us as Zealandia, broke … Continue reading →

Financial Support Following Natural Disasters: The Role of Government Subs…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A paper submitted by Chris Joseph in partial fulfilment of the degree of Bachelor of Commerce with Honours, focussing on the role of the earthquake support subsidy paid to employers to 'keep businesses together'™ following the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The paper was supervised by Dr David Stiles, University of Canterbury Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship.

Community Response and Recovery: natural disaster response and recovery me…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A dissertation submitted by Cameron McLeod in fulfilment of an Honours degree in Diplomacy, covering community response and recovery in Lyttelton following the Canterbury Earthquakes. Dissertation supervised by Dr Bronwyn Hayward, University of Canterbury School of Social and Political Sciences.