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Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of a publication promoting businesses in the city centre.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 340-341: Quake City

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 340-341 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Quake City'. Photos courtesy of Canterbury Museum

City Centre December 2013

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of a publication promoting businesses in the city centre.

Manchester Courts building demolition

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A colour photograph of 158-160 Manchester Street, taken during the demolition of the Manchester Courts.

208 Hereford Street

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Colour photograph of front door to the Occidental Hotel, which after the September quake had suffered vandalism. The name "B. Perry" was still above the door.

Central City Impact Dashboard

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of a spreadsheet used to identify the impacts of traffic management in the central city.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 3015

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Quake City posters, Garlands Road".

Central City Rebuild Communication Structure

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A diagram created in 2011, showing the communication structure across rebuild agencies.

Central City Design Parameters

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document created in 2011, demonstrating the design parameters for the rebuild of wastewater, storm water, water supply and roading in the central city.

The rear end of 146 High Street with cars

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Colour photograph of a red brick building that is the rear of 146 High Street, with cars parked beside it. Photographed before the earthquakes.

Shermine Kwok Photograph 7

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of the temporary QuakeCity museum at Re:START mall.

Occidental Hotel, 208 Hereford Street, Christchurch

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Occidental Hotel under renovation in January 2010, before the earthquakes.

East side of former City Council Civic Offices

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A colour photograph of the east frontage of the former City Council Offices on Manchester Street, which appears to have been taken before the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Seismics in the City 2016 - Smart City/Choice City

A video of a presentation by Haydn Read, Programme Director of Smart City Coalition, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference. The presentation is titled, "Smart City/Choice City".The abstract for the presentation reads, "'We want to get to the point where people can get amazing information in real-time that helps them make choices about where to swim or what road to take' (Vicki Buck, Deputy Mayor of Christchurch). Real time information and feedback via the Internet of Things. The CCC is now part of Land Information New Zealand's (LINZ) Smart City coalition which aims to test the value of smart city concepts through a series of projects in Christchurch, Auckland, and Wellington."Note that due to technical issues, the final part of this presentation was not recorded.

Central City Utilities Coordination

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A copy of the plan, created in 2011, detailing how the rebuild of the three waters and road infrastructure was to be coordinated with other utility operators.

Central City Implementation Plan

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document outlining the methodology for rebuilding horizontal infrastructure in the central city, covering wastewater (local reticulation and trunk), wastewater pump stations, storm water (local reticulation and trunk), potable water, roads, and bridges.

CityUps Photograph 5

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of various temporary installations that were part of CityUps - a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.