Blog in which Sarah Miles comments on the post-earthquake reconstruction of Christchurch, critiquing the profit-driven model of private insurance and how it fails to protect citizens in times of disaster. Includes comment on the political situation and some guest posts.
After 160 years of colonial settlement, Christchurch has recently experienced a sequence of devastating earthquakes and seen the need for a widespread de- and re-construction of the central city, as well as, many of the surrounding neighbourhoods and peri-urban satellite settlements. This paper will offer a view of the opportunities and restrictions to the post-earthquake re-development of Christchurch as informed by ‘growth machine’ theory. A case study investigating an illegal dump in central Christchurch will be used to assess the applicability of growth machine theory to the current disaster response.
An infographic about restaurants and cafes in post-earthquake Christchurch.
Revisiting some of my images coming up to our one year anniversary of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch 6.3 earthquake. Blue Jean Cuisine (Old Sydenham Post Office) built in 1911 was badly damaged in the 2011 earthquakes was demolished 2012.
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A sight becoming more common in post-earthquake Christchurch - lifting earthquake-affected buildings to allow their foundations to be replaced and or completely replaced.
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Elmwood School war memorial pre- and post-Christchurch earthquake
A blog by Christchurch journalist Philip Matthews. Includes posts about the Christchurch earthquake.
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Towards Square
Toward hills
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Looking towards Square
In Worcester St
Now open - on The Square
Looking from Worcester St
les Mills fitness centre and Calendar Girls.
Looking east up Cashel St
People have written messages and signed their names on the stones
The facade of the Theatre Roral is behind the containers and the theatre is being restored
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together in Christchurch's Hagley Park as a post-earthquake party".
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