QuakeStory 57
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A story submitted by Rosie Belton to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Rosie Belton to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 31 July 2012 entitled, "Planning a Road Cone Quilt....".
A pdf transcript of Sara Green's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Laura Moir. Transcriber: Sarah Woodfield.
Transcript of Garth's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 3 September 2012 entitled, "There's a lot you can learn in two years....".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 20 March 2013 entitled, "Road works, Road cones and a Triangle Quilt".
Disasters, either man-made or natural, are characterised by a multiplicity of factors including loss of property, life, environmental degradation, and psychosocial malfunction of the affected community. Although much research has been undertaken on proactive disaster management to help reduce the impacts of natural and man-made disasters, many challenges still remain. In particular, the desire to re-house the affected as quickly as possible can affect long-term recovery if a considered approach is not adopted. Promoting recovery activities, coordination, and information sharing at national and international levels are crucial to avoid duplication. Mannakkara and Wilkinson’s (2014) modified “Build Back Better” (BBB) concept aims for better resilience by incorporating key resilience elements in post-disaster restoration. This research conducted an investigation into the effectiveness of BBB in the recovery process after the 2010–2011 earthquakes in greater Christchurch, New Zealand. The BBB’s impact was assessed in terms of its five key components: built environment, natural environment, social environment, economic environment, and implementation process. This research identified how the modified BBB propositions can assist in disaster risk reduction in the future, and used both qualitative and quantitative data from both the Christchurch and Waimakariri recovery processes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with key officials from the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority, and city councils, and supplemented by reviewing of the relevant literature. Collecting data from both qualitative and quantitative sources enabled triangulation of the data. The interviewees had directly participated in all phases of the recovery, which helped the researcher gain a clear understanding of the recovery process. The findings led to the identification of best practices from the Christchurch and Waimakariri recovery processes and underlined the effectiveness of the BBB approach for all recovery efforts. This study contributed an assessment tool to aid the measurement of resilience achieved through BBB indicators. This tool provides systematic and structured approach to measure the performance of ongoing recovery.
Transcript of Henare's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
A pdf transcript of Vic Bartley's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Sarah Woodfield.
A pdf transcript of Ann's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
A story submitted by Mike Williams to the QuakeStories website.
Transcript of Jan Dobson's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 19 February 2016 entitled, "Five Years".The entry was downloaded on 2 November 2016.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 31 December 2011 entitled, "2011 in review".
Slides from a presentation by Dr Bernard Walker at UC CEISMIC's Contestable Fund mini-conference. The presentation was titled, "Building Organisational Resilience: the role of HRM in post-disaster recovery".
A presentation by Dr Bernard Walker and Rosemary Baird at UC CEISMIC's Contestable Fund mini-conference. The presentation was titled, "Building Organisational Resilience: the role of HRM in post-disaster recovery".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 7 December 2013 entitled, "Moving, baking, and other chaos".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 18 December 2010 entitled, "I think it's summer".
A story submitted by Stephen Mateer to the QuakeStories website.
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 20 September 2013
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 19 October 2011 entitled, "One more quilt to show...".
Summary of oral history interview with Leanne Curtis about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 16 March 2011 entitled, "Hotdesking".
Summary of oral history interview with Teruyo about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Genevieve Togiaso about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Based on a qualitative study of four organisations involving 47 respondents following the extensive 2010 – 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand, this paper presents some guidance for human resource practitioners dealing with post-disaster recovery. A key issue is the need for the human resource function to reframe its practices in a post-disaster context, developing a specific focus on understanding and addressing changing employee needs, and monitoring the leadership behaviour of supervisors. This article highlights the importance of flexible organisational responses based around a set of key principles concerning communication and employee perceptions of company support.
A story submitted by Peter Seager to the QuakeStories website.
Summary of oral history interview with Phillippa Jacobs about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Oral history interview with Rosie Laing about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Kristy Constable-Brown about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.