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Wastewater wetlands : urban landscape implications and opportunities
Research papers, Lincoln University
An emerging water crisis is on the horizon and is poised to converge with several other impending problems in the 21st century. Future uncertainties such as climate change, peak oil and peak water are shifting the international focus from a business as usual approach to an emphasis on sustainable and resilient strategies that better meet these challenges. Cities are being reimagined in new ways that take a multidisciplinary approach, decompartmentalising functions and exploring ways in which urban systems can share resources and operate more like natural organisms. This study tested the landscape design implications of wastewater wetlands in the urban environment and evaluated their contribution to environmental sustainability, urban resilience and social development. Black and grey water streams were the central focus of this study and two types of wastewater wetlands, tidal flow (staged planning) and horizontal subsurface flow wetlands were tested through design investigations in the earthquake-affected city of Christchurch, New Zealand. These investigations found that the large area requirements of wastewater wetlands can be mitigated through landscape designs that enhance a matrix of open spaces and corridors in the city. Wastewater wetlands when combined with other urban and rural services such as food production, energy generation and irrigation can aid in making communities more resilient. Landscape theory suggests that the design of wastewater wetlands must meet cultural thresholds of beauty and that the inclusion of waste and ecologies in creatively designed landscapes can deepen our emotional connection to nature and ourselves.
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 337
Images, UC QuakeStudies
An aerial view of Christchurch a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Manchester and Gloucester Streets can be seen.
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 339
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An aerial view of Christchurch a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen.
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 328
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An aerial view of Christchurch a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The Christchurch Art Gallery can be seen.
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 386
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An aerial view of Christchurch a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen.
BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0269
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An aerial photograph of Kilmarnock and Ayr Streets with Hagley Park to the right. The Quality Inn can be seen.
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An aerial photograph of Colombo Street near the Bus Exchange and the Crossing. Ballantynes can be seen on the left.
Patterns of succession
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
When we are recording a standing structure we might be lucky enough to discover wallpaper hidden behind plasterboard or tucked under skirtings. In some houses we can find layers of wallpaper, each revealing a stylistic period. While many of the … Continue reading →
Life Before Plastic: Kmart Culture
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Last time on the blog we talked about packaging and how our Victorian ancestors made do without plastic trays to wrap their cans of coke in (and all the rest of it). This week we’re going to take a closer … Continue reading →
Life Before Plastic: Kmart Culture
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Last time on the blog we talked about packaging and how our Victorian ancestors made do without plastic trays to wrap their cans of coke in (and all the rest of it). This week we’re going to take a closer … Continue reading →
A Brief Foray into Romano-British Archaeology
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Archaeologists are often faced with the question of what happens to artefacts after an excavation is complete? As is the case for a lot of excavations, artefacts can find themselves housed in museums. This centuries old institution found its beginning … Continue reading →
Share an idea.
Other, National Library of New Zealand
An initiative developed by the Christchurch City Council in which the community can share their ideas on a new vision for the future development of the central city following the Canterbury earthquakes.
Moata’s blog idle.
Other, National Library of New Zealand
Blog describing the thoughts and travels of Christchurch librarian Moata Tamaira, the winner of Stuff.co.nz's inaugural Blog Idol competition. Earthquake related information can be found in the archived instances from September 2010-
Statistics New Zealand = Tatauranga Aotearoa.
Other, National Library of New Zealand
Official information from Statistics New Zealand, including a summary of New Zealand statistics, also products and services and related links. Earthquake related information can be found in the archived instances from September 2010-
BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 322
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from Lichfield Street across cleared land to the Twisted Hop. The statue of the banana palm can be seen".
BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 354
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A rubbish truck collects rubbish from the red bins along Rocking Horse Road in Southshore. The uneven surface of the road can be seen, with water pooling in the foreground.
Umut Akguzel Photograph 191
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A photograph looking north down Colombo Street, from the intersection of Armagh Street. In the distance, rubble from the partially-collapsed Winnie Bagoes building can be seen on the road.
Umut Akguzel Photograph 507
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A photograph looking east down Hereford Street from the intersection with Manchester Street. In the distance, an excavator can be seen filling a truck with the rubble from a demolished building.
Umut Akguzel Photograph 517
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A photograph of buildings on Oxford Terrace with damage to their awnings. USAR codes can be seen spray-painted on the fence of the Bangalore Polo Club.
Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 278
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A photograph looking west down Gloucester Street, taken from the Cambridge Terrace intersection. Wire fencing can be seen along both sides of the footpath, keeping people away from the buildings.
BeckerFraserPhotos March 2013 photograph 092
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An aerial photograph looking south over the Christchurch CBD centred on Colombo Street. The Town Hall and beginnings of Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion can be seen to the bottom left.
Umut Akguzel Photograph 232
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A photograph looking south down Manchester Street from the intersection with Armagh Street. Badly-damaged buildings can be seen along the street, as well as the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the distance.
Umut Akguzel Photograph 233
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A photograph looking south down Manchester Street. Damaged buildings on the right have been cordoned off with wire fencing. In the distance, the Hotel Grand Chancellor Hotel can be seen.
Umut Akguzel Photograph 460
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A photograph of the remains of the McKenzie & Willis building on Tuam Street. Part of the shipping containers which are stacked on the road can be seen to the left.
Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 352
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A photograph looking south down Manchester Street. People are walking along the road looking at earthquake damage. The Octagon Live building and the Holiday Inn can be seen to the right.
Photograph by Neil Macbeth 297
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Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins, which have been on fire.
Photograph by Neil Macbeth 296
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Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins, which have been on fire.
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 282
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Damage to the Lyttelton Port. In the background the HMNZS Canterbury can be seen, just returned from a trip to Wellington to resupply.
BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 202
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Broken gutters on the Christ Church Cathedral where the roof has fallen away. Damage to the brickwork can also be seen to the right.
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An aerial photograph looking south west over the CBD. Latimer Square can be seen in the centre right of the photograph. To the left, the Transitional Cathedral is being constructed.