Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tim Manning, and Michael Layne from the US Embassy in Wellington, speaking to Ray Kennedy, an Area Manager from the New Zealand Fire Service, in the Christchurch Art Gallery about the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of signs on the windows of the Christchurch Art Gallery. The art gallery was used as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The signs read, "Today is Thursday 3 March 2011" and "Wash your hands!". In the background, emergency management personnel and a New Zealand Fire Service truck can be seen.
Residents using shovels to clear liquefaction from a property in north-east Christchurch.
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 21 December 2011 entitled, "Loving Green".
The timeliness and quality of recovery activities are impacted by the organisation and human resourcing of the physical works. This research addresses the suitability of different resourcing strategies on post-disaster demolition and debris management programmes. This qualitative analysis primarily draws on five international case studies including 2010 Canterbury earthquake, 2009 L’Aquila earthquake, 2009 Samoan Tsunami, 2009 Victorian Bushfires and 2005 Hurricane Katrina. The implementation strategies are divided into two categories: collectively and individually facilitated works. The impacts of the implementation strategies chosen are assessed for all disaster waste management activities including demolition, waste collection, transportation, treatment and waste disposal. The impacts assessed include: timeliness, completeness of projects; and environmental, economic and social impacts. Generally, the case studies demonstrate that detritus waste removal and debris from major repair work is managed at an individual property level. Debris collection, demolition and disposal are generally and most effectively carried out as a collective activity. However, implementation strategies are affected by contextual factors (such as funding and legal constraints) and the nature of the disaster waste (degree of hazardous waste, geographical spread of waste etc.) and need to be designed accordingly. Community involvement in recovery activities such as demolition and debris removal is shown to contribute positively to psychosocial recovery.
An earthquake-damaged road in north-east Christchurch. The manhole in the centre of the road has risen and a road cone has been placed in the centre to warn road users. Residents have piled liquefaction from their properties on the side of the road where it will be collection by road maintenance contractors.
Liquefaction piled on the sides of a road in north-east Christchurch. The liquefaction has been dug out of the properties and piled on the side of the road to be collected by road maintenance contractors.
A collapsed section of road in north-east Christchurch. In the background, residents have piled liquefaction from their properties on the side of the road where it will be collected by road maintenance contractors.
Residents working to clear liquefaction from their properties in north-east Christchurch. The liquefaction has been piled on the side of the road where it will be collected by road maintenance contractors.
A collapsed section of road in north-east Christchurch. In the background, residents have piled liquefaction from their properties on the side of the road where it will be collected by road maintenance contractors.
Mounds of liquefaction on the side of a residential road in eastern Christchurch. The liquefaction has been dug out of resident's gardens and placed on the road to be picked up by the City Council.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 21 March 2011 entitled, "Day 28 Rotting Rubbish and Furrtive Footprints".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 March 2011 entitled, "Day 37 - in the red zone".
Residents enjoying a meal after working to clear liquefaction from a property in north-east Christchurch.
A news item titled, "Street Scale Meetings", published on the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's website on Wednesday, 02 November 2011.
A photograph of piles of liquefaction on the side of a residential street in Christchurch.
A resident resting on a digger after clearing liquefaction from his property in the north-east of Christchurch.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 22 September 2011 entitled, "Steady on Stilts".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 October 2011 entitled, "Water Woes".
A story submitted by Aaron Hartle to the QuakeStories website.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 7 November 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
Okeover House, which was used to house the University of Canterbury's Senior Management Team after the Registry building was closed. The photographer comments, "SMT moved to Okeover".
Okeover House, which was used to house the University of Canterbury's Senior Management Team after the Registry building was closed. The photographer comments, "SMT moved to Okeover".
Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tim Manning, photographed in front of rubble from the damaged Cranmer Courts on Montreal Street.
A photograph of emergency management personnel guarding a cordon on Gloucester Street near the intersection with Park Terrace. Road cones have been used to block off the street.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 February 2011 entitled, "Airborne Invasion".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 July 2011 entitled, "Lost Landmarks".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 October 2011 entitled, "Preserved Puss".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 19 March 2011 entitled, "Day 26 - Rascally Refugee".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 9 August 2011 entitled, "Sounding the Soil".