Joyce Wallace's Story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Summary of oral history interview with Joyce Wallace about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Joyce Wallace about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 13 February 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 28 May 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 11 June 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 5 November 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
Transcript of Dom's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Liz Grant's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Bob Flaus's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
There is strong consensus in the civil defence and emergency management literature that public participation is essential for a 'good' recovery. However, there is a paucity of research detailing how this community-led planning should be carried out in the real world. There are few processes or timelines for communities to follow when wanting to plan for themselves, nor is there a great deal of advice for communities who want to plan for their own recovery. In short, despite this consensus that community involvement is desireable, there is very little information available as to the nature of this involvement or how communities might facilitate this. It is simply assumed that communities are willing and able to participate in the recovery process and that recovery authorities will welcome, encourage, and enable this participation. This is not always the case, and the result is that community groups can be left feeling lost and ineffective when trying to plan for their own recovery. In attempting to address this gap, my study contributes to a better understanding of community involvement in recovery planning, based on research with on particular a community group (SPRIG), who has undertaken their own form of community-led planning in a post-disaster environment. Through group observations and in-depth interviews with members of SPRIG, I was able to identify various roles for such groups in the post-disaster recovery process. My research also contributes to an enhanced understanding of the process a community group might follow to implement their own form of post-disaster recovery planning, with the main point being that any planning should be done side by side with local authorities. Finally, I discovered that a community group will face organisational, community and institutional challenges when trying to plan for their area; however, despite these challenges, opportunities exist, such as the chance to build a better future.
A story submitted by Margaret Jefferies to the QuakeStories website.
A pdf transcript of Participant number EG138's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Summary of oral history interview with Jacqui Gavin about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Transcript of Bethan Yates's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Denny O'Brien-Warriner's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 19 March 2012 entitled, "Time to catch up".
Transcript of Jessica Lovell's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Summary of oral history interview with Ruth Todd about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Transcript of Alamein Connell's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Catherine's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 5 March 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 18 June 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 6 August 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 13 August 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 12 March 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
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 Ruth Gardner's blog for 22 February 2012 entitled, "Loss of Lives, Livelihood and Living".
Transcript of Maryrose Ansell's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Summary of oral history interview with Lynne Smith about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Kath Graham about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 10 February 2012 entitled, "Thinking about February 22....".