A signpost pointing 'West' and 'East'. The sign pointing West is intact; that indicating East is broken and barely hanging on to the post. Refers to the condition of Christchurch City after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011; the western wealthier suburbs were less damaged than the poorer Eastern suburbs. Also, progress on repair and rehabilitation of eastern housing had been slow. The redesign of the city centre seemed to be a western suburb priority which ignored the poverty and misery of living conditions on the east. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
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.
Blog from Christchurch business-owner Nicky Arts detailing the rebuild of the Christchurch CBD following the earthquakles of 2010 and 2011.
The head of the Earthquake Commission Ian Simpson says the claims from Friday's and July's earthquakes are being handled differently from the approach taken in Christchurch.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 19 October 2013 entitled, "Enduring Elimination".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 19 April 2013 entitled, "Reading Room".
Transcript of John Le Riche's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Brett Drake's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Following the 2010/2011 Canterbury, New Zealand earthquakes, a detailed door-to-door survey was conducted in the Christchurch region to establish the earthquake performance of lightweight timber-framed residential dwellings with a masonry veneer external cladding system. The post-earthquake survey involved documenting the condition of dwellings in areas that had experienced different levels of earthquake shaking, allowing comparison between the performance of different veneer systems and different shaking intensities. In total, just fewer than 1,100 residential dwellings were inspected throughout the wider Christchurch area. The survey included parameters such as level of veneer damage, type of veneer damage, observed crack widths, and level of repair required. It is concluded that based on observed earthquake performance at the shaking intensities matching or exceeding ultimate limit state loading, the post-1996 veneer fixing details performed satisfactorily and continued use of the detail is recommended without further modification. AM - Accepted Manuscript
The impact of the Canterbury earthquake sequence of 2010-12 and its aftermath has been enormous. This inventory lists some of the thousands of community-led groups and initiatives across the region that have developed or evolved as a result of the quake. This inventory is the third such inventory to have been produced. The Christchurch Earthquake Activity Inventory was released by Landcare Research in May 2011, three months after the devastating 22 February 2011 earthquake. The second inventory, entitled An Inventory of Community-led Recovery Initiatives in Canterbury, was collated by Bailey Peryman and Dr Suzanne Vallance (Lincoln University) approximately one year after the February earthquake. The research for this third inventory was undertaken over a four month period from June to September 2013, and was conducted primarily through online searches.This research was undertaken with funding support from the Natural Hazards Platform and GNS, New Zealand.
Knox Church earthquake repair/rebuild on a walk around Christchurch December 11, 2013 New Zealand. www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-20... All about our ear...
Closed due to earthquake damage.
A presentation by Dr Jen Hay at UC CEISMIC's Contestable Fund mini-conference. The presentation was titled, "Digital Transcription and Annotation of Earthquake Stories".
The Earthquake Commission has been granted an interim injunction stopping a blogger sharing details from a leaked email with Canterbury home owners.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 24 July 2013 entitled, "Forming the Frame".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 23 July 2013 entitled, "Empathy over Earthquakes".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 12 December 2013 entitled, "Drain Detour".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 11 December 2013 entitled, "Imminent Infrastructure".
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 14 February 2013 entitled, "Flattening the Flats".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 February 2013 entitled, "Charming Chimney".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 June 2013 entitled, "No-Go Gloucester".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 21 February 2013 entitled, "Conspicuous Canopy".
Transcript of Pat Whittle's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Lorraine Savory's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 6 October 2013 entitled, "Earthquake Repairs Day is here!!!".
rubble from earthquake at Papanui Corner
Damage to ceiling systems resulted in a substantial financial loss to building owners in the Canterbury earthquakes. In some buildings, collapse of ceilings could easily have resulted in severe injury to occupants. This paper summarizes the types of ceiling damage observed in the Canterbury earthquakes, and draws useful lessons from the observed performance of different types of ceiling systems. Existing ceiling manufacturing and installing practices/regulations in New Zealand are critically scrutinized to identify deficiencies, and measures are suggested to improve the practice so that the damage to ceilings and the resulting loss are minimized in future earthquakes.
The organisation was founded after the Canterbury earthquake to mobilise students to help with the clean up. A student based initiative at the University of Canterbury, that supports and contributes volunteer work to all spheres of the community through disaster relief and community projects. Includes history, events, information on projects, how to become involved and how one can support.
One green koru shaped trophy issued to SCIRT in 2013 to mark winning The Press Champion Canterbury Supreme Award in the Medium-Large Enterprise category. Includes storage box, envelope and leaflet.