Damage to Country Theme on St Asaph Street

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Damage to Country Theme on St Asaph Street.

Damage to Country Theme on Manchester Street

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Damage to Country Theme on Manchester Street, seen through the cordon fence.

Nic Johns and Mark Osborne WEMO Photograph 052

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A photograph of damage to the Country Theme store on St Asaph Street. A sign in the window reads, "For rent".

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 131

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A photograph of an excavator demolishing the Country Theme Store building on the corner of St Asaph and Manchester Streets. Road cones have been placed along St Asaph Street as a cordon.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 19

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Country Theme store on the corner of Manchester and St Asaph Streets. Sections of the second storey walls have crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath below. Wire fences have been placed around the building as a cordon. Red stickers on the front door and the wire fence indicate that the building is not safe to enter.

Nic Johns and Mark Osborne WEMO Photograph 053

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the bottom storey of the Country Theme store on St Asaph Street. Sections of the façade crumbled, damaging the awning. Most of the bricks have been cleared from the footpath in front.

Byron Williams WEMO Photograph 08

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Country Theme store on the corner of Manchester and St Asaph Streets. The brick façade has crumbled in various places, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is no longer safe to enter.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0317

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A photograph of the damaged Country Theme building on Manchester Street.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0320

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A photograph of the damaged Country Theme building on Manchester Street.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0318

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A photograph of the damaged Country Theme building on Manchester Street.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0319

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A photograph of the damaged Country Theme building on Manchester Street.

Steve Lawrence Photograph 01

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The damaged Country Theme shop behind cordon fencing on St Asaph Street.

Nic Johns and Mark Osborne WEMO Photograph 051

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Country Theme store on St Asaph Street. Sections of the façade crumbled. The bricks have been cleared from the footpath below. Steel fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.

Nic Johns and Mark Osborne WEMO Photograph 056

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Country Theme store on St Asaph Street. Sections of the façade crumbled. The bricks have been cleared from the footpath below. Steel fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.

Ray Whelan WEMO Photograph 15

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Country Theme store on the corner of Manchester and St Asaph Street. Parts of the bricks walls have crumbled. Most of the bricks have been cleared from the footpath. Steel fences and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 31

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Damage to the Country Theme shop on St Asaph Street. The upper storey of the building has collapsed.

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 32

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Damage to the Country Theme shop on St Asaph Street. The upper storey of the building has collapsed. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. St Asaph St".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:10 11:50:27

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The Country Theme Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:10 11:49:51

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The Country Theme Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition".

Social cohesion: an investigation into post-earthquake Christchurch

Research Papers, Lincoln University

While there are varying definitions of the term ‘social cohesion’, a number of common themes regularly surface to describe what cohesive societies look like. Previous studies using known indicators of social cohesion have often been conducted at the international level for cross-country comparison, while there has been less focus on social cohesion within countries. The purpose of this research is to identify if indicators of social cohesion can be used to map trends at the city level in order to draw meaningful conclusions, particularly in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Using known indicators of social cohesion and Christchurch City as the basis for this study, variations in social cohesion have been found within the city wards, that preceded but were affected by the events of the Canterbury earthquakes during 2010/11. These findings have significant policy implications for the future of Christchurch, as city leaders work towards the recovery of and subsequent rebuilding of communities.