Rosalee Jenkin Photograph 19

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a page in The Record newspaper. The newspaper is on a table at the Hororata cafe.

Rosalee Jenkin Photograph 20

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of the front page of The Record newspaper. The newspaper is on a table at the Hororata Cafe.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:21 12:23:01)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of street art on Fitzgerald Avenue, near The Fitz cafe. The photographer attributes the work to Freak.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:21 12:23:06)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of street art on Fitzgerald Avenue, near The Fitz cafe. The photographer attributes the work to Freak.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:21 12:23:29)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of street art on Fitzgerald Avenue, near The Fitz cafe. The photographer attributes the work to Freak.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:21 12:23:11)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a detail of street art on Fitzgerald Avenue, near The Fitz cafe. The photographer attributes the work to Freak.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:21 12:22:12)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of street art on Fitzgerald Avenue, near the On Fitz cafe. On the left is a painting of a waxeye bird. Next to it is written "South bound". On the right is a painting of a blue-skinned figure. Next to the man is written "Li'l Elliot.

How people use temporary post-disaster open spaces: A study of three trans…

Research Papers, Lincoln University

The study contributes to a better understanding of utilisation and interaction patterns in post-disaster temporary urban open spaces. A series of devastating earthquakes caused large scale damage to Christchurch’s central city and many suburbs in 2010 and 2011. Various temporary uses have emerged on vacant post-earthquake sites including community gardens, urban agriculture, art installations, event venues, eateries and cafés, and pocket parks. Drawing on empirical data obtained from a spatial qualities survey and a Public Life Study, the report analyses how people used and interacted with three exemplary transitional community-initiated open spaces (CIOS) in relation to particular physical spatial qualities in central Christchurch over a period of three weeks. The report provides evidence that users of post-disaster transitional community-initiated open spaces show similar utilisation and interaction patterns in relation to specific spatial qualities as observed in other urban environments. The temporary status of CIOS did apparently not influence ‘typical’ utilisation and interaction patterns.