SCIRT and New Zealand Red Cross collaboration workshop summary

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document created to summarise the initial SCIRT and New Zealand Red Cross collaboration workshop.

SCIRT presentation to Red Cross

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A pdf copy of a presentation which SCIRT presented to Red Cross volunteers, telling them about what SCIRT is and what it does.

Design thinking flipcharts

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document containing the flipcharts from the SCIRT and the New Zealand Red Cross design thinking workshop.

Humaneers action learning group presentation - Humaneers - Prioritisation

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A pdf copy of a presentation delivered by Elizabeth McNaughton and Duncan Gibb at the SCIRT and New Zealand Red Cross humaneers action learning group.

Red Cross presentation to SCIRT - communication and communities

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A pdf copy of one of a series of presentations which Red Cross presented to SCIRT, telling them about what the community is undergoing and how Red Cross helps.

SCIRT and New Zealand Red Cross collaboration workshop facilitation plan

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A runsheet created for the initial SCIRT and New Zealand Red Cross collaboration workshop.

Memorandum - Collaboration between SCIRT and the New Zealand Red Cross

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A memorandum which summarises the outcomes of the SCIRT/New Zealand Red Cross introductory session and the design thinking workshop.

Datasync summary

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document which summarises the outcomes of the SCIRT/New Zealand Red Cross Datasync project collaboration.

Humaneers action learning group flyer

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A flyer which was attached to an email inviting people to the Humaneers action learning group.

Humaneers action learning group runsheet

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A runsheet created for the SCIRT and New Zealand Red Cross humaneers action learning group.

Improving community resilience to natural events

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

Improving community resilience requires a way of thinking about the nature of a community. Two complementary aspects are proposed: the flows connecting the community with its surrounding environment and the resources the community needs for its ongoing life. The body of necessary resources is complex, with many interactions between its elements. A systems approach is required to understand the issues adequately. Community resilience is discussed in general terms together with strategies for improving it. The ideas are then illustrated and amplified by an extended case study addressing means of improving the resilience of a community on the West Coast of New Zealand to natural disasters. The case study is in two phases. The first relies on a mix of on-the-ground observations and constructed scenarios to provide recommendations for enhancing community resilience, while the second complements the first by developing a set of general lessons and issues to be addressed from observations of the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.