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Liquefaction silt and weeds on the footpath outside the central library.

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A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".

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Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".

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Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".

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Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".

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Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".

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A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a pile of rubbish. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".

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A photograph of liquefaction silt in a garden. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "201 New Brighton Road".

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A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a pile of rubbish. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".

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Liquefaction silt and broken paving in front of the floral clock in Victoria Square, seen through cordon fencing.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "24 Seabreeze Close, Bexley. The door is permanently open because of the liquefaction silt, but there is no-one home to welcome you in".

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A photograph of a house surrounded by liquefaction silt. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "9 Jean Batten Place, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".

Earthquake response #1: Enquiry, research, design and community projects, …

Research Papers, Lincoln University

The September and February earthquakes were terrifying and devastating. In February, 185 people were killed (this number excludes post earthquake related deaths) and several thousand injured. Damage to infrastructure above and below ground in and around Christchurch was widespread and it will take many years and billions of dollars to rebuild. The ongoing effects of the big quakes and aftershocks are numerous, with the deepest impact being on those who lost family and friends, their livelihoods and homes. What did Cantabrians do during the days, weeks and months of uncertainty and how have we responded? Many grieved, some left, some stayed, some arrived, many shovelled (liquefaction left thousands of tons of silt to be removed from homes and streets), and some used their expertise or knowledge to help in the recovery. This book highlights just some of the projects staff and students from The Faculty of Environment, Society and Design have been involved in from September 2010 to October 2012. The work is ongoing and the plan is to publish another book to document progress and new projects.