A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Canterbury Region of New Zealand at 4: 35 am on 4
September 2010. It was centred 11 km beneath the rural town of Darfield, on the Greendale …

Earthquake-induced damage to the built infrastructure can generate enormous societal
impact, ranging from displacement of individual families and businesses to disruption of …

Abstract The 2010–2011 Canterbury earthquakes, which involved widespread damage
during the February 2011 event and ongoing aftershocks near the Christchurch Central …

Past earthquakes have highlighted the impact of prolonged downtime on community
recovery. The introduction of performance objectives expressed in terms of recovery time …

This study develops an analytical framework for modeling business recovery times after
seismic events. These recovery times are important to understand, as business interruption …

A framework is proposed to assess the impact of safety cordons on the recovery of
community functions after an earthquake, using high-resolution geospatial information to …

How might the urban structure and public space of Christchurch change as a result of the
2010 and 2011 earthquakes? This paper will look at council and community led post …

In this paper we outline the process and outcomes of a multi-agency, multi-sector research
collaboration, led by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA). The CERA …

Providing information to the public is critical for government agencies during times of crisis.
However, little is known about the communications that take place in the long term after …

This book critically assesses Christchurch, New Zealand as an evolving post-earthquake
city. It examines the impact of the 2010–13 Canterbury earthquake sequence, employing a …