How could local authorities improve how they prepare for, and respond to, the possibility of earthquakes in their regions? Patricia Moore investigates.
Graphic images from September’s earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia are yet another reminder of the fragility of the earth’s crust. Closer to home, the Kaikoura and Christchurch...
The Canterbury earthquake sequence resulted in significant changes to the land drainage network in Christchurch. In a paper presented at the 2016 Water New Zealand Stormwater Conference specialists Tim Preston and Tom Parsons asked whether the Christchurch City mega model was magic or madness.
In order to better understand the impacts...
Opus International Consultants partner Philip McFarlane reports that for every $1 invested in resilience projects, it’s possible to get returns of between $5 and $10.
“The United Nations quotes figures of a $10 return for every dollar spent,” he says. “And in the United States they talk about improvements to levies for stopbanks...
