DOCSLIB.ORG

Greater Christchurch Recovery Update Issue 19 March 2013

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Greater Christchurch Recovery Update Issue 19 March 2013 Some facts about the housing recovery In Canterbury in the year to December 2012, building consents for new homes were 3 up 1,642 (69 per cent) to 4,037 In the month of December 2012, compared with December 2011, the number of new dwellings consented in the Canterbury region was up 82 (41 per cent) UP UP UP 35 23 9 (57%) (42%) (19%) Christchurch Waimakariri Selwyn District District 4 new subdivisions Happy to be home. Alisoun Cowles shows Earthquake Support Coordinator Chris Greengrass around her new kitchen have been approved in greater Christchurch to support earthquake FOR recovery. As soon as mid 2013 they will SALE provide 1,800 new sections. That number Earthquake support helps will grow to 4,820 over the medium term Final Crown offer Kaiapoi resident towards a dates near expiry The final group of Crown offers for the flat lands new start expire on 31 March (or 31 May for properties in South New Brighton and Southshore). After these dates, the Crown’s offer to purchase these properties will lapse When she stepped into her new home at Mrs Cowles says it wasn’t always plain sailing. She’s and property owners will no longer be able to sell their Sovereign Palms, Kaiapoi, Alisoun Cowles says incredibly grateful to the Earthquake Support Coordination properties to the Crown. she felt like a big kid let loose in a toy shop. Service and coordinator Chris Greengrass. To accept the offer, property owners needed to “When I first encountered Chris, I had just been turned Alisoun Cowles’ Kaiapoi home was zoned red in June submit a signed Agreement for Sale and Purchase to down for a grant and was in tears. I felt that I didn’t deserve 2011. It had been badly affected by the September 2010 the Crown via their lawyer by 31 March 2013 (or 31 to be asking for support. Chris stepped in and immediately quake and was eventually deemed a rebuild. In September May 2013 for properties in South New Brighton and sorted it out. of last year, Alisoun and her adult son Jason moved into Southshore). their brand new replacement home provided by their “I didn’t realise how much stress I was under until later but insurer, Lumley. having the support of Chris’s organisation was absolutely For more information please call 0800 RING CERA marvellous. Chris accompanied me every step of the way; (0800 7464 2372) or check out www.cera.govt.nz. What are Earthquake Support Coordinators? sitting in on meetings and situations when it is great to have a second set of eyes and ears. Earthquake Support Coordinators are available to help people navigate their way through the wide range “Chris also helped me access a lot of grants and financial of services involved in rebuilding homes and lives. support I didn’t know was out there. She was my rock,” Healthy Christchurch Assistance is free and confidential. Call0800 777 846. says Mrs Cowles. A Healthy Christchurch campaign has been launched Earthquake counselling can also be accessed on Alisoun Cowles says she still pinches herself to check she to encourage Cantabrians to acknowledge the 0800 777 846. hasn’t dreamt up her new home. stresses they continue to be under following the The Canterbury Earthquake Temporary “It’s done. Everything is so nice and new. I just walked in earthquakes and to better understand that their Accommodation Service can be reached on and put things in the cupboard. It was wonderful. I was like feelings are normal. 0800 673 227 or go to: a big kid let loose in a toy shop. I know people are out there www.quakeaccommodation.govt.nz struggling but I want them to know it does happen, you will For more information, see page 3. get there.” Flower meadows EQC talks Community gigs and for central city land claims gatherings as the vacant spaces page 4 and 5 Summer of Fun rolls on ISSUE 19 March 2013 page 3 page 7 CER242.0313A 0800 RING CERA I 0800 7464 2372 I Fax (03) 963 6382 I www.cera.govt.nz Some facts about the recovery... Hon Gerry Brownlee In the three months to Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery December 2012, almost 170,000 As we acknowledged the second anniversary where those buildings went would impact on the cubic metres of ready-mixed of the 22 February 2011 earthquake, we decisions of investors. For example, hoteliers were concrete was produced in remembered those who lost loved ones and anxious to know where a convention centre would be Canterbury – the equivalent of 68 Olympic-sized swimming pools those injured. Our thoughts are always with placed, and the location of the courts and police station them. would impact on the legal fraternity. Two years on from that devastating earthquake, and two The core civic assets detailed in the blueprint are the The inner city cordon has now and a half years on from the destructive earthquake of anchors around which a city develops. They are also reduced from 387 hectares in February 2011 to just September 2010, it is also time to acknowledge and be the assets which drive a very significant amount of positive about how much we have achieved and how economic and social activity, employment and prosperity much we have to look forward to. – these are important things to remember for those who 38 hectares think our central city does not affect communities or our 2011 and 2012 were challenging years and 2013 will daily lives. not be without challenges, but they will be different The number of employees in Many people have remarked that before the earthquakes the construction sector in challenges and in itself this demonstrates that we are Canterbury increased by making real progress. the city was struggling to attract people, reflected in a decline of retail and hospitality in its centre. I am I assure you we will continue to seek progress with 32% confident that will change. between February 2010 the challenges being faced by property owners and and February 2012 residents. Everyone is understandably anxious for things to “get (from 15,520 to 20,420). going”. We are working to streamline processes around The most recent Household However, I’d like to explore here a key focus this year, tendering, design and other elements of getting major Labour Force Survey revealed that of progress on restoring a thriving central city to building projects off the ground, but there are many, Christchurch has gained greater Christchurch. many ducks to get in a row. I recently spoke to a group of Canterbury business 16,000 This year we will see the first anchor projects make new jobs over the past year. leaders and “renamed” the central city the Rebuild Zone, significant progress. no longer will we refer to it as the Red Zone. It is appropriate that in this, the Garden City, the first Recycling efforts from demolition: Demolitions are nearly complete and where once there project out of the ground, literally, will be the East Frame were buildings, there is bare land upon which new parks, and the Te Papa Ōtākaro/Avon River Precinct. Detailed public facilities and buildings will be constructed. design work has commenced, and early construction will About 90% begin in April with completion by mid-to-late next year. of materials from the central And those buildings which remain will be strengthened business district have been and be able to cope with any future event. The site for the Convention Centre Precinct will be recycled (recovery rates have been as high as 96 percent for cleared within months and design work complete. The Christchurch Central Development Unit was some buildings like the former Crowne Plaza Hotel) developed to create a consistent and coherent The Crown will own all the land necessary for the Bus central city plan, to lead the core government sector Interchange by August this year and construction is Heavy rubble has been used to developments detailed in the plan, and to attract private planned to begin in early 2014. reclaim an area of harbour for the Lyttelton Port Company sector investment. The Crown will own all the land necessary for building The CBD Blueprint in the Christchurch Central Recovery the Metro Sports Facility by September, with finalised Thousands Plan was launched in July 2012 and has given certainty design and construction planned to begin soon of tonnes of recycled rubble were and direction to the shape and construction of a new afterward. used in the construction of the central city. That certainty provides confidence for Christchurch Southern Motorway. investors who put their capital at risk by building on a I’m also extremely impressed and heartened by the particular site. response of the private sector, especially in response to the Retail Precinct. Outline development plans have already been lodged covering the entire precinct. “We now have a bold vision My message to you is that while we’d all like things done Central city update for our city centre, a design yesterday, we have an exciting but realistic vision of what created in this city, by people greater Christchurch will become, and orderly well- CERA’s Christchurch Central Development Unit considered processes to make it happen. (CCDU) is making good progress in the purchase who live in this city.” of central Christchurch land for new development. I’d like to say in conclusion, the strongest legacy for me is how Christchurch has responded to the quakes, the The owners of 58 commercial CBD properties have already The new Christchurch will be founded on the best of way everyone is now going about their daily lives slightly agreed to sell to the Crown.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • How People Use Temporary Post-Disaster Open Spaces: a Study of Three Transitional Community-Initiated Open Spaces in Central Christchurch, New Zealand
    How people use temporary post- disaster open spaces: A study of three transitional community- initiated open spaces in central Christchurch, New Zealand Andreas Wesener Florian Risse LEaP Research Report No. 40 November 2015 How people use temporary post-disaster open spaces: A study of three transitional community-initiated open spaces in central Christchurch, New Zealand How people use temporary post-disaster open spaces: A study of three transitional community-initiated open spaces in central Christchurch, New Zealand How people use temporary post-disaster open spaces: A study of three transitional community- initiated open spaces in central Christchurch, New Zealand Land Environment and People Research Report No. 40 November 2015 ISSN 1172-0859 (Print) ISSN 1172-0891 (PDF) ISBN 978-0-86476-378-5 (Print) ISBN 978-0-86476-379-2 (PDF) Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand i Reviewed by: Dr Roy Montgomery Senior Lecturer, Head of Department Department of Environmental Management Faculty of Environment, Society and Design Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand Acknowledgements This research was funded by a Lincoln University, School of Landscape Architecture (SOLA) and Faculty of Environment, Society and Design (ESD) summer scholarship. We wish to thank Roy Montgomery for critically reviewing the report. Abstract 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 damages 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.
    [Show full text]
  • Unsettling Recovery: Natural Disaster Response and the Politics of Contemporary Settler Colonialism
    UNSETTLING RECOVERY: NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE AND THE POLITICS OF CONTEMPORARY SETTLER COLONIALISM A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BY STEVEN ANDREW KENSINGER IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DR. DAVID LIPSET, ADVISER JULY 2019 Steven Andrew Kensinger, 2019 © Acknowledgements The fieldwork on which this dissertation is based was funded by a Doctoral Dissertation Fieldwork Grant No. 8955 awarded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. I also want to thank Dr. Robert Berdahl and the Berdahl family for endowing the Daphne Berdahl Memorial Fellowship which provided funds for two preliminary fieldtrips to New Zealand in preparation for the longer fieldwork period. I also received funding while in the field from the University of Minnesota Graduate School through a Thesis Research Travel Grant. I want to thank my advisor, Dr. David Lipset, and the members of my dissertation committee, Dr. Hoon Song, Dr. David Valentine, and Dr. Margaret Werry for their help and guidance in preparing the dissertation. In the Department of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota, Dr. William Beeman, Dr. Karen Ho, and Dr. Karen-Sue Taussig offered personal and professional support. I am grateful to Dr. Kieran McNulty for offering me a much-needed funding opportunity in the final stages of dissertation writing. A special thanks to my colleagues Dr. Meryl Puetz-Lauer and Dr. Timothy Gitzen for their support and encouragement. Dr. Carol Lauer graciously offered to read and comment on several of the chapters. My fellow graduate students and writing-accountability partners Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • Christchurch Street Names: N - O
    Christchurch Street Names: N - O Current Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name name information Nabob Lane A nabob was a Cracroft Named to continue the Bengal Drive, Spreydon/Heathcote View the biography governor in India tradition of using Indian Chittagong Lane, Community Board of John Cracroft during the Mogul placenames as street names Darjeeling Place, agenda 7 September Wilson in the empire. Another in the locality. Delhi Place, 2004 Dictionary of New Indira Lane, Zealand Biography. meaning is a The last 30 sections of the Report of the wealthy man, Jahan Lane, Cracroft family estate, at Spreydon/Heathcote “Indians of especially one who Lucknow Place, 60 Worsleys Road, were Community Board to Cashmere”, The has made his Nehru Place, auctioned on 8 December the Council meeting of Press, 18 July 2009, fortune in the Sasaram Lane 2007. 23 September 2004 p D9 Orient. Sir John and Shalamar Cracroft-Wilson Named in 2004. Drive. Also The Port Hills of "Cracroft sections (1808-1881) was Cashmere. Christchurch, p 241 sell fast", The Press, often called 12 December 2007, "Nabob" Wilson or p C22 "the Nabob". Nacelle Road Named after the Wigram In the Wigram Skies Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram Wigram Skies nacelle, a cover subdivision. Community Board housing which Named to continue the agenda 6 August 2013 holds engines, aviation theme of street Minutes of the equipment or fuel names in the subdivision. Riccarton/Wigram on an aircraft. Named in 2013. Community Board 6 August 2013 Nairn Street Edenbridge Named after David Spreydon Edenbridge Street is first "Property sale", The G R Macdonald Street Nairn (1833-1916).
    [Show full text]
  • Christchurch N
    Hello • Kia ora Good bye • Haere ra Bay Of Islands Welcome • Haere mai! Very well, thank you, ok • Kei te pai © 2010 maps.com Auckland Thank you • Ka pai T a uranga a NORTH How are you? • Kei te pehea koe? ISLAND Woman • wahine sman Se Ta Ocean • wainui NEW ZEALAND Wellington PORT EXPLORER NOTES SOUTH & SHOPPING GUIDE ISLAND Christchurch n Fiordland National Park Dunedin Pacific Ocea Christchurch NEW ZEALAND GENERAL INFORMATION Christchurch, the “Gate- HISTORY At the base of the hills of The Banks Peninsula, Christchurch is way to the South Island” is on the east coast and is sur- often described as the most English of New Zealand’s cities. Nestled beneath rounded by the province of Canterbury. The city is bor- the Southern Alps, Christchurch exists as a great South Pacific incongruity. dered by hills and the Pacific Ocean, and is situated on the Many statues honor persons with English names; and trams rattle past streets edge of the Canterbury Plains. Best known as the Garden with English names (Oxford, Worcester etc). It is easy to forget that this epit- City, the city is renowned for its expansive gardens and ome of Englishness is the capital of Te Wahipounamu, long-time ancestral tree-lined avenues. Christchurch’s unique blend of con- home of the Ngai Tahu. The first Europeans in Christchurch began building temporary and neo-gothic architecture sets the scene for a huts along the Avon River in 1851, but it was not until March 1862 that it was city that prides itself on arts, culture, festivals and events.
    [Show full text]
  • Characteristics of Visits to Christchurch Central City
    Characteristics of visits to Christchurch Central City Pedestrian Intercept Survey 2017 Rebekah Bisson 14444896 Sarah Kaynes 85613053 Mark Poskitt 96309478 Ebony-Jean Ta’avili 58933935 Phoebe Venz 97661745 Contents List of figures……………………………………………………………………2 Executive Summary…………………………………………………………… 3 Introduction and Context………………………………………………………4 Literature Review……………………………………………………………….5 Methodology……………………………………………………………………..6 Results and Discussion…………………………………………………………..7 Limitations……………………………………………………………………… 16 Conclusions and Recommendations……………………………………………17 References………………………………………………………………………..19 Appendices……………………………………………………………………….21 1 List of Figures Figure 1: Graph showing age of total respondents……………………………...8 Figure 2: Graph showing gender of total respondents…………………………..8 Figure 3: Graph showing main reason for being in the Central City……………9 Figure 4: Graph showing pedestrian safety levels……………………………….11 Figure 5: Table showing ease of parking………………………………………...11 Figure 6: Transport………………………………………………………………14 Figure 7: Progress and Development…………………………………………….15 Figure 8: Overall Impression……………………………………………………..16 2 Executive Summary Research Question: What are the experiences, perceptions, and motivations of pedestrians within the Christchurch Central City? Brief context ● In the wake of the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake sequence, central Christchurch has changed significantly. In the last few years pedestrians and businesses have begun to return to the city centre. As such, there is a strong need to conduct an
    [Show full text]
  • Exploring Around Christchurch 4 Days
    CARAVAN TOURS || WITH NZ4U2U Exploring around Christchurch 4 days Have a few days to spare. This itinerary follows some of the most amazing scenery on a trip through the alps to the beauty of New Zealand's west coast. Looking for a little bit of something we have included a trip to the quaint town of Akaroa, a French settlement known for its interesting history. © 2017 NZ4U2U.All rights reserved P a g e 1 | 6 CARAVAN TOURS || WITH NZ4U2U Day 1 Christchurch to Akaroa (2h) Christchurch is traditionally New Zealand's most English city – imagined, laid out, planned and even settled by decree over in England. It was built around its Christ Church Cathedral and Four Avenues, furnished with the University of Canterbury and Christ's College, peopled by the first four ships, and fitted out with Neo Gothic architecture and glorious English gardens; a bit of old England in the South Pacific. Of course, now, it is as Kiwi as anywhere in New Zealand, and a vibrant, international place with its own flair and style. So, park up and plan to spend the day enjoying this ever-changing locale. Christchurch is the South Island’s largest city, known for its beautiful public gardens, old world charm and architecture, and its quaint and very walkable city centre. Much of this changed in the 2011 earthquakes when so much of the city was lost. However, the city is rising to the challenges, quite literally, and it is now home to funky and unique pop up malls, dozens of new buildings, high street, designer and boutique shops, a world class art gallery and museum, and restaurants galore.
    [Show full text]
  • Christchurch Central Recovery Plan Te Mahere ‘Maraka Ōtautahi’
    Christchurch Central Recovery Plan Te Mahere ‘Maraka Ōtautahi’ Sumner beach and Shag rock at dawn, prior to 22 February 2011, from Whitewash Head (Christchurch city and Southern Alps behind) Section Title Here i Christchurch Central Recovery Plan Mihi/Greeting Ka huri nei te moko ki te hau tere Explanation: i heki takamori ai i a Maukatere This mihi is given by the Ngāi Tahu Kia pākia Kā Pākihi o te Rūnanga – Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri – to mawhera mata whenua acknowledge and respect the people who have been lost and those whose I te kūkumetaka mai a Rūaumoko hearts are grieving them, and the I ōna here ki tēnei ao sorrow of this. It also acknowledges the He mate kai tākata, he mate kai losses and pain of all people in greater whenua Christchurch and Canterbury who have suffered as a result of the earthquakes. He mate kai hoki i te kākau momotu kino nei Ngāi Tahu recognise their atua/god Rūaumoko as having pulled his Auē te mamae e! umbilical cord and caused so Nei rā te reo mihi a Tūāhuriri much to break, including land from Tēnei te karaka o te iwi hou the mountains to the sea. While acknowledging the pain, Ngāi Tahu see Kāti Morehu, Kāti Waitaha, Kāti us uniting as one people – the survivors Ōtautahi (mōrehu) of greater Christchurch and Ōtautahi, maraka, maraka Canterbury. The mihi is a call to greater Christchurch to rise up, and together to Kia ara ake anō ai te kāika nei rebuild their city brighter and better. Hei nohoaka mō te katoa Tūturu kia tika, tūturu kia kotahi Tūturu kia whakamaua ake ai kia tina, tina! Haumi e, Hui e, Taiki e! - Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga Christchurch Central Recovery Plan ii Ministerial Foreword He Kōrero Whakataki Rebuilding central Christchurch What could a 21st century city look like if infrastructure and cultural touchstones of is one of the most ambitious its people were given the chance to ‘build a truly international city, one that serves projects in New Zealand’s again’, keeping the good and improving as ‘the gateway to the South Island’.
    [Show full text]
  • Christchurch Central Recovery Plan
    Updated July 2013 Appendix 1 Amendments to Christchurch City Council’s District Plan Published in July 2012, updated in July 2013 by Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority Christchurch, New Zealand Contact Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) Private Bag 4999, Christchurch 8140 [email protected] 0800 7464 2372 www.cera.govt.nz Citation Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (2012). Amendments to Christchurch City Council’s District Plan. Christchurch: Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority ISBNs 978-0-478-39712-3 (Print) 978-0-478-39713-0 (Online) Crown Copyright PUB254 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence. Contents Rārangi Upoko Introduction ............................................................................... 1 Central City Business Zone........................................................ 3 Central City Mixed Use Zone ....................................................15 Conservation 5 Zone .................................................................25 Living Zones ............................................................................. 27 Special Purpose (Hospital) Zone ............................................29 Business 1 Zone .........................................................................31 Cultural Zone 1 ..........................................................................35 Cultural Zone 3 ......................................................................... 37 Temporary Activities ...............................................................39
    [Show full text]
  • Legacy of Thomas Edmonds
    THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF CHRISTCHURCH 8.The legacy of Thomas Edmonds CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & PLANNING UNIT Preface Christchurch has a charm that depends to a large extent on features built or planned by people. The quiet dignity of the city owes much to its early buildings. It is still possible to trace the history of Christchurch in the many fine examples of colonial architecture that remain. Action by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (Cante&ury Regional Committee) and other public interest groups has saved several important city buildings including the Provincial Government Buildings, Trinity Church, the Theatre Royal and the old university (now the Christchurch Arts Centre). As the city grows and changes, there is a danger that historically or environmentally valuable buildings may be thoughtlessly or needlessly destroyed. The Christchurch CiCouncil District Planning Schemes list over 400 historic buildings and objects. Although the scheme encourages their preservation, in the end only the determination of the community can effectively protect or revitalize buildings it considers important. One of the major aims of the present series of booklets is the identification and description of the city's most valuable historic buildings, in the hope that greater public awareness of their importance will increase their chances of survival. Even if preservation should prove impossible in some cases, this series will gather information, illustrations and analyses of each building to provide a published record of the city's rich architectural heritage. If these booklets encourage you to think about the historic significance of this city's architecture, and help you to recognize the special value of Christchurch's historic buildings, then they will have served their purpose.
    [Show full text]
  • 35, 38 New Regent Street; 153 Gloucester Street; 157A Gloucester Street 166 Armagh Street; 180 Armagh Street, Christchurch
    DISTRICT PLAN –LISTED HERITAGE PLACE HERITAGE ASSESSMENT – STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE HERITAGE ITEM NUMBER 404 NEW REGENT STREET SHOPS AND SETTING, 3-8, 10-14, 16-17, 19, 21, 23 - 26, 28 -35, 38 NEW REGENT STREET; 153 GLOUCESTER STREET; 157A GLOUCESTER STREET 166 ARMAGH STREET; 180 ARMAGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH PHOTOGRAPH: M. VAIR-PIOVA 5.12.2014 HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE Historical and social values that demonstrate or are associated with: a particular person, group, organisation, institution, event, phase or activity; the continuity and/or change of a phase or activity; social, historical, traditional, economic, political or other patterns. New Regent Street has high historical and social significance as a notable Depression-era building project and precursor to the present day shopping mall in New Zealand. At the time of its construction the concept of an entire street made up of small speciality shops was a novel one. Francis Willis designed the 40 shops on individual titles in the Spanish Mission Page 1 Revival style in 1930. The building work took place between 1930-32 and was one of the few large-scale building projects undertaken in the South Island during the Depression. New Regent Street was built on the site of the Colosseum, a building erected in 1888 and demolished in 1930. This large building housed at various times a skating rink, boot factory, silent picture theatre, a taxi company and Dominion Motors. It was also the venue for shows and sporting events and stood on a parcel of land known as ‘the circus paddock’ since the early 1870s. On 1 April 1932 New Regent Street was opened by the Mayor of Christchurch, Dan Sullivan (1882-1947).
    [Show full text]
  • An Annotated Bibliography of Published Sources on Christchurch
    Local history resources An annotated bibliography of published sources on the history of Christchurch, Lyttelton, and Banks Peninsula. Map of Banks Peninsula showing principal surviving European and Maori place-names, 1927 From: Place-names of Banks Peninsula : a topographical history / by Johannes C. Andersen. Wellington [N.Z.] CCLMaps 536127 Introduction Local History Resources: an annotated bibliography of published sources on the history of Christchurch, Lyttelton and Banks Peninsula is based on material held in the Aotearoa New Zealand Centre (ANZC), Christchurch City Libraries. The classification numbers provided are those used in ANZC and may differ from those used elsewhere in the network. Unless otherwise stated, all the material listed is held in ANZC, but the pathfinder does include material held elsewhere in the network, including local history information files held in some community libraries. The material in the Aotearoa New Zealand Centre is for reference only. Additional copies of many of these works are available for borrowing through the network of libraries that comprise Christchurch City Libraries. Check the catalogue for the classification number used at your local library. Historical newspapers are held only in ANZC. To simplify the use of this pathfinder only author and title details and the publication date of the works have been given. Further bibliographic information can be obtained from the Library's catalogues. This document is accessible through the Christchurch City Libraries’ web site at https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/local-history-resources-bibliography/
    [Show full text]
  • Urban Comfort in a Future Compact City: Analysis of Open-Space Qualities in the Rebuilt Christchurch Central City Silvia Tavares and Simon Swaffield
    Urban Comfort in a Future Compact City: Analysis of Open-space Qualities in the Rebuilt Christchurch Central City silvia tavares and simon swaffield The increase in urban population has required cities to rethink their strategies for Silvia Tavares is Lecturer in Urban minimising greenhouse gas impacts and adapting to climate change. While urban Design, College of Science and design and planning policy have been guided by principles such as walkability (to Engineering, James Cook University, reduce the dependence on cars) and green infrastructure (to enhance the quality 1/14-88 McGregor Rd, Queensland of open spaces to support conservation and human values), there have been 4878, Cairns, Australia. conflicting views on what spatial strategies will best prepare cities for a challenging future. Researchers supporting compact cities based upon public Transit Oriented Telephone: +61–7–423–21463 Development have claimed that walkability, higher density and mixed-uses make Email: [email protected] cities more sustainable (Owen, 2009) and that, while green spaces in cities are necessary, they are dull in comparison with shopfronts and street vendors (Speck, Simon Swaffield is a Professor, School 2012, p 250). Other researchers claim that green infrastructure is fundamental to of Landscape Architecture, Faculty improving urban sustainability and attracting public space users with improved of Environment, Society and Design, urban comfort, consequently encouraging walkability (Pitman and Ely, 2013). PO Box 85084, Lincoln University, Landscape architects tend to assume that ‘the greener the better’; however, the efficiency of urban greenery in relation to urban comfort and urbanity depends Christchurch 7647, Canterbury, on its density, distribution and the services provided.
    [Show full text]