Christchurch 2010/11 Long-Term Planning/Preparation

Question 1

What does government have?

Answer 1

Significant seismic focus on newer buildings (as they get 14000 small earthquakes every year)
Good geopolitical relationships with other governments

Question 2

What is the Canterbury Recovery Authority?

Answer 2

An organisation

created to organise rebuilding of region - had powers to change planning laws and regulations

Question 3

Explain the colour coding practice

Answer 3

Colour coding practice of engineers in Christchurch

• aid future mitigation
• buildings coded Orange, Green, White, Red depending on damage and instability - whether to demolish it or not