Christchurch Case Study Flashcards
1
Q
GDP
A
GDP 53rd/193 countries
2
Q
HDI
A
13th / 187 countries
3
Q
Size magnitude
A
6.3 Richter scale
5km focus
4
Q
Primary effects
A
181 killed
Half of all buildings destroyed or severally broken
100,000 homes destroyed
5
Q
Secondary effects
A
Money lost because businesses were closed
Cost of reconstruction was 13 billion
10,000 migrated from Christchurch
6
Q
Immediate responses
A
Military was mobilised
Specialist help from Australia
Fire and ambulance crews helping
7
Q
Long term responses
A
City divided into 4 zones ( helps figure out where was affected badly)
Canterbury earthquake recovery authority to reconstruct Christchurch
