The heritage problem: is current policy on earthquake-prone heritage buildings too costly?

Authors

  • Liv Henrich
  • John McClure

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v13i3.4670

Keywords:

earthquake-prone heritage buildings, Category 1 listed heritage buildings in Wellington, Wellington City Council

Abstract

Earthquakes are a major hazard around the world (Bjornerud, 2016). A recent example is New Zealand, where three major earthquake events occurred within a six-year period. The 2010–11 earthquakes in Canterbury, centred close to the city of Christchurch, led to 185 fatalities, mainly due to two collapsed buildings and crumbling facades (Crampton and Meade, 2016). In addition, the rebuild of Christchurch after the earthquakes cost $40 billion (English, 2013), a large sum for a small country. Subsequent large earthquakes occurred in 2013 in Seddon (close to Wellington) and in 2016 in Kaiköura. 

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Policy Quarterly volume 13 issue 3 2017

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2017-08-01

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2017): Policy Quarterly

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