... The data was collected from professionals who were involved mostly in housing repair work in New Zealand. Therefore, impact of these repair work factors might vary in other forms of structures such as civil structures include bridges and the country as a result of varying construction details and standards...

...Kristen MacAskill; Peter Guthrie Purpose This paper examines the role of government in New Zealand in facilitating the development of resilience in the built environment, with reference to the post-earthquake recovery of Christchurch. A cross-case comparison of the institutional structures...

.../methodology/approach – The study programme collates opinions from building and development control officers and other disaster practitioners based in New Zealand. The objective was to determine the practical implication of implementing reconstruction arrangements under the Resource Management Act (RMA...

... Reviewer Professor Maximiliano Korstanje University of Palermo, Argentina © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 --> Adaptation Australia Building specifications Climate change Extreme weather events Hospitals New Zealand Risk management Article Type: 2012...

... and quality during these events. Design/methodology/approach Four major hospitals in Australia and New Zealand, significantly exposed to climate change‐associated extreme weather event risks, were selected as case studies. A risk management workshop was conducted for each case study using the risk...

... on earthquake risks mitigation in New Zealand are discussed. Seismic activities occur in New Zealand every day. Most earthquakes in New Zealand are small, about 100‐150 annually, are large enough to be felt and 18 major earthquakes have occurred since 1848 in New Zealand (GNS, 2009). Strengthening...

.... New Zealand has several mechanisms to improve the responses of lifeline service providers in a disaster situation, including pre‐event planning and coordination groups and legislative provisions for timely response in an emergency. Currently, waste management is not formally included in either...