The type of buildings that are common in rural Afghanistan help explain why this earthquake was so deadly.
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If building regulations required cheap fixes such as ensuring chimneys and parapets were structurally attached to the building, we could save lives during earthquakes.
February 22 2011 changed Christchurch forever. On the tenth anniversary of the deadly earthquake, how far has the city come and what challenges remain?
We might not be able to predict the next big earthquake, but we can make sure we’re ready for it and understand the risks.
When urban spaces work well they are highly social spaces. How do we safely manage them and people’s fears about mingling when ‘being together but apart’ is the norm?
Universities can help students affected by the bushfires by learning from what others have done in past crises.
Post-earthquake aftershocks are often assumed to be less violent, but that’s not always the case.
Christchurch is now inextricably associated with the mass shootings at two mosques in which 50 people died. So what can a city do when its name become synonymous with such an event?
A new study of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake shows boulders from rockfalls fell much further than in earlier quakes that happened before humans arrived and changed the landscape.
By removing elected officials and installing a powerful command-and-control agency, the government’s approach to recovery has left many of the city’s people feeling disenfranchised and excluded.
Christchurch is still reeling from the 2011 earthquake, but there may be more on their way.
While some operators have prematurely suggested it’s safe for tourists to return, Nepal’s recovery from the earthquake has barely begun. In the longer term, though, tourism will be vital to this process.
The magnitude 7.3 earthquake that hit Nepal this week should be classed as an aftershock rather than a second earthquake.
Three recent events in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, almost four years on from the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in February 2011, suggest that arts and culture are playing a central role in the recovery…
February 22 is the third anniversary of the powerful earthquake that killed 185 people and radically altered the New Zealand city of Christchurch. The city centre is flattened and empty, with thousands…
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Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne
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Chair in Geophysics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University
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PhD candidate in geology, University of Canterbury
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Adjunct fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Tourism, Sport and Society, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Reader in Physical Geography and Natural Hazards, Coventry University
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Lecturer and Researcher, Urban Design and Town Planning, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor of Environmental Science, University of Canterbury
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Academic Director, Education Strategy, Charles Sturt University
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Emeritus Professor, College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle, Australia, University of Newcastle
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Professor of History, University of Canterbury
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Associate Professor, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Former Honorary Research Associate, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Construction Management/Disaster Resilience, University of Newcastle