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Name of City: Christchurch Name of Province/State: Canterbury Name of Country/Region: New Zealand Geographic Region: Asia and Pacific Population: 375,000 (2016) Surface Area: 1,426 km2 Population Density: 260 people / km2 GDP per capita: NZD 49,447 Title or Slogan of the Initiative: Christchurch: Our Ever Evolving City Starti Date of the Initiative: April 2011 End Date of the Initiative: in the Process Thematic Area: Society Economy Environment Governance / Management
□ Sea View of Christchurch
ideas for the Christchurch rebuild. The public feedback formed the basis of the
Background of the Initiative
Christchurch Central Recovery Plan,
1. A series of earthquakes
which included A Transitional City. In
left trails of destruction and
2014, the Transitional City program stood
desolation across Christchurch
out among the 259 entries vying for the
The Christchurch urban area lies on
2nd Guangzhou International Award for
the east coast of the South Island in New
Urban Innovation (Guangzhou Award)
Zealand, well-renowned as the “Garden
and was selected as one of the five
City”. Home to a population of 375,000
winning initiatives.
people, Christchurch is the third most