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Learning from Cities— The 2nd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation
of “post-earthquake disorder” include: feeling distressed & frustrated throughout the day, feeling unwilling to speak out, being obsessed with religious teachings, staying outside the house for long, being afraid to fall asleep at nights and suffering from hyperaesthesia. When conditions get worse, the person afflicted with “postearthquake disorder” may even lose his or her mind, or may even attempt to commit suicide. Healing and hope were needed while people faced large-scale loss and on-going disruption to daily life. The Christchurch City Council needed to galvanize initiatives that brought people together. Specifically, the council needed to involve people into the cause of Christchurch rebuild, support business recovery, infuse people’s ideas and suggestions into the rebuilding process, reshape the memories
□ People in Christchurch have great passion for the activities held by the government
of the city, reconnect people to their city and restore a sense of safety, belonging,
Transitional City Program, which
pride and identity.
included support for recovery in three areas – community rehabilitation, sense of place restoration and business revival.
Implementation of the Initiative
The overarching objectives of the
1. Setting up reasonable goals in
rejuvenate the city’s business.
key areas and taking responsive & effective approaches
The Christchurch Central Recovery Plan was implemented to launch the
initiative were to reshape a stable social fabric, restore people’s sense of place and (1) Supporting community heeling and rehabilitation by reshaping a stable social fabric The earthquakes not only caused