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(EQC).

and enabling temporary social activation

(2) Government Agencies

projects; Greening the Rubble Trust,

Government agencies included

responsible for delivering and enabling

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

temporary landscape projects; Life in

Authority, a special organization led by

Vacant Spaces Trust, responsible for

Christchurch City Council and charged

matching temporary projects with suitable

with the responsibility for advancing and

vacant sites by legal agreement, lowering

coordinating efforts from all sides for the

risks and barriers to participation, and

post-earthquake rebuild process. Another

connecting other support.

key government agency was the Stronger

Other non-governmental organizations

Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team

included: Christchurch Transport

(SCIRT), which was responsible for

Network, Greater Christchurch Urban

advancing post-earthquake infrastructural

Development Strategy and Future

recovery.

Christchurch. In general, this initiative,

(3) Private Sector

ever since its very inception, has been

The private sector in this regard

infused with the concept of public

mainly included non-governmental

involvement. A variety of approaches

organizations, which were key

were adopted to galvanize public

coordinators for the implementation

enthusiasm for involving in the rebuild

of the Transitional City Program in

process, like launching the “Share

Christchurch. These non-profit non-

An Idea” Project, setting up relevant

governmental organizations included: Gap

trusts and non-profit organizations and

Filler Trust, responsible for delivering

organizing a series of activities (including

Estimated Cost Source of Post Earthquake Costs in Various Fields

Billion USD

Proportion (%)

Housing

12-18

60

Infrastructure

2-3

10

Commerce

2-3

10

Government

2-3

10

2-3

10

Community Property Total

20-30 billion USD

Indicative Funds Private Insurance Company Earthquake Commission Company Local government and others

Proportion (%)

30 40 20 10


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