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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