Learning from Cities— The 2nd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation
158 Experience and Inspiration
Besides, it is also critically important
A review of “Christchurch Central
and coordination between organizations
City Recovery and Reconstruction
and partners, and among various
Plan”and the “Transitional City Program”
reconstruction projects. The second factor
(advanced by Christchurch City Council)
is co-financing, which means tailoring
reveals that the success of an innovative
financial support projects for project
project depends on the following key
applicants in light of actual financial
factors. The first factor constitutes
demands encouraging the acts of seeking
the importance of stressing public
resources from local communities. The
participation and coordination, which in
third factor is de-risking the use of public
Christchurch’s case means promoting
land and eliminating bureaucracy and
extensive public participation in post-
red tapes involved in the application and
disaster city reconstruction by launching
approval of public land use, so that public
the movement of “Share an Idea”.
land resources are placed under the direct
to put great emphasis on collaboration
management of local communities. The fourth factor is incentivizing land owners, which means providing tax cuts or exemption on the land used for the “Transitional City Program”. This innovative project offers lessons and experience and for urban development and construction in the following three dimensions: 1. Devising reasonable action plans and aligning them with city visions
Christchurch’s success story shows that a local government must have a clear vision for its city. Specifically, a local government shall avoid □ Community Innovational Life after the Earthquake in Christchurch
the shortsightedness of lopsidedly emphasizing short-term and partial