christchurch 2011

Question 2

level of dev

Answer 2

-HDI 0.922 (7/196)
-gdp per capita 38,387
-99% literacy rate

Question 3

cause

Answer 3

-6.3 magnitude
-focus 4.99km deep (shallow)
-epicentre 10km southeast of Christchurch CBD
-conservative

Question 4

social

Answer 4

185 killed
-3129 injured
-2200 temporary housing
-water and sewer pipes damaged which contaminated water supplies

Question 5

economic

Answer 5

-28 bil damage
-100,000 properties damaged
-10,000 properties demolished
-over 50% city buildings damaged

Question 6

longer term ( secondary and tertiary impacts)

Answer 6

• liquefaction (on sand and silt)
  -schools closed for 2 weeks
  -1/5 pop migrated from city
  -many businesses closed for long time
  -2 large aftershocks less than 4 months after city was devastated
  -economists predict will take 50-100 years for NZ econ to recover
  -6-7bil internation aid provided
  -30,000 given chemical toilets

Question 7

factors affecting vulnerability

Answer 7

-2010 earthquake reduced infrastructures strength already
-strong infrastructure but not built for so much shaking
-building controls and regulations in place
-lack of corruption
-13% working pop considered poor or in poverty
-parts of city built on reclaimed swamps, sand dunes and river deposits