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Resilience tested: A year and a half of 10,000 aftershocks

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On the second day of teaching for 2011, the University of Canterbury (UC) faced the most significant crisis of its 138-year history. After being shaken severely by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2010, UC felt it was well along the pathway to getting back to ‘normal’. That all changed at 12:51pm on 22 February 2011, when Christchurch city was hit by an even more devastating event.

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Earthquake, emergency management, leadership, lessons learned, communications, natural disaster, risk assessment and management
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University of Canterbury

Shaken but not Stirred: A University's Resilience in the Face of Adversity. The 4th September 2010 Earthquake

Publication Date: 2011
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Shaken but not Stirred
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On 4 September 2010, people in Canterbury were shaken from their beds by a major earthquake. This report tells the story of the University of Canterbury (UC), its staff and its students, as they rose to the many challenges presented by the earthquake. This report however, is intended to do more than just acknowledge their hard work and determination; it also critically reflects on the things that… (read more)
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best practices, emergency management, policy and plan development, risk assessment and management, Earthquake, natural disaster, communications, lessons learned
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University of Canterbury