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Drop, cover and… Tweet?
, Drop, cover and… Tweet? 26/06/2018 By Abi Beatson Investigating Community Resilience in the Age of Social Media So here’s the question: can social media increase the opportunities for New…
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Seismic Design of Buildings: Historical Developments and New Horizons
In October 2021, our Built Environment co-leader Prof Tim Sullivan of the University of Canterbury gave a keynote presentation (online) at the 1st International Conference On Recent Advances In Civil…
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Student Profile: Sam Wilson
Student Profile: Sam Wilson 25/07/2018 A bit about me I am an Auckland local; born and raised. However, I have a passion for getting out of the city for surfing,…
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Storm highlights deficiencies in Auckland businesses resilience
Researchers have found that Auckland businesses are vulnerable to infrastructure loss caused by natural hazard events, with over three-quarters unable to function when water, communication or electricity was lost in…
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Seismic repair and retrofit prioritization framework
Brown, B., Seville, E., Sorsfall, S., Bugler, G., Brunsdon, D.& Hare, J. (2022). Seismic repair and retrofit prioritization framework. Earthquake Spectra, 38 (4). https://doi.org/10.1177/87552930221109292
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Impact case study 2019-20: Models and tools for decision-making
How did Resilience Challenge research have an impact in 2019-2020? Central to our mission to accelerate natural hazard resilience is the development of new models and tools to quantify hazards…
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Student Profile: Widi Auliagisni
Flood Risk Management and Community Resilience in New Zealand Kia Ora! I am Widi, now living in Auckland surrounded by many beautiful and incredible people. I came to New Zealand…
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Impact case study 2020-21: Science for resilience policy and practice
The 2020-21 year has seen significant developments in the policy frameworks covering climate adaptation and managed retreat. In 2019-20 we reported on the publication of the GNS Science report Reducing…
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Managed Retreat
Many communities around New Zealand are located in the path of natural hazards that are increasing in impact, such as sea level rise, coastal erosion and flooding. A planned and progressive retreat (termed ‘managed retreat’) from high risk are
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Participatory mapping 2.0: new ways for children’s participation in disaster risk reduction.
Le Dé L, Gaillard JC, Gampell A, Loodin N, Cadag J. 2020. Participatory mapping 2.0: new ways for children's participation in disaster risk reduction. Australian Journal of Emergency Management. 35(2):34-42.
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Rooting out the evil: The stakes of addressing the structural and intersectional dimension of vulnerability in specific disaster laws
L. Baunmann (2020) Rooting out the evil: The stakes of addressing the structural and intersectional dimension of vulnerability in specific disaster laws. Honourable Mention in the Third International and Comparative Disaster Law Essay Contest. International
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Using graphs for good
Using graphs for good: Modelling multi-hazard impact scenarios to better inform communities and emergency services 24/10/2018 By Alex Dunant An earthquake or eruption alone can be devastating, and to make…
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Acushla Dee Sciascia
Co-leader, Whanake te Kura i Tawhiti NuiAcushla completed her doctoral studies in 2013 with Massey University and since then has been working in the public sector as a researcher, evaluator and strategist. Dee’s research background has primarily emerged
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A new mapping tool to visualise critical infrastructure levels of service following a major earthquake
R. Mowll, M. Anderson, T. Logan, J. Becker, L. Wotherspoon, C. Stewart, D. Johnston, D. Neely 2024 A new mapping tool to visualise critical infrastructure levels of service following a major earthquake Progress in Disaster Science, 21, DOI: 10.1016/j.pdisas.
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Operationalising Resilience through a Practice-Science Collaboration
Operationalising resilience through a practice-science collaboration: A match made in heaven? 11/12/2018 By Ellie Kay and Dr Joanne Stevenson How can scientists and practitioners work together to improve the resilience…
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Near-real-time modeling of landslide impacts to inform rapid response: An example from the 2016 Kaikōura, New Zealand, earthquake
Robinson TR, Rosser NJ, Davies TRH, Wilson TM, Orchiston C. 2018. Near‐real‐time modeling of landslide impacts to inform rapid response: an example from the 2016 Kaikōura, New Zealand, earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 108(3B):166
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Fracture of beam-column connections with cope holes under large cyclic deformations
M.Bashiri, G.A.MacRae, L.J. Jia, A.S. Moghadam 2024 Fracture of beam-column connections with cope holes under large cyclic deformations Structures, 59, 105740 10.1016/j.istruc.2023.105740
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How can practitioners support citizen volunteers in disaster risk reduction? Insight from ‘Good and Ready’ in Aotearoa New Zealand
L. Le Dé, S.Ronoh, E.M.Thinn Kyu, R. Brigitte Rive, 2024. How can practitioners support citizen volunteers in disaster risk reduction? Insight from ‘Good and Ready’ in Aotearoa New Zealand. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 1-14 10.1007/s13753-
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Multihazard Risk Model: Flooding Case Study Simulation
By Tim Davies, Case Study Project Leader, Multihazard Risk Programme. The Multihazard Risk Modelling (MRM) theme of the Resilience Challenge addresses the issues of modelling coincident and cascading hazards and…
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Resilience Warrant of Fitness
The resilience “Warrant of Fitness” project aimed to test, refine and enhance the New Zealand Resilience Index (NZRI). The project aimed to provide a measure of resilience that
