The Impact of Earthquakes on Apartment Owners and Renters in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) Aotearoa New Zealand
Apartment dwelling is on the increase in many cities in Aotearoa New Zealand, including those in earthquake-prone regions. Hence it is important that people working in disaster management and housing improve their understanding on how the living situations of apartment dwellers influence their disas...
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| author | Denise Blake Julia S. Becker Darrin Hodgetts Kenneth J. Elwood |
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| description | Apartment dwelling is on the increase in many cities in Aotearoa New Zealand, including those in earthquake-prone regions. Hence it is important that people working in disaster management and housing improve their understanding on how the living situations of apartment dwellers influence their disaster management practices. This knowledge is crucial for efforts to promote safety and preparedness. This paper explores what enables and constrains apartment dwellers in their ability to prepare for an earthquake. Eighteen people were interviewed who resided in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) two years after the 2016 7.8 magnitude (Mw) Kaikōura earthquake. Of central concern was people’s ability to prepare for disasters and access knowledge about building and structural safety and how this knowledge mattered to what apartment dwellers were able to prepare for. We found that the agency to prepare was dependent on whether people owned or rented their dwellings. We report on participant accounts of dealing with body corporations, landlords, emergency kits, other emergency items, and evacuation plans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-020e398be95048999a99d0c30b63de052023-11-22T05:20:05ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-07-011115681810.3390/app11156818The Impact of Earthquakes on Apartment Owners and Renters in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) Aotearoa New ZealandDenise Blake0Julia S. Becker1Darrin Hodgetts2Kenneth J. Elwood3School of Health, Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka, Wellington 6012, New ZealandSchool of Psychology, Joint Centre for Disaster Research, Massey University, Wellington 6140, New ZealandSchool of Psychology, Massey University, Albany Auckland 0632, New ZealandDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New ZealandApartment dwelling is on the increase in many cities in Aotearoa New Zealand, including those in earthquake-prone regions. Hence it is important that people working in disaster management and housing improve their understanding on how the living situations of apartment dwellers influence their disaster management practices. This knowledge is crucial for efforts to promote safety and preparedness. This paper explores what enables and constrains apartment dwellers in their ability to prepare for an earthquake. Eighteen people were interviewed who resided in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) two years after the 2016 7.8 magnitude (Mw) Kaikōura earthquake. Of central concern was people’s ability to prepare for disasters and access knowledge about building and structural safety and how this knowledge mattered to what apartment dwellers were able to prepare for. We found that the agency to prepare was dependent on whether people owned or rented their dwellings. We report on participant accounts of dealing with body corporations, landlords, emergency kits, other emergency items, and evacuation plans.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/15/6818evacuationapartmentsdisastersemergency managementownersrenters |
| spellingShingle | Denise Blake Julia S. Becker Darrin Hodgetts Kenneth J. Elwood The Impact of Earthquakes on Apartment Owners and Renters in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) Aotearoa New Zealand Applied Sciences evacuation apartments disasters emergency management owners renters |
| title | The Impact of Earthquakes on Apartment Owners and Renters in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) Aotearoa New Zealand |
| title_full | The Impact of Earthquakes on Apartment Owners and Renters in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) Aotearoa New Zealand |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Earthquakes on Apartment Owners and Renters in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) Aotearoa New Zealand |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Earthquakes on Apartment Owners and Renters in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) Aotearoa New Zealand |
| title_short | The Impact of Earthquakes on Apartment Owners and Renters in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) Aotearoa New Zealand |
| title_sort | impact of earthquakes on apartment owners and renters in te whanganui a tara wellington aotearoa new zealand |
| topic | evacuation apartments disasters emergency management owners renters |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/15/6818 |
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