The 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes: Impact on the liquid waste management system of Christchurch, New Zealand

Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-14

  Wareham, David G ^a   Bourke, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Christchurch; earthquakes; liquid waste management system; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

CHRISTCHURCH; DOWNSTREAM PROCESS; LESSONS LEARNED; LIQUID WASTES; NEW ZEALAND; SEWERAGE NETWORKS; SOLIDS-HANDLING FACILITIES; TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER COLLECTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EARTHQUAKES; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

LIQUIDS;

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CHRISTCHURCH [CANTERBURY]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84873910486     PISSN: 10286608     EISSN: 10290249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286608.2012.709507     Document Type: Article

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