An overview of the impacts of the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 6-14

  Potter, S H ^a   Becker, J S ^a   Johnston, D M ^b   Rossiter, K P ^c  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canterbury earthquakes; Christchurch; Darfield earthquake; Greendale fault; Recovery; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927617078     PISSN: 22124209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.01.014     Document Type: Article

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