The Edgecumbe earthquake: a review of the 2 March 1987 Eastern Bay of Plenty earthquake.
Material type: TextPublication details: Christchurch, N.Z. : Centre for Advanced Engineering, University of Canterbury, 1998Description: xii, 120 p. : ill., mapsISBN:- 0908993145 (pbk)
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More than a decade has now passed since the Edgecumbe earthquake (also commonly known as the Eastern Bay of Plenty earthquake) occurred in a region of New Zealand with relatively low population density. It caused substantial and widespread damage in Edgecumbe, Te Teko and Kawerau and surrounding areas, but a considerably smaller amount of damage in the nearby town of Whakatane. While such a damaging earthquake has not occurred in New Zealand since, there is still much to be gained from studying this earthquake, especially in the area of disaster response and recovery. The book combines: a study of the damage caused by the earthquake to domestic, commercial and industrial buildings and infrastructure in the region and the estimated costs involved, together with an estimate of the economic impact; and, some analysis and comment on how the response, recovery and reconstruction phases were handled
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