Post-disaster land use reorganization and place re-making in the red zone after the Canterbury Earthquake liquefaction

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Collaborative governance between government-led nature-based regeneration and community-driven 'recovery placemaking' in post-earthquake residential red zones facilitates transformative adaptation by converting former living spaces into green and recreational areas while preserving community memory. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Tamiyo Kondo; Michiko Banba; Kensuke Otsuyama

doi:10.11361/reportscpij.25.2_300

September 9, 2026Toshi keikaku hokokushu/Toshi keikaku houkokushuuOpen Access

Post-disaster land use reorganization and place re-making in the red zone after the Canterbury Earthquake liquefaction

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To examine the spatial realities of land use reorganization and assess the contributions of civic organizations 15 years after earthquake-induced liquefaction in Christchurch's residential red zone.
Evaluated administrative regeneration strategies, including nature-based disaster mitigation and recreational redevelopment, across hydrological basins 15 years after the Canterbury Earthquake in New Zealand.
Analyzed civic initiatives by the community organization AvON, focusing on the '#REDTOGREEN' framework and fruit tree preservation as mechanisms of collaborative governance and placemaking.
Administrative redevelopment successfully implemented nature-based hazard reduction through floodplain creation and native wetland restoration, though implementation progress differed markedly across separate water basins.
Grassroots interventions by AvON—including historical fruit tree conservation and narrative visual frames—fostered recovery placemaking by visibly reconnecting displaced residents to their former home environments.
The integration of municipal planning with grassroots action demonstrated transformative adaptation, converting hazard-prone residential land into multifunctional ecological and public infrastructure.

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Case evaluation reveals uneven post-earthquake land reorganization alongside community placemaking in residential red zones, highlighting pathways for transformative ecological adaptation.

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