Spreading-Induced Damage to Short-Span Bridges in Christchurch, New Zealand

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Misko Cubrinovski ◽  
Anna Winkley ◽  
Jennifer Haskell ◽  
Alessandro Palermo ◽  
Liam Wotherspoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Damage Mechanism ◽  
Lateral Spreading ◽  
Pile Foundations ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Documented Case ◽  
Short Span ◽  
Pile Response

This paper discusses the performance of road bridges during the 2010–2011 Canterbury earthquakes and focuses on the response of bridges in liquefying soils undergoing lateral spreading. A characteristic spreading-induced mechanism for short-span bridges with rigid superstructures is presented and explored using four well-documented case studies. A series of pseudo-static analyses are then used to investigate the observed response of the bridges and their pile foundations in particular. Deformations and damage to the piles are evaluated and correlated with the spreading displacements, and key factors controlling the pile response and the development of the spreading-induced damage mechanism are identified.

scholarly journals Collaborative Governance and Unemployment in New Zealand: Two Case Studies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greta Gordon
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Visionary Leadership ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Informal Accountability

<p><b>Long-term unemployment is a significant problem for Governments and communities. It demands innovative and agile policy responses, including those that involve community partners. However, research has shown that for the New Zealand Government to achieve collaboration, deep change in institutional arrangements is required. This thesis investigates collaborative governance as an alternative paradigm, drawing on the Community Employment Group and Mayors Taskforce for Jobs initiatives as case studies. It explores the leadership styles and behaviours, participatory processes and accountability mechanisms that enabled ongoing and iterative community solving to address long-term unemployment. </b></p><p>Analysis of the case studies found that: the leaders wrote their own rulebooks, and as such, accountability and participatory mechanisms were inextricably intertwined with the personality, skills, competencies and preferences of the leader; the transparency of accountability arrangements were critical to the survival of the initiatives, and the informal mechanisms were at least as important as formal mechanisms; and that participation can be a much looser arrangement than that suggested in the collaborative governance literature. These cases showed that there is little room for complacency in collaborative governance. Tenacious and visionary leadership, formal and informal accountability mechanisms that give legitimacy to the initiative and frequent, genuine and open communication by all parties combine as key factors to sustain ongoing and iterative problem solving to address long-term unemployment. </p>

scholarly journals Collaborative Governance and Unemployment in New Zealand: Two Case Studies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greta Gordon
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Visionary Leadership ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Informal Accountability

<b>Long-term unemployment is a significant problem for Governments and communities. It demands innovative and agile policy responses, including those that involve community partners. However, research has shown that for the New Zealand Government to achieve collaboration, deep change in institutional arrangements is required. This thesis investigates collaborative governance as an alternative paradigm, drawing on the Community Employment Group and Mayors Taskforce for Jobs initiatives as case studies. It explores the leadership styles and behaviours, participatory processes and accountability mechanisms that enabled ongoing and iterative problem solving with communities, to address long-term unemployment.</b><br>Analysis of the case studies found that: the leaders wrote their own rulebooks, and as such, accountability and participatory mechanisms were inextricably intertwined with the personality, skills, competencies and preferences of the leader; the transparency of accountability arrangements were critical to the survival of the initiatives, and the informal mechanisms were at least as important as formal mechanisms; and that participation can be a much looser arrangement than that suggested in the collaborative governance literature. These cases showed that there is little room for complacency in collaborative governance. Tenacious and visionary leadership, formal and informal accountability mechanisms that give legitimacy to the initiative and frequent, genuine and open communication by all parties combine as key factors to sustain ongoing and iterative problem solving to address long-term unemployment.

scholarly journals Collaborative Governance and Unemployment in New Zealand: Two Case Studies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greta Gordon
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Visionary Leadership ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Informal Accountability

<p><b>Long-term unemployment is a significant problem for Governments and communities. It demands innovative and agile policy responses, including those that involve community partners. However, research has shown that for the New Zealand Government to achieve collaboration, deep change in institutional arrangements is required. This thesis investigates collaborative governance as an alternative paradigm, drawing on the Community Employment Group and Mayors Taskforce for Jobs initiatives as case studies. It explores the leadership styles and behaviours, participatory processes and accountability mechanisms that enabled ongoing and iterative community solving to address long-term unemployment. </b></p><p>Analysis of the case studies found that: the leaders wrote their own rulebooks, and as such, accountability and participatory mechanisms were inextricably intertwined with the personality, skills, competencies and preferences of the leader; the transparency of accountability arrangements were critical to the survival of the initiatives, and the informal mechanisms were at least as important as formal mechanisms; and that participation can be a much looser arrangement than that suggested in the collaborative governance literature. These cases showed that there is little room for complacency in collaborative governance. Tenacious and visionary leadership, formal and informal accountability mechanisms that give legitimacy to the initiative and frequent, genuine and open communication by all parties combine as key factors to sustain ongoing and iterative problem solving to address long-term unemployment. </p>

scholarly journals The role of science in setting water resource use limits: case studies from New Zealand

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 844-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.H. Snelder ◽  
H.L. Rouse ◽  
P.A. Franklin ◽  
D.J. Booker ◽  
N. Norton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Resource Use

WSUD “Best in Class”—Case Studies From Australia, New Zealand, United States, Europe, and Asia

2019 ◽  
pp. 561-585
Author(s):  
Stephen Cook ◽  
Marjorie van Roon ◽  
Lisa Ehrenfried ◽  
James LaGro ◽  
Qian Yu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Case Studies

scholarly journals Seeing Things Differently: The use of mobile app interpretation and its effect on visitor experience at two heritage sites in Aotearoa New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jessica Aitken
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Visitor Experience ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
High Street

<p>The practice of contemporary heritage interpretation has seen increased investment in digital technologies and more recently in mobile applications. However, few empirical studies assess how effective mobile apps are to the visitor experience of heritage sites. What kind of visitor experience do mobile apps provide? How do mobile apps deliver on the aims of interpretation for heritage sites? What types of apps work best? What are the challenges for developers and heritage professionals?  A qualitative research approach is used to examine two case studies; High Street Stories: the life and times of Christchurch’s High Street Precinct and IPENZ Engineering Tours: Wellington Heritage Walking Tour. These case studies ask what kind of experience mobile apps offer as an interpretation tool at these heritage sites. To investigate the topic, email interviews were carried out with heritage professionals and digital developers; together with qualitative interviews with visitors recruited to visit the case study sites using the mobile applications.   This study explores two current examples of mobile app technology in the heritage sector in a New Zealand context. The results of this study aim to augment current literature on the topic of digital interpretation. This study seeks to offer heritage managers and interpreters some key factors to consider when making decisions regarding the methods used to present and interpret heritage sites to visitors and in developing new interpretation and digital strategies that include mobile applications. Although each scenario presents its particular set of considerations and all heritage sites are different, it is hoped these recommendations can be applied and offer working models and strategies.</p>

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